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Enjoying Surround Sound

You can take advantage of surround sound

simply by selecting one of the receiver’s

pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the

exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters

and concert halls into your home. You can also

customize the sound fields to obtain the sound

you want by changing the various surround

parameters.

To fully enjoy surround sound, you must

register the number and location of your

speakers. See “Multi channel surround setup”

starting from page 19 to set the speaker

parameters before enjoying surround sound.

Selecting a sound field

You can enjoy surround sound simply by

selecting one of the pre-programmed sound

fields according to the program you want to

listen to.

Press MODE +/– repeatedly to select the

sound field you want.

The current sound field is indicated in the

display. See pages 30–32 for information on

each sound field.

To turn the surround effect off

Press A.F.D., 2CH, or MULTI/2CH ANALOG

DIRECT (page 32).

Tips

• You can identify the encoding format of program

software by looking at its packaging.

Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the

logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs are

labeled with the A logo.

• When sound signals with a sampling frequency of

more than 48 kHz are input, the sound signals are

output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is

turned off.

• You can change the name of the sound field (see

page 48).

About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)

The sound fields with DCS marks use DCS

technology. When these sound fields are

selected, “Digital Cinema Sound” indicator in

the display lights up.

DCS is the concept name of the surround

technology for home theater developed by

Sony. DCS uses the DSP (Digital Signal

Processor) technology to reproduce the sound

characteristics of an actual cinema cutting

studio in Hollywood.

When played at home, DCS will create a

powerful theater effect that mimics the artistic

combination of sound and action as envisioned

by the movie director.

x NORMAL SURROUND

Software with multi channel surround audio

signals is played back according to the way it

was recorded. Software with 2 channel audio

signals is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to

create surround effects.

x CINEMA STUDIO EX A–C

1)2)

DCS

Uses 3D sound imaging of V. MULTI

DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of

virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a

single pair of actual surround speakers.

Though this receiver incorporates the 6.1

channel amplifier, you can reproduce the 6.1

channel surround sound with the 5.1 channel

speaker settings by creating the virtual

surround back speaker through the “VIRTUAL

MATRIX 6.1” playback function (page 33).

• CINEMA STUDIO EX A reproduces the sound

characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s

classic editing studio.

• CINEMA STUDIO EX B reproduces the sound

characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s

mixing studio which is one of the most up-to-

date facilities in Hollywood.

• CINEMA STUDIO EX C reproduces the sound

characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s

BGM recording studio.

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