User manual SONY STR-DE725

[. . . ] 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ] For information about the sound modes available in each genre, see pages 26, 27. CINEMA The sound modes in this genre are designed for use when playing back movie software (DVD, LD, etc. ) encoded with multi channel surround sound or Dolby Pro Logic. In addition to decoding the surround sound, this genre also includes sound modes that provide the reflections and reverberation typically found in movie theaters. The sound modes in this genre have little effect on twochannel stereo sources (CD, MD, etc. These sound modes shift the sound away from the actual speaker locations to simulate the presence of several "virtual" speakers. Like the CINEMA genre, this genre is most effective when playing back movie software encoded with multi channel surround sound. ) The sound modes in this genre are designed for use with standard audio sources (like CD) and TV broadcasts. These modes add reverberation to the source signal to create powerful soundfields that make you feel as if you were in a concert hall or stadium (etc. Use the sound modes in this genre with two-channel sources and stereo broadcasts of sports programs or musical concerts. This genre contains the "Auto Format Decoding" sound mode which presents the sound exactly as it was encoded, without adding any reverberation (etc. To fully enjoy surround sound, you must register the number and location of you speakers. See "Multi-Channel Surround setup" starting on page 13 to set the speaker parameters before enjoying surround sound. Brief descriptions of buttons used to enjoy surround sound CURSOR MODE button: Press repeatedly to light up the SURROUND or EQUALIZER indicators to customize a sound field. Cursor buttons ( / / / ): After pressing the CURSOR MODE button or SET UP button, use these buttons to make the actual setting. GENRE button: Press to select the desired sound field group (genre). sOUND FIELD ON/OFF button: Turns the sound field on or off. MODE button: Press to select the specific sound field from the selected genre. You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to. Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound field. the current sound field is indicated in the display. Press GENRE repeatedly to select the sound field group (genre), then press MODE repeatedly to select the sound field you want. [. . . ] 1 channel (since it functions only when a deep bass effect is needed). All six channels in this format are recorded separately to realize superior channel separation. Furthermore, since all the signals are processed digitally, less signal degradation occurs. The name "AC-3" comes from the fact that it is the third audio coding method to be developed by the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. [. . . ]