User manual SONY DAV-EA20

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. and don't place lighted candles on the apparatus. [. . . ] However, if there are no low frequency signals (Dolby Digital LFE, etc. Using only the front speaker and subwoofer (2 CHANNEL STEREO) This mode outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard two channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to two channels. This allows you to play any source using only the front left and right speakers and subwoofer. When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 6 speakers of the system, select a sound field other than "AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO" or "2 CHANNEL STEREO. Press SOUND FIELD +/­ on the remote repeatedly until "2CH STEREO" appears in the front panel display. This mode outputs the sound as surround from headphone L/R. To turn the sound effect off Press SOUND FIELD +/­ on the remote repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display. When you press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT on the remote again, the sound field function is activated. Dolby Pro Logic produces five output channels from two-channel sources. This mode performs Pro Logic decoding to the input signal and output to front, centre, and surround speakers. When the input signal is multi channel source, AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC, AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC II MOVIE/MUSIC are cancelled and the multi channel source is output directly. Dolby Pro Logic II produces five full-bandwidth output channels from two-channel sources. This is done using an advanced, high-purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations. The each mode provided sound to suit the source. This mode outputs the sound from the headphone L/R. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to two channels. This system provides you with 2 types of sound effect, simply by pressing a button. In this mode, you can enjoy sound effects or dialogue, as you would in a movie theatre, even at low volume. With DDSG on, bass frequencies are effectively reinforced. [. . . ] vIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while sounds we can hear are not compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs. 1: You can play only moving pictures and sounds. [. . . ]