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Enjoying Surround Sound
0 Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See
pages 38–42 for tuner operations.
qa SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is
activated.
qs 2ND ROOM SP.: Lights up when the audio
signal is output from the 2ND ROOM
SPEAKERS (STR-DB1070 area code U, CA
only).
qd EQ: Lights up when the equalizer functions.
qf D.RANGE: Lights up when dynamic range
compression is activated. See page 36 to
adjust the dynamic range compression.
qg DTS: Lights up when DTS signals are input.
qh SP.OFF: Lights up when headphones are
inserted or the SPEAKERS switch is set to
OFF.
qj ;: Lights up when Dolby Digital signals are
input.
Customizing sound fields
By adjusting the surround parameters and the
equalization of the front, center, surround, and
surround back speakers, you can customize the
sound fields to suit your particular listening
situation.
Once you customize a sound field, the changes
are stored in the memory indefinitely. You can
change a customized sound field any time by
making new adjustments to the parameters.
See the tables starting from page 58 for the
parameters available in each sound field.
To get the most from multi
channel surround sound
Position your speakers and do the procedures
described in “Multi channel surround setup”
starting from page 19 before you customize a
sound field.
Adjusting the surround
parameters
The SURR menu contains parameters that let
you customize various aspects of the current
sound field. The settings are stored individually
for each sound field.
1 Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2 Press SURR.
The button lights up and the first parameter
is displayed.
3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to
select the parameter you want to
adjust.
4 Turn the jog dial to select the setting
you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
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