Getting The Most Out Of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound - Sony TA-VA8ES Mode D'emploi

Getting the Most Out of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround Sound
To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround
sound, first select the center mode according to your
speaker system. Then, adjust the sound parameters of
the PRO LOGIC sound field.
Note that you must have at least one additional pair of
speakers and/or one center speaker to do the following
adjustments.
SOUND FIELD
CTR MODE GENRE
SURROUND
PARAMETER
indicator
0 ) =
GENRE
9 (
SOUND FIELD
ON/OFF
MODE
DPC MODE
DIGITAL
PROCESSING
CONTROL
ON/OFF
MODE
LEVEL
DPC
MODE
+
TEST TONE
p P r
REAR
LEVEL (+/–)
CENTER
LEVEL (+/–)
Using Surround Sound
Selecting the center mode
The amplifer offers you four center modes:
PHANTOM, 3 CHANNEL LOGIC, NORMAL, and
WIDE. Each mode is designed for a different speaker
configuration. Select the mode that best suits your
speaker system configuration.
1
Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the
sound fields.
2
Press GENRE to select the PRO LOGIC sound
field.
3
Press CTR MODE repeatedly until the center
mode you want appears in the display. Select the
center mode by referring to the following chart.
If you have Select
Front and rear PHANTOM
speakers, no
center speaker
Front and center 3 CH LOGIC
speakers, no rear (3 Channel
speaker Logic)
Front and rear NORMAL
speakers, and a
small center
speaker
Front and rear WIDE
speakers, and a
center speaker
equivalent to your
front speakers
Adjusting the speaker volume
The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your
speakers to the same level. (If all of your speakers have
equal performance, you don't have to adjust the
speaker volume.)
Using the controls on the remote lets you adjust the
volume level from your listening position.
1
Press TEST TONE on the remote.
You will hear the test tone from each speaker
sequentially.
So that
The sound of the
center channel is
output from the front
speakers.
The sound of the rear
channel is output
from the front
speakers.
The bass sound of the
center channel is
output from the front
speakers (because a
small speaker cannot
produce enough
bass).
For wide range
Dolby Pro Logic
Surround sound to
all speakers.
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