Choosing A Surround Mode - Sony STR-DE505 Operating Instructions Manual

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Choosing a Surround Mode
You can take advantage of surround sound simply by
selecting one of the three pre-programmed surround
modes according to the type of music you wish to play.
SURROUND ON/OFF SURROUND MODE
SURROUND
ON/OFF SURROUND
MODE
1 Press SURROUND ON/OFF to turn on the
surround sound.
One of the SUR (surround) MODE indicators
lights up in the display.
2 Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly until the
indicator for the surround mode you want lights
up.
Select the appropriate surround mode as follows:
Select To
PRO LOGIC* Decode pfograms*pracessed with Dolby
Surround and create the atmosphere of a
movie theater.
THEATER Add the acoustic reflections*ot a theater to
decoded Dolby Surround signals.
HALL Reproduce the acoustics of a rectangular
concert hall. Ideal for soft, acoustic sounds.
* "DOLBY" appears in the display.
ay When you use the remote
Each time you press SURROUND MODE, surround
mode changes as follows:
7 PRO LOGIC* — THEATER —- HALL a
* "DOLBY" appears in the display.
To turn off surround sound
Press SURROUND ON/OFF.
cay You can find Dolby Surround-encoded software by
looking at the packaging
However, some videos and laser dises may use Dolby
Surround sound even if it's not indicated on the
package.
Note
Make sure to select speaker A with the SPEAKERS A button,
otherwise, you can't obtain the surround effect.
Adjusting the Effect Level (for THEATER and
HALL only)
You can make the surround sound more prominent by
increasing the EFFECT level. This control lets you
adjust the "presence" of the surround effect in six steps
(1-6).
1° Start playing a programme source.
2 Press DELAY TIME/EFFECT to select the level
you prefer.
The effect level ("EFFECT 1" ... "EFFECT 6")
appears on the display.
Note
Changing the effect level may not produce major variations
in the surround effect when used with certain playback
sources.