User manual SONY TA-AV650

[. . . ] Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine. Before operating the amplifier, check that the operating voltage is identical with your local power supply. The amplifier is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the amplifier itself has been turned off. If you are not going to use the amplifier for a long time, be sure to disconnect the amplifier from the wall outlet. [. . . ] You can use other buttons to adjust the center and rear speaker level Be sure to select "NORMAL SURROUND" or "ENHANCED SURROUND" before outputting the test tone. Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound field. You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence. From your listening position, use the digital processing control buttons ( / ) to select the parameter to be set and use the buttons ( / ) to select the setting so that the test tone can be heard at the same level from all speakers. to adjust Rear speaker balance rear speaker level center speaker level subwoofer level During adjustment of the respective speaker level/ balance, the test tone is output from the speaker(s) only. After adjusting the subwoofer level, the test tone turns off automatically. You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to play. Decode programs processed with Dolby Surround Provide a greater sence of presence from Dolby Digital sources with monaural rear channel sound CINEMA STUDIO Reproduce the sound A characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio CINEMA STUDIO Reproduce the sound B characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production studio CINEMA STUDIO Reproduce the sound C characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage SMALL THEATER Add the acoustic reflections of a theater to decoded Dolby MEDIUM Surround signals THEATER LARGE THEATER Press SOUND FIELD to turn on the sound field. one of the sound field inducation appears in the display. Press GENRE to select the type of sound field you desire. Press MODE to select the mode you desire from the respective genre. 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. 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). The KARAOKE sound field reduces the level of the vocal component which is located at the center of 2-channel stereo sound. Since this sound field downmixes a 5channel Dolby Digital source to two channels and processes it in the same way, "DISCRETE" does not appear in KARAOKE mode. Adjustable parameters for each sound field All the sound fields can be used with Dolby Digital (AC-3) sound sources. The EFFECT parameter allows you to adjust the overall presence of the sound field. The volume of the rear speakers, subwoofer, and center speaker can still be adjusted even when the DIRECT PASS button lights up. Before you get started To take advantage of Dolby Surround sound, go to "Dolby Digital" on page 16. [. . . ] By adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers, you can obtain the feeling of presence. Make the delay time longer when you have placed the rear speakers in a small room or close to your listening position, and make it shorter when you have placed them in a large room or apart from your listening position. This is a new digital surround system proposed to reproduce Dolby SR-D (the 3 dimensional sound system developed for use in movie theaters) in the home. This technology allows you to enjoy the full 5. [. . . ]