Sony AVD-C70ES Stereo System User Manual


 
Getting Started
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• D.COMP. (Compressing the dynamic range of the sound)
You can compress the dynamic range of the sound. Using this function, you can listen to
sound at low volumes easily in the middle of the night. The compression function works only
when you play a disc recorded with Dolby Digital.
OFF: Audio is played back as it was recorded.
–ON: Audio is played back with the dynamic range compressed just as the recording engineer
intended.
Notes
When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment.
Depending on the settings of other speakers, the subwoofer may output excessive sound.
To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time
Use the VOLUME control.
Other AMP MENU settings
You can control the brightness of the front panel display, clear the preset stations and the station
names, and set the speaker parameters back to the default setting. Press AMP MENU repeatedly
to display 9 CUSTOMIZE. Use X/x to select the following items.
xDIMMER
You can change the brightness of the front panel display (fluorescent tube and LED indicator)
by two steps.
xMEMO. CLR.
• N (No): Skip back to previous menu.
• Y (Yes): If you select Y by pressing ENTER, “Really? N” and “Really? Y” appears.
If you select “Really? Y,” by pressing ENTER, “ALL CLEAR!” is displayed and all settings
such as preset stations and station names will be cleared, and speaker parameters will be reset
to their default settings.
This receiver incorporates with Dolby Pro Logic II which has movie mode and music mode,
and the receiver can reproduce the 2 channel sound in 5.1 channel through Dolby Pro Logic II.
When the Sound Field is set to “AUTO DECODING*” or “NORMAL SURROUND,” you can
select the type of decoding for 2 channel source. Press AMP MENU repeatedly to display
92CH MODE. Use X/x to select the following items.
* The selected decoding mode is applied only when the Dolby Digital [Lt/Rt] signal is input.
x2CH MODE
• PLII MOVIE (Pro Logic II Movie): Performs the Pro Logic II movie mode decoding. This
setting is ideal for the movies encoded in Dolby Surround. Besides, this mode can reproduce
the sound in 5.1 channel when watching the videos of old movies or in the dubbed language.
• PLII MUSIC (Pro Logic II Music): Performs the Pro Logic II music mode decoding. This
setting is ideal for the normal stereo sources, such as CDs.
• PRO LOGIC: Performs the Pro Logic decoding. The source recorded in 2 channel is decoded
into 4 channels.
Note
Dolby Pro Logic II does not function for DTS or MPEG format signals or Super Audio CD.