Glossary; Index - Sony SA-VA10 Mode D'emploi

Glossary

Centre mode
Speaker setting to enhance the Dolby Pro
Logic Surround mode. Select one of the
following four centre modes according to
your speaker system.
• NORMAL mode
Select NORMAL mode if you connect a
small sized active centre speaker to this
speaker system. Since a small speaker
cannot produce enough bass, the bass
sound of the centre channel is output from
the front speakers.
Front Small
speaker (L) centre speaker speaker (R)
Rear
speaker (L)
speaker (R)
The test tone is output as shown on page 11.
• WIDE mode
Select WIDE mode if you connect an active
centre speaker equivalent to the two front
speakers. With the WIDE mode, you can
take full advantage of Dolby Surround
sound.
Centre
Front speaker
speaker (L) speaker (R)
Rear
speaker (L)
speaker (R)
The test tone is output as shown on page 11.
• 3 CH LOGIC mode
Select 3 CH LOGIC mode if you don't want
to use the rear speakers to output sound.
The sound of the rear channel is output
from the front speakers to let you
experience some of the surround sound
without using rear speakers.
Centre
speaker
Front
speaker (R)
speaker (L)
The test tone is output:
Front (L) Centre Front (R)
/ / /
• PHANTOM mode
Select PHANTOM mode if you do not
want to use the centre speaker to output
sound. The sound of the centre channel is
output from the front speakers.
Front
speaker (L)
Rear
speaker (L)
Front The test tone is output:
Front (L) + (R)
/
Delay time
Time lag between the surround sound output
from front speakers and rear speakers. By
adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers,
you can obtain the feeling of presence. Make
the delay time longer when you have placed
the rear speakers in a small room or close to
Rear
your listening position, and make it shorter
when you have placed them in a large room
or apart from your listening position.
Dolby Pro Logic Surround
Decoding system of Dolby Surround sound
standardized in TV programs and movies.
Compared with the former Dolby Surround
system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves
sound image by using four separate channels:
off-screen audio effects, on-screen dialog,
Front
left-to-right panning, and music. These
channels manipulate the sound to be heard
and enhance the action as it happens on the
screen. To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic,
you should have at least one pair of rear
speakers and/or one centre speaker. You also
need to select the appropriate centre mode to
enjoy a full effect.
Dolby Surround
Rear
Encoding and decoding system of Dolby
Surround sound for consumer use. Dolby
Surround decodes the extra channels on the
Dolby Surround-encoded sound tracks of
movie videos and TV programs and produces
sound effects and echoes that make the action
seem to envelop you.
Front
Additional Information

Index

A, B
Front
Adjusting
speaker (R)
bass 12
delay time 12
speaker volume 11
super woofer level 11, 12
treble 12
volume 11
Audio component hookups 9
C
Rear
speaker (R)
Centre mode 13, 15
NORMAL mode 13, 15
PHANTOM mode 13, 15
Rear
/
3 CH LOGIC mode 13, 15
WIDE mode 13, 15
Connecting. See Hookups
D
Delay time 12, 13, 15
Dolby Pro Logic Surround 13,
15
centre mode 13, 15
Dolby Surround sound 15
E, F, G
External centre speaker 13
H, I, J, K, L, M
Hookups
audio components 9
mains lead 9
speakers 8
TV/VCRs 9
N, O
NORMAL mode 13, 15
P, Q
PHANTOM mode 13, 15
R
Remote 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
S
Speakers
connection 8
placement 7
Speaker volume 11
Surround sound 10, 11, 12
T
Test tone 11
3 CH LOGIC mode 13, 15
Troubleshooting 14
TV/VCR hookups 9
U, V
Unpacking 6
W, X, Y, Z
WIDE mode 13, 15
GB
15