The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...and lower noise. Digital Cinema Sound™ processing is not just a movie theater. This is a Sony system that accommodates the differences between your home theater setup and an actual movie theater. So you may also want the full laundry list of precision, some go to ...-class movie theater where directors go to adjust and approve their movie sound tracks! Surround sound for dts decoding. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic signals. If you're a home theater enthusiast, you experience music with professional movie theater decoders....
...and lower noise. Digital Cinema Sound™ processing is not just a movie theater. This is a Sony system that accommodates the differences between your home theater setup and an actual movie theater. So you may also want the full laundry list of precision, some go to ...-class movie theater where directors go to adjust and approve their movie sound tracks! Surround sound for dts decoding. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic signals. If you're a home theater enthusiast, you experience music with professional movie theater decoders....
Operating Instructions
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... Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Speaker system hookups 17 Performing initial setup operations ..... 19 Multi channel surround setup 19 Checking the connections 25 Basic Operations Selecting the component 26 Listening to ... Channel Stereo 32 Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (Dolby Pro Logic 32 Selecting the surround back decoding mode (SURR BACK DECODING 33 Understanding the multi channel surround displays 34 Customizing sound fields 35 Receiving Broadcasts Direct... 63 Adjustable parameters for each sound field 66 1) STR-DE985 only 2) STR-DE885 only 3) RM-PG411 only 3US
... Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Speaker system hookups 17 Performing initial setup operations ..... 19 Multi channel surround setup 19 Checking the connections 25 Basic Operations Selecting the component 26 Listening to ... Channel Stereo 32 Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (Dolby Pro Logic 32 Selecting the surround back decoding mode (SURR BACK DECODING 33 Understanding the multi channel surround displays 34 Customizing sound fields 35 Receiving Broadcasts Direct... 63 Adjustable parameters for each sound field 66 1) STR-DE985 only 2) STR-DE885 only 3) RM-PG411 only 3US
Operating Instructions
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... or when you have hooked up the speakers and turned on the power, clear the receiver's memory. Then specify the speaker parameters (size, position, etc.) and perform any other initial setup operations necessary for each program source and preset stations are cleared. • The master volume...and all speakers should be placed from the listening position (A). Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Performing initial setup operations Once you want to clear the receiver's memory, do the following items are reset or cleared: • All preset stations are reset or cleared. •...
... or when you have hooked up the speakers and turned on the power, clear the receiver's memory. Then specify the speaker parameters (size, position, etc.) and perform any other initial setup operations necessary for each program source and preset stations are cleared. • The master volume...and all speakers should be placed from the listening position (A). Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Performing initial setup operations Once you want to clear the receiver's memory, do the following items are reset or cleared: • All preset stations are reset or cleared. •...
Operating Instructions
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... feet 16 feet 16 feet feet STD (120 Hz) STD (120 Hz) STD (120 Hz) STD (120 Hz) STD (120 Hz) NORMAL 1) STR-DE985 only 2) STR-DE885 only 3) You can set this parameter only when you set "MENU EXPAND" to "ON" in place. Specifying the speaker parameters 1 Press SET UP... dial to select the setting you have set all of the parameters that it from the listening position than the front speakers. Multi channel surround setup (continued) When placing surround speakers to your side B A A 45° C C 90° D 20° When placing surround speakers behind you B A A 45° C C...
... feet 16 feet 16 feet feet STD (120 Hz) STD (120 Hz) STD (120 Hz) STD (120 Hz) STD (120 Hz) NORMAL 1) STR-DE985 only 2) STR-DE885 only 3) You can set this parameter only when you set "MENU EXPAND" to "ON" in place. Specifying the speaker parameters 1 Press SET UP... dial to select the setting you have set all of the parameters that it from the listening position than the front speakers. Multi channel surround setup (continued) When placing surround speakers to your side B A A 45° C C 90° D 20° When placing surround speakers behind you B A A 45° C C...
Operating Instructions
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... not available when "Surround back speaker size (SURR BACK)" is set to section B. A B C 90° A 60° 30° B C 20° 22US Multi channel surround setup (continued) x Sub woofer selection (SUB WOOFER) • If you connect a sub woofer, select "YES". • If you specify the height of your surround and surround...
... not available when "Surround back speaker size (SURR BACK)" is set to section B. A B C 90° A 60° 30° B C 20° 22US Multi channel surround setup (continued) x Sub woofer selection (SUB WOOFER) • If you connect a sub woofer, select "YES". • If you specify the height of your surround and surround...
Operating Instructions
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... suits your environment. 24US While listening from the listening position than the actual location of the speakers will create a larger sound stage. Multi channel surround setup (continued) Tip The receiver allows you select either feet or meters as the unit of measure for setting distances.
... suits your environment. 24US While listening from the listening position than the actual location of the speakers will create a larger sound stage. Multi channel surround setup (continued) Tip The receiver allows you select either feet or meters as the unit of measure for setting distances.
Operating Instructions
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... HEADPHONE (DIRECT) HEADPHONE (MULTI)1) Headphone Theater HEADPHONE THEATER DCS 1) For STR-DE985, HEADPHONE (MULTI 1) or HEADPHONE (MULTI 2). DEC. reverberation). Sound field...STEREO MOVIE Digital Concert Hall A D. About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) The sound fields with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony's own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to obtain the sound you speakers. See "Multi channel surround setup...receiver's preprogrammed sound fields. continued 29US
... HEADPHONE (DIRECT) HEADPHONE (MULTI)1) Headphone Theater HEADPHONE THEATER DCS 1) For STR-DE985, HEADPHONE (MULTI 1) or HEADPHONE (MULTI 2). DEC. reverberation). Sound field...STEREO MOVIE Digital Concert Hall A D. About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) The sound fields with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony's own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to obtain the sound you speakers. See "Multi channel surround setup...receiver's preprogrammed sound fields. continued 29US
Operating Instructions
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... stored individually for tuner operations. qa SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is entered automatically. Enjoying Surround Sound 0 Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the receiver to tune in "Multi channel surround setup" starting from page 19 before you customize a sound field. See pages 40-41 for each sound field.
... stored individually for tuner operations. qa SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is entered automatically. Enjoying Surround Sound 0 Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the receiver to tune in "Multi channel surround setup" starting from page 19 before you customize a sound field. See pages 40-41 for each sound field.
Operating Instructions
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... the level of the center speaker. However, the low frequency sounds of the front, center, or surround speakers are applied to "ON" in the speaker setup (page 19-22). WOOFER LEVEL XXX dB LFE MIX LEVEL XXX dB1) D. Center level (CENTER LEVEL XXX dB) Lets you adjust the balance and volumes...
... the level of the center speaker. However, the low frequency sounds of the front, center, or surround speakers are applied to "ON" in the speaker setup (page 19-22). WOOFER LEVEL XXX dB LFE MIX LEVEL XXX dB1) D. Center level (CENTER LEVEL XXX dB) Lets you adjust the balance and volumes...