Sony HT-DDW740 Stereo System User Manual


 
Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
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x Center speaker size (
C
)
If you connect a large speaker that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
LARGE. Normally, select LARGE.
However, if the front speakers are set to
SMALL, you cannot set the center speaker to
LARGE.
If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select SMALL to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
center channel bass frequencies from the front
speakers (if set to LARGE) or sub woofer.*
1
If you do not connect a center speaker, select
NO. The sound of the center channel will be
output from the front speakers.*
2
x Surround speaker size (
SL
SR
)
If you connect large speakers that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
LARGE. Normally, select LARGE.
However, if the front speakers are set to
SMALL, you cannot set the surround
speakers to LARGE.
If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select SMALL to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
surround channel bass frequencies from the sub
woofer or other LARGE speakers.
If you do not connect surround speakers, select
NO.*
3
Tip
*1*3 correspond to the following Dolby Pro Logic
modes
*1 NORMAL
*2 PHANTOM
*3 3 STEREO
Tip
Internally, the LARGE and SMALL settings for each
speaker determine whether or not the internal sound
processor will cut the bass signal from that channel.
When the bass is cut from a channel, the bass
redirection circuitry sends the corresponding bass
frequencies to the sub woofer or other LARGE
speakers.
However, since bass sounds have a certain amount of
directionality, it is best not to cut them, if possible.
Therefore, even when using small speakers, you can
set them to LARGE if you want to output the bass
frequencies from that speaker. On the other hand, if
you are using a large speaker, but prefer not to have
bass frequencies output from that speaker, set it to
SMALL.
If the overall sound level is lower than you prefer, set
all speakers to LARGE. If there is not enough bass,
you can use the BASS +/ to boost the bass levels. To
adjust the bass, see page 30.
x Sub woofer selection (
SW
S.W. XXX)
If you connect a sub woofer, select YES.
If you do not connect a sub woofer, select
NO. This activates the bass redirection
circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other
speakers.
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