Sony STR-DE545 Operating Instructions Manual page 30

Selecting
a Sound Field
Sound field information
Sound field Effect Notes
HALL Reproduces tile acoustics of a rectangular concert hall. )deal for soft acoustic sounds.
JAZZ Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
(JAZZ CLUB)
LIVE Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
(LIVE HOUSE)
GAME Obtains maximum audio impact from video game
software.
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Be sure to set the game machine to stereo
mode when using game software with
stereo sound capabilities.
Notes
• The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the play back signal.
• When listening to sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming _ from the rear
speakers.
Use the buttons on the front panel to operate the following modes
AUTO FORMAT DECODING
(Press the A.F.D. button)
Automatically detects the type of audio signal being
input (Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, or standard two
channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if
necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was
recorded/encoded, without adding any effects.
You can use this mode as a reference. Set
the tone to OFF while using this mode to
hear the source sound exactly as it was
recorded.
2 CHANNEL
(Press the 2CH button)
Outputs the sound from the front left and right
speakers onl_ Standard two channel (stereo) sources
completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi
channel surround formats are downmixed to two
channels.
This allows you to play any source using
only the front left and right speakers.
Note
No sound is output from the sub woofer when the 2 CHANNEL mode is selected. To listen to two channel (stereo) sources using the front
left and right speakers and a sub woofer, use the AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode,
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