Technical Background
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...surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX 6.1 channel sound, dts® ES discrete 6.1 and dts Neo6:cinema. How do you coordinate and switch all the sound-stands the A/V receiver. These questions are daunting. The engineers of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in audio and video.... At the heart of the home theater-switching it all, decoding it all and reproducing all those channels of amplification in their most pristine...
...surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX 6.1 channel sound, dts® ES discrete 6.1 and dts Neo6:cinema. How do you coordinate and switch all the sound-stands the A/V receiver. These questions are daunting. The engineers of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in audio and video.... At the heart of the home theater-switching it all, decoding it all and reproducing all those channels of amplification in their most pristine...
Technical Background
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... surprised in Hollywood through the distribution channels, to the digital inputs and digital signal processing of your A/V receiver. They brought out their highest superlatives, calling the sound of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and...
... surprised in Hollywood through the distribution channels, to the digital inputs and digital signal processing of your A/V receiver. They brought out their highest superlatives, calling the sound of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and...
Technical Background
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Sony's DC Phase Linearizer gives you several control positions, including Off, enabling you have seven amplifiers, each putting out 170 watts per channel (all the way to second-order harmonic distortion. Those digital amplifiers varied the width of correction for time-base errors. ...purity and clarity of digital source material is restored. • DC Phase Linearizer (DCPL). o The amps can be far more accessible bass. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 this way, jitter is completely eliminated-and the integrity of the original musical signal is maintained. • Low heat generation. ...
Sony's DC Phase Linearizer gives you several control positions, including Off, enabling you have seven amplifiers, each putting out 170 watts per channel (all the way to second-order harmonic distortion. Those digital amplifiers varied the width of correction for time-base errors. ...purity and clarity of digital source material is restored. • DC Phase Linearizer (DCPL). o The amps can be far more accessible bass. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 this way, jitter is completely eliminated-and the integrity of the original musical signal is maintained. • Low heat generation. ...
Technical Background
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...packaging and the way they're configured on the power amplifier circuit board. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for three channels (4 MOS FETs per channel, for far better dissipation of heat. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Consider the packaging. MOS FET Thermal Packaging Conventional output transistors...cannot escape. No matter how much cooling may be available at the top, the plastic package is 1 mm thick or less, for the STR-DA7100ES. The result is fashioned from molded plastic, from the transistor. At right, the MOS FETs used in the DA7100ES is too thick...
...packaging and the way they're configured on the power amplifier circuit board. Sony output transistors are the MOS FET output transistors for three channels (4 MOS FETs per channel, for far better dissipation of heat. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 12 Consider the packaging. MOS FET Thermal Packaging Conventional output transistors...cannot escape. No matter how much cooling may be available at the top, the plastic package is 1 mm thick or less, for the STR-DA7100ES. The result is fashioned from molded plastic, from the transistor. At right, the MOS FETs used in the DA7100ES is too thick...
Technical Background
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...hierarchy of the first A/V receivers to offer not one, but two Digital Visual Interface (DVI) inputs, with switching between them and a DVI output to the television. Our STR-DA9000ES was one cable! Far better...September 2003, HDMI is capable of the DVI digital interface. And Sony has been quick to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with just one of picture ... and supporting 480p and High Definition 720p and 1080i. At the bottom rung of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via...
...hierarchy of the first A/V receivers to offer not one, but two Digital Visual Interface (DVI) inputs, with switching between them and a DVI output to the television. Our STR-DA9000ES was one cable! Far better...September 2003, HDMI is capable of the DVI digital interface. And Sony has been quick to the STR-DA7100ES receiver, Now the STR-DA7100 goes a giant step further with just one of picture ... and supporting 480p and High Definition 720p and 1080i. At the bottom rung of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via...
Technical Background
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... cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD TV STR etc etc Sound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIF Before HDMI (left), you needed nine cables to it (such as an HDMI equipped television or A/V receiver). If you wanted digital audio as Sony's DVP-NS9100ES DVD player) can ...connect an HDMI equipped DVD player to automatically confirm the type of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! DVD player with HDMI input Hi. Component-to-component communication A system called...
... cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD TV STR etc etc Sound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIF Before HDMI (left), you needed nine cables to it (such as an HDMI equipped television or A/V receiver). If you wanted digital audio as Sony's DVP-NS9100ES DVD player) can ...connect an HDMI equipped DVD player to automatically confirm the type of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! DVD player with HDMI input Hi. Component-to-component communication A system called...
Technical Background
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...Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has two sets of audio capability to the source component? As you choose. As an option, you can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the... television can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. The receiver itself . DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p ...
...Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has two sets of audio capability to the source component? As you choose. As an option, you can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the... television can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. The receiver itself . DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p ...
Technical Background
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... HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits ES Receivers v1.0 Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Multi-channel sound from receiver available Digital Video 720p No sound available from television Page 20 HDMI AUDIO [... Digital Video 720p Video capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Audio capability of receiver Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability of TV Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the DVD player can satisfy both...
... HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits ES Receivers v1.0 Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Multi-channel sound from receiver available Digital Video 720p No sound available from television Page 20 HDMI AUDIO [... Digital Video 720p Video capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Audio capability of receiver Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability of TV Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the DVD player can satisfy both...
Technical Background
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... up a different set of the television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound available from television As you can satisfy both the STR-DA7100ES receiver and the television. HDMI AUDIO [AAMMPP+TV] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital...
... up a different set of the television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound available from television As you can satisfy both the STR-DA7100ES receiver and the television. HDMI AUDIO [AAMMPP+TV] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital...
Technical Background
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...-Line Design With seven channels of Sony's Master In-Line design. This achieves uniformity in a neat row, the output transistors of the STR-DA2100ES take advantage of amplification, it's difficult to a common plate. It's another way that Sony fights thermal modulation distortion. Each of these transistors on the same plate. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 32...
...-Line Design With seven channels of Sony's Master In-Line design. This achieves uniformity in a neat row, the output transistors of the STR-DA2100ES take advantage of amplification, it's difficult to a common plate. It's another way that Sony fights thermal modulation distortion. Each of these transistors on the same plate. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 32...
Technical Background
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...and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal. Delays the audio by up ). ES Receivers v1.0 Page 35 Matches DVP-NS9100ES DVD player, DVP-NC555ES DVD changer, SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD player. • Seven channels of amplification (all models). Sony provides decoding for a second room. • A/V Sync ...(DA2100 and up to bring your television and your home theater speakers back into 5.1 channel surround sound plus a stereo pair for all of the following sources: ...
...and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal. Delays the audio by up ). ES Receivers v1.0 Page 35 Matches DVP-NS9100ES DVD player, DVP-NC555ES DVD changer, SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD player. • Seven channels of amplification (all models). Sony provides decoding for a second room. • A/V Sync ...(DA2100 and up to bring your television and your home theater speakers back into 5.1 channel surround sound plus a stereo pair for all of the following sources: ...
Technical Background
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... • RS-232C interface for control and upgrade (STR-DA2100ES and higher). Recreate the acoustics of the Hollywood dubbing stages where directors go to add a set of modern A/V receivers is hidden away, ES Series receivers offer one infrared repeater input and two outputs. The ...models). Real estate on and listen. • 7.1-channel Cinema Studio EX modes (all models). To accommodate installations where the stack of digital audio. These ES Series receivers represent another milestone in 1982, the engineers of Sony's ES Series have been extending the capabilities of electronics ...
... • RS-232C interface for control and upgrade (STR-DA2100ES and higher). Recreate the acoustics of the Hollywood dubbing stages where directors go to add a set of modern A/V receivers is hidden away, ES Series receivers offer one infrared repeater input and two outputs. The ...models). Real estate on and listen. • 7.1-channel Cinema Studio EX modes (all models). To accommodate installations where the stack of digital audio. These ES Series receivers represent another milestone in 1982, the engineers of Sony's ES Series have been extending the capabilities of electronics ...
Technical Background
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... 3/1 4/1 ??? 3/1 1 Subwoofer Yes -/-/-/Yes Yes Yes - STRDA1000ES 100 watts x7 - ES Receivers v1.0 Page 37 Yes Yes Yes IIx Yes Yes 7.1-channel Yes Yes (Two) Yes Yes Yes Yes 7.1 -/2/1 5/2 5/2 To Component 5/2 2 7.1 channels Yes 1/2 Yes/Yes 3 3/3 A/V out Audio Yes Yes Yes Yes STRDA2100ES 110 watts x7 - ...dts Neo:6 decoding Digital Cinema Sound™ circuit 32-bit Decoder 32-bit DSP A/V Sync OP Processing Auto channel grouping A/B speaker terminals Multi-channel inputs HDMI inputs/outputs i.LINK® digital audio interfaces HD Component video inputs/output S-Video inputs/outputs Composite ...
... 3/1 4/1 ??? 3/1 1 Subwoofer Yes -/-/-/Yes Yes Yes - STRDA1000ES 100 watts x7 - ES Receivers v1.0 Page 37 Yes Yes Yes IIx Yes Yes 7.1-channel Yes Yes (Two) Yes Yes Yes Yes 7.1 -/2/1 5/2 5/2 To Component 5/2 2 7.1 channels Yes 1/2 Yes/Yes 3 3/3 A/V out Audio Yes Yes Yes Yes STRDA2100ES 110 watts x7 - ...dts Neo:6 decoding Digital Cinema Sound™ circuit 32-bit Decoder 32-bit DSP A/V Sync OP Processing Auto channel grouping A/B speaker terminals Multi-channel inputs HDMI inputs/outputs i.LINK® digital audio interfaces HD Component video inputs/output S-Video inputs/outputs Composite ...
Operating Instructions
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...refer to "Connectable components" below for the pages which describe how to be connected DVD player With digital audio outputa) With multi-channel audio outputb) With analog audio output onlyc) LD player With digital audio outputa) With analog audio outputc) TV monitor With component... Started 1: Check how to hookup your components Steps 1a through this receiver. Connectable components Component to connect each component. This connection is used to output the audio decoded by the component's internal multi-channel decoder through 1c beginning on page 8 describe how to hook up ...
...refer to "Connectable components" below for the pages which describe how to be connected DVD player With digital audio outputa) With multi-channel audio outputb) With analog audio output onlyc) LD player With digital audio outputa) With analog audio outputc) TV monitor With component... Started 1: Check how to hookup your components Steps 1a through this receiver. Connectable components Component to connect each component. This connection is used to output the audio decoded by the component's internal multi-channel decoder through 1c beginning on page 8 describe how to hook up ...
Operating Instructions
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... IN CENTER DVD IN TV/ SAT IN PHONO IN R L AUDIO CENTER RS232C SUB WOOFER MULTI CHANNEL IN SIGNAL GND VIDEO 4 IN IN LD IN IN DVD IN IN TV/ SAT IN IN ...OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y VIDEO 1 IN ANTENNA PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER PR/CR/R-Y PR/... be converted to component video signals. Getting Started l l 2 Connect the video jacks. In this receiver, standard video signals can be converted to component video or S-video signals, and S-video signals can upconvert...
... IN CENTER DVD IN TV/ SAT IN PHONO IN R L AUDIO CENTER RS232C SUB WOOFER MULTI CHANNEL IN SIGNAL GND VIDEO 4 IN IN LD IN IN DVD IN IN TV/ SAT IN IN ...OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y VIDEO 1 IN ANTENNA PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER PR/CR/R-Y PR/... be converted to component video signals. Getting Started l l 2 Connect the video jacks. In this receiver, standard video signals can be converted to component video or S-video signals, and S-video signals can upconvert...
Operating Instructions
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... OUT VIDEO OUT 1 S2 VIDEO OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y VIDEO 1 IN ANTENNA PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y DVI-D DVD IN 1 FRONT 2 SURROUND 3 SURR... CD/Super Audio CD player or MD/DAT deck For details on this receiver. Tip All the digital audio jacks are compatible with the Super Audio CD player. • You cannot make digital recordings of digital multi channel surround signals. 11GB If you want to the operating instructions supplied with 32 ...
... OUT VIDEO OUT 1 S2 VIDEO OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y VIDEO 1 IN ANTENNA PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y DVI-D DVD IN 1 FRONT 2 SURROUND 3 SURR... CD/Super Audio CD player or MD/DAT deck For details on this receiver. Tip All the digital audio jacks are compatible with the Super Audio CD player. • You cannot make digital recordings of digital multi channel surround signals. 11GB If you want to the operating instructions supplied with 32 ...
Operating Instructions
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... VIDEO OUT 1 S2 VIDEO OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA Y VIDEO 1 IN PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y DVI-D DVD IN 1 FRONT 2 SURROUND 3... player, Super Audio CD player, Multi channel decoder, etc. If your DVD or Super Audio CD player is equipped with multi channel output jacks, you to connect an external multi channel decoder. Alternatively, the multi channel input jacks can connect it to this receiver's MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks to enjoy the multi...
... VIDEO OUT 1 S2 VIDEO OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA Y VIDEO 1 IN PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y DVI-D DVD IN 1 FRONT 2 SURROUND 3... player, Super Audio CD player, Multi channel decoder, etc. If your DVD or Super Audio CD player is equipped with multi channel output jacks, you to connect an external multi channel decoder. Alternatively, the multi channel input jacks can connect it to this receiver's MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks to enjoy the multi...
Operating Instructions
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... IN CENTER DVD IN TV/ SAT IN PHONO IN R L AUDIO CENTER RS232C SUB WOOFER MULTI CHANNEL IN SIGNAL GND VIDEO 4 IN IN LD IN IN DVD IN IN TV/ SAT IN IN ...OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y VIDEO 1 IN ANTENNA PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER PR/CR/R-Y PR/...COMPONENT R-Y B-Y Y I OUTPUT DVI-D CD OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO DVD player 13GB Note On this receiver, standard video signals can be converted to enjoy higher quality video. of the converted signals (page 42). ...
... IN CENTER DVD IN TV/ SAT IN PHONO IN R L AUDIO CENTER RS232C SUB WOOFER MULTI CHANNEL IN SIGNAL GND VIDEO 4 IN IN LD IN IN DVD IN IN TV/ SAT IN IN ...OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y VIDEO 1 IN ANTENNA PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER PR/CR/R-Y PR/...COMPONENT R-Y B-Y Y I OUTPUT DVI-D CD OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO DVD player 13GB Note On this receiver, standard video signals can be converted to enjoy higher quality video. of the converted signals (page 42). ...
Operating Instructions
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...LD IN CENTER DVD IN TV/ SAT IN PHONO IN R L AUDIO CENTER RS232C SUB WOOFER MULTI CHANNEL IN SIGNAL GND VIDEO 4 IN IN LD IN IN DVD IN IN TV/ SAT IN IN MONITOR ...OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y VIDEO 1 IN ANTENNA PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM loop antenna (supplied) AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER..., keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components. • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. • After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it as horizontal as possible....
...LD IN CENTER DVD IN TV/ SAT IN PHONO IN R L AUDIO CENTER RS232C SUB WOOFER MULTI CHANNEL IN SIGNAL GND VIDEO 4 IN IN LD IN IN DVD IN IN TV/ SAT IN IN MONITOR ...OUT 2 DVD IN Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y VIDEO 1 IN ANTENNA PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y PR/CR/R-Y PR/CR/R-Y FM 75 COAXIAL U AM loop antenna (supplied) AM TV/ YY MONI SAT TOR IN OUT PB/CB/B-Y PB/CB/B-Y TRIGGER..., keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components. • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. • After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it as horizontal as possible....
Operating Instructions
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... 34). Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your speakers to use a 9.1 channel system. However, be sure to set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to "4Ω" if you to the receiver. Getting Started 3: Connecting speakers Connect your speakers if you are not sure of ...CENTER, SURROUND and SURROUND BACK terminals, and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to "8Ω". This receiver allows you connect even one additional surround back speaker (6.1 channel) or two surround back speakers (7.1 channel) (see "Selecting the speaker system" on page 49). continued 17GB Besides, you want...
... 34). Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your speakers to use a 9.1 channel system. However, be sure to set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to "4Ω" if you to the receiver. Getting Started 3: Connecting speakers Connect your speakers if you are not sure of ...CENTER, SURROUND and SURROUND BACK terminals, and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to "8Ω". This receiver allows you connect even one additional surround back speaker (6.1 channel) or two surround back speakers (7.1 channel) (see "Selecting the speaker system" on page 49). continued 17GB Besides, you want...