Movie Mode; Music Mode - Sony STR-DA1800ES Operating Instructions Manual

Movie mode

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver's
pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into
your home.
Sound field
HD-D.C.S.
PLII MV (PLII Movie)
PLIIx MV (PLIIx Movie)
PLIIz (PLIIz Height)
NEO6 CIN (Neo:6 Cinema) Performs DTS Neo:6 Cinema mode decoding. A source recorded in 2 channel

Music mode

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver's
pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of concert halls into
your home.
Sound field
BERLIN (Berlin P.Hall)
JAZZ (Jazz Club)
CONCERT (Live Concert) Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
STADIUM (Stadium)
SPORTS (Sports)
P. AUDIO (Portable Audio) Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio device.
PLII MS (PLII Music)
PLIIx MS (PLIIx Music)
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Effect
HD Digital Cinema Sound (HD-D.C.S.) is Sony's new innovative home theater
technology using the latest acoustic and digital signal processing technologies.
It is based on precise response measurement data of a mastering studio.
With this mode, you are able to enjoy Blu-ray and DVD movies at home with
not only the high quality of sound, but also the best sound ambience, just as the
movie's sound engineer intended in the mastering process.
You can select the effect type for HD-D.C.S. For details, see "Surround
Settings" (page 101).
Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
movies encoded in Dolby Surround. In addition, this mode can reproduce
sound in 5.1 channel for watching videos of overdubbed or old movies.
Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie mode decoding. This setting expands
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie or Dolby Digital 5.1 to discrete 7.1 movie channels.
Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIz mode decoding. This setting can expand a source
sound from a 5.1 channel to a 7.1 channel to which a vertical equipment is
applied, and gives a dimension of presence and depth.
format is decoded into 7 channels.
Effect
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Berlin Philharmonic Hall.
Note
"BERLIN PHILHARMONIC HALL" scrolls across the display panel when
you select this sound field for the first time.
Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium.
Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting.
This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music.
Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
normal stereo sources such as CDs.
Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
normal stereo sources such as CDs.