Enjoying Surround Sound - Sony STR-DE675 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying
Surround
Sound
This chapter describes how to set up
the receiver to enjoy surround sound.
You can enjoy multi channel surround
when playing back software encoded
with Dolby Digital or DTS.
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selecting one ol rile receivers pre ln'ogramed sound
modes They bring rile exciring and powerhfl sot md ol
lllOVie theaters and
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also (HqtOllliZe rile %otmd lllo(leq to obtain rile %otmd vou
deqire I)V cllallging tile variotls %lllTotlnd [)_tl'_lllletel'q.
Tile l'e( eivei" (ont_tineq
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Tile c inellla sot nlcl ll]ocles are deqgned h)r line when
lllaving [)a(kmovie soltware (D\*D. LD. et(.) encoded
with multi channel surroHncl solmd or Doll)v Pro Logic
Ill addition to dec oding rile sl itTOtilld
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these modes also ln'ovide sound e_ects commonly _ouncl
hl lllOVie theaters.
Tile x.*irmal sound modes contain COml)elling alll)lic ations
ol rile Sonv Digital C'inema Sound digital qgnal
ln'oce%ing tec hnolog3*. The3 _shih rile sound awav h'on]
rile _-_tc tli_-_llspeaker locations to %ill]lil_-_tterile presence of
several virtual" speakers.
Tile must( (er(.) sound modes are deqgned lor use with
standard audio solu'ces and T\* l)roaclcasts Thev add
rever[)eration to rile solit'ce signal 1o make vou _eel as i_
vou were in a concert hall or staclimn (etc.) Use these
solind lllocleq with two channel qolit'(es like CD and
stereo broadcasts ol sports ln'ogran]s or lI]liqical concerts
For ll]Ol'e in_ot'lll_-_ttion al)our rile %olilld modes, see pages
29 31
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