Sony 3-299-549-11(1) Home Theater System User Manual


 
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4 Press .
The selected decoding mode is applied.
5 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
To turn the surround effect off
Select “A.F.D. STD” or “2CH STEREO” for “DEC. MODE” and set the sound mode (page 65) to
“MOVIE” or “MUSIC”.
Note
Depending on the disc or source, when you select “A.F.D. MULTI”, the beginning of the sound may be cut off as
the optimum mode is automatically selected. To avoid cutting the sound, select “A.F.D. STD”.
When the input signal is multi channel source, “PLII MOVIE” and “PLII MUSIC” are canceled and the multi
channel source is output directly.
• When the bilingual broadcast sound is input, “PLII MOVIE” and “PLII MUSIC” are not effective.
Depending on the input stream, the decoding mode may not be effective.
• When you select “A.F.D. MULTI”, the surround or stereo effect may not be effective. In this case, select
“A.F.D. STD”, “PLII MOVIE”, or “PLII MUSIC”.
• When changing the decoding mode while using the S-AIR receiver (not supplied, page 76), sound from the S-AIR
receiver may skip.
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The system memorizes the last decoding mode selected for each function mode.
Whenever you select a function such as DVD or TUNER, the decoding mode that was last applied to function is
automatically applied again. For example, if you listen to DVD with Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE as the decoding
mode, then change to another function, and then return to DVD, Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE will be applied again.
“PLII MUSIC” Dolby Pro Logic II
MUSIC
Performs Pro Logic II music mode decoding to the input signal and
produces five full-bandwidth output channels from 2 channel sources.
This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as a CD.
This mode outputs sound from all the speakers and subwoofer. Sound
may not be output from all speakers depending on the source.
“2CH STEREO” 2 CHANNEL
STEREO
Outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers and
subwoofer. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to
2channels.
“HP THEATER” HEADPHONE
THEATER
Outputs the sound as surround from headphones left and right.
“HP 2CH” HEADPHONE
2 CHANNEL
STEREO
Outputs the sound from headphones left and right. Multi channel
surround formats are downmixed to 2 channels.
Display Decoding mode Effect