Sony STR-DE685 Operating Instructions Manual page 29

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F E 1)): Lights up when the disc being
played back contains the LFE (Low
Frequency Effect) channel and when the
sound of the LFE channel signal is actually
being reproduced.
q
SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is
set to "YES" (page 20) and the audio signal is
output from the SUB WOOFER jacks.
q
SP. OFF: Lights up when headphones are
inserted or the SPEARERS A/B button is set
to "SP. OFF'.
ustomiting sound fields
By adjusting the surround parameters and the
equalization of the front speakers. you can
customize the sound fields to suit your
particular listening situation.
Once you customize a sound field, the changes
are stored in the memory indefinitely. You can
change a customized sound field any time by
making new adjustments to the parameters.
See the tables on back page for the parameters
available in each sound field.
To get the most from multi
channel surround sound
Position your speakers and do the procedures
described in "Multi channel surround setup"
starting from page 17 before you customize a
sound field.
Adjusting the surround
parameter
The SURR menu contains parameter that let
you customize various aspects of the current
sound field. The settings are stored individually
for each sound field.
1
Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2
Press SUM.
The button lights up and the first parameter
is displayed.
3 Turn the jog dial to select the setting
you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
Initial settings
Parameter
Initial setting
EFFECT
(depends on the
sound
field)
Effect level (EFFECT)
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Lets you adjust the "presence" of the current
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surround effect.
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Adjusting the level
parameters
The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let
you adjust the balance and volumes of each
s
speaker. The settings are applied to all sound
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fields.
1
Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2 Press LEVEL.
The button lights up and the first parameter
is displayed.
3 Press < or > to select the parameter
you want to adjust.
4 Turn the jog dial to select the setting
you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
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