Enjoying Sound Effects; Selecting The Sound Field; Adjusting The Equalizer - Sony HT-M77 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying Sound Effects

Selecting the sound
field
This receiver can create multi channel
surround sound. You can select one of the
optimized sound fields from the receiver's
pre-programmed sound fields.
Press any of the sound field buttons to
select the sound field you want.
You can also use MUSIC/MOVIE, GAME
or FÚTBOL (Latin America and Argentina
models only)/FOOTBALL (other models)
on the receiver.
Note
Before selecting the sound field, be sure to select
the speaker layout settings according to your
speaker placement (page 12).
x MUSIC ARENA
You can enjoy Live Music Concert filled
with great excitement created by Sony
unique Audio DSP technology. (Digital
Music Arena)
x MUSIC
Reproduces music sound with multi
channel output.
x MOVIE
Optimizes sound output for movie playback.
x GAME
Reproduces the sound processing of video
games for better gaming experience.
x FOOTBALL
Press FÚTBOL (Latin America and
Argentina models only)/FOOTBALL
(other models) repeatedly while watching a
football match broadcast.
You can experience a feeling of presence in
the stadium when watching the football
match broadcast.
• FOOTBALL: You can enjoy an
immersive feeling of being in a football
stadium through enhanced stadium
cheers.
• NARRATE.OFF: You can enjoy a more
immersive feeling of being in a football
stadium by minimizing the volume level
of narration in addition to the
enhancement of cheers.
• OFF: The football mode is turned off.
Notes on sound fields
• The effects provided by the Digital Music
Arena, Game and Football sound field
may cause increased noise in the
Sound field
playback signal.
buttons
• We recommend you to select the football
mode when watching a football match
broadcast.
• If you hear unnatural sound in the content
when "NARRATE.OFF" is selected,
"FOOTBALL" is recommended.
• The football and digital music arena
modes are automatically set to "OFF"
when you press any of the sound field
buttons.
• Football mode does not support monaural
sound.
Tip
You can identify the encoding format of DVD
software, etc., by looking at the logo on the
package.
To turn off the surround
effect
Press MOVIE.
You can also use MUSIC/MOVIE on the
receiver to select "MOVIE".

Adjusting the equalizer

You can use the following parameters to
adjust the tonal quality (bass/treble level)
of front speakers.
Bass
Level
(dB)
Treble
Frequency
(Hz)
33
GB