User manual SONY DAV-SR3

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] When you play the DTS 96/24 disc, the system plays it as a normal disc. This function works only when you connect the surround back speaker to the system (page 14) and set [SURROUND BACK] to [YES] in the [SIZE] setting (page 75). When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 6 or 7 speakers, select any sound field other than "AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO" or "2CH STEREO. " · The system memorizes the last sound field selected for each function mode. Whenever you select a function such as DVD or TUNER, the sound field that was last applied to function is automatically applied again. For example, if you listen to DVD with HALL as the sound field, then change to another function, and then return to DVD, HALL will be applied again. With the tuner, sound fields are memorized separately for all preset stations. ⷠYou can identify the encoding format of program software by looking at its packaging. ­ Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the logo. ­ DTS-ES encoded programs are marked with DTS-ES. ­ Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the logo. ­ DTS Digital Surround discs are marked with DTS. Press X/x repeatedly until "CUSTOMIZE" appears in the front panel display, then press ENTER. Press X/x repeatedly until "SB DEC" appears in the front panel display, then press ENTER. Press X/x to select the surround back mode you want according to the input stream, then press ENTER or AMP MENU. Surround back decoding is not performed. C) Software encoded with a flag to denote it has both Surround EX and 5. 1 channel signals are DVD specific signals, not used in movie theaters. You can select the surround back decoding only when AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO mode is selected (page 46). In other sound fields, this function is bypassed internally. ⷠSome discs have no Dolby Digital EX flag, even though their packaging may contain a Dolby Digital Surround EX logo. This system provides you with 2 types of sound effect, simply by pressing a button. [. . . ] The picture data is compressed to about 1/140 of its original size. Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures. vIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while sounds we can hear are not compressed. [. . . ]