Getting The Most Out Of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound - Sony STR-471 Operating Instructions Manual

Getting the Most Out of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround Sound
To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround
sound, first select the center mode according to the
speaker system you have. Then, adjust each speaker
volume and delay time.
Note that you must have at least one additional pair of
speakers and/or one center speaker to do the following
adjustments.
SURROUND SURROUND
CENTER
ON/OFF MODE
MODE
DELAY TIME/ REAR
EFFECT LEVEL +/–
SURROUND
ON/OFF
DELAY TIME
REAR
LEVEL +/–
Selecting the center mode
The receiver offers you four center modes: Phantom, 3
Channel Logic, Normal, and Wide. Each mode is
designed for a different speaker configuration. Select
the mode that best suits your speaker's system
configuration:
1
Press SURROUND ON/OFF to turn on surround
sound.
2
Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly to select the
Dolby surround sound field (PRO LOGIC or
THEATER mode).
CENTER
3
Press CENTER MODE repeatedly until the center
LEVEL +/–
mode you want appears in the display. Select the
center mode as follows:
If you have
Front and rear
speakers, no
center speaker
Front and center
speakers, no rear
speaker
SURROUND
MODE
Front and rear
TEST TONE
speakers, and a
small center
speaker
CENTER
LEVEL +/–
Front and rear
speakers, and a
large center
speaker
Using Surround Sound
Select So that
PHANTOM The sound of the
center channel is
output from the front
speakers.
3 CH LOGIC The sound of the rear
(3 Channel channel is output
Logic) from the front
speakers.
NORMAL The bass sound of the
center channel is
output from the front
speakers (because a
small speaker cannot
produce enough
bass).
WIDE For "complete"
Dolby Pro Logic
Surround sound.
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