User manual SONY TA-VA80ES

[. . . ] 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. Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the amplifier and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. [. . . ] Use 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual position as shown in the illustration C on this page. VIRTUAL MULTI Use 3D sound imaging to REAR create an array of virtual rear speakers from a single pair of actual rear speakers as shown in the illustration D on this page. MUSIC SMALL HALL LARGE HALL SMALL OPERA HOUSE LARGE OPERA HOUSE SMALL JAZZ CLUB LARGE JAZZ CLUB CHURCH LIVE HOUSE ACOUSTIC2) KARAOKE3) SPORTS ARENA Reproduce the acoustics of a church Reproduce the acoustics of a live house Reproduce the acoustics of a jazz club Reproduce the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall. (No surround effects) Reduce the vocals of a normal 2 channel music source Reproduce the feeling of being in a front row of a large concert arena. Reproduce the feeling of a large open-air stadium. great for sporting events or electric sounds. Obtain maximum audio impact from video game software 1) Be sure to adjust the volume level of the center and/or rear speakers to get the most out of the Dolby Digital (AC3) Surround Sound (page 17). 2) The hookups of the center and/or rear speakers are unnecessary. L: front speakers (left) R: front speakers (right) C: center speaker SL: rear speaker (left) SR: rear speaker (right) : virtual speaker Relationship between a Dolby-surround-soundencoded source and sound output from the amplifier Sound output from the amplifier for a Dolby-surroundsound-encoded source will differ according to the contents of the sound source and the settings on the amplifier, as described below. When the DOLBY NORMAL SURROUND or ENHANCED SURROUND sound field is selected or the DIRECT PASS button lights up: "DISCRETE" appears in the display and the sound is decoded and output as is for all Dolby Digital sound channels in the source. When a sound field other than ACOUSTIC and KARAOKE* is selected: "DISCRETE" appears in the display and all Dolby Digital sound channels in the source are processed with the sound field before being output. When the ACOUSTIC sound field is selected or the sound field is turned off: The sound source is downmixed to 2 channels (L/R stereo) and output. When the ACOUSTIC sound field is selected, you can adjust the equalizer parameters (see page 21). Each sound field is composed of a tone parameter (bass/treble) and surround sound parameters -- variables of sound that create the sound image. You can customize the sound fields by adjusting some of the sound parameters to suit your listening situation. Also, since this amplifier uses Digital Signal Processing (DSP), you can adjust the sound parameters electronically. DSP automatically converts analog audio signals to digital, which lets you adjust the sound with virtually no degradation in sound quality. Once you customize the sound fields, they are stored in memory unless the amplifier is unplugged for about 1 week. To change a customized sound field, make new adjustments to the sound field. For a sound source with Dolby Pro Logic data When the DOLBY NORMAL SURROUND or ENHANCED SURROUND sound field is selected or the DIRECT PASS button lights up: "PRO LOGIC" appears and the Dolby Pro Logic sound is decoded and output. When a sound field other than ACOUSTIC is selected: The sound source is processed with the sound field before being output. If the sound field genre is MOVIE (excluding MONO MOVIE sound field) or 3D, "PRO LOGIC" appears in the display and Dolby Pro Logic sound is decoded and output. [. . . ] You can make various settings using the SET UP button on the main unit and the digital processing control buttons. Operations related to each menu are explained in the previous sections. The table below describes how to access each menu. "PLEASE PUSH CURSOR" appears in the display after 4 seconds you press the SET UP button. [. . . ]