Adjusting The Sound; Using An External Center Speaker - Sony Sa-Va55 Operating Instructions Manual

To restore the delay time to the factory setting
Press DELAY TIME and then RESET.
Resetting an entire surround mode
Press the button for the surround mode you want to
reset (i.e., HALL) and then press RESET while the
name of the surround mode is being displayed.
All of the adjustments in that mode, including the bass
and treble (page 13), are reset to the factory settings.
Adjusting the Sound
Although this speaker system's sound quality is
already adjusted. You can change the settings, as you
like, for each surround mode individually. The
following settings remain stored in their respective
surround mode until you change them.
S. WOOFER
REAR
CENTER
BALANCE L/R
ADJUST +/~
RESET
SUPER WOOFER
MODE (1, 2, OFF)
1 Playback a program and choose a surround mode.
2 = Make the following sound adjustments according to
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your preference and/or the type of program you are
watching.
To press
adjust the super
woofer level
S.WOOFER,
then press ADJUST + or —
adjust the bass level BASS, then press ADJUST + or —
adjust the treble level | TREBLE, then press ADJUST + or —
adjust the balance BALANCE L or R*
* Since BALANCE L and R control sound from the front
speakers, they have little effect on DOLBY SUR when the
source software has a high proportion of center-channel
sound.
To restore the factory settings
Press RESET after pressing either S. WOOFER, BASS,
TREBLE, or BALANCE L orR.
Home Theater Operations
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Using an External Center
Speaker
Since this system incorporates a center speaker (see
page 5), you don't have to connect a center speaker.
However, it is possible to connect a center speaker, if
you already have one, to the CENTER SPEAKER
terminals. Be sure to use a speaker with a 4 to 8 ohm
impedance for the center speaker.
left front speaker
center speaker
Use a screwdriver and remove the screw holding the
CENTER SPEAKER button cover in place. Then
depress the CENTER SPEAKER button. This turns off
the internal center speaker and directs the center
channel signal to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals.
Connecting an external center speaker lets you choose
from 4 different Dolby Pro Logic Surround center
modes: NORMAL, WIDE, 3 CH (3 Channel logic), or
PHANTOM. Use the NORMAL or WIDE mode. For
details on Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, see page
15.
SURROUND CENTER MODE
1 Press SURROUND on the front left speaker to
choose PRO LOGIC. ("PRO LOGIC" appears in the
display instead of "DOLBY SUR" when you connect
an external center speaker.)
2 Press CENTER MODE on the front left speaker a
few times until the center mode you want appears
in the display.
3 Adjust the speaker volumes and delay time, if
necessary, by referring to page 12.
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