User manual SONY STR-DE825

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. cAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer's attention to Article 82040 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. [. . . ] 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 16 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. See the table starting on page 30 for information on each sound field. [. . . ] 1" because the subwoofer channel is counted as 0. 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. [. . . ]