Sony STR-V323 - Manual (Page 16)

Using Surround sound
16 GB
Getting the Most Out of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround Sound
To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround
sound, first select the centre mode according to the
speaker system you have. Then, adjust each speaker
volume and delay time.
Note that you must have at least one additional pair of
speakers and/or one centre speaker to do the following
adjustments.
Selecting the centre mode
The receiver offers you four centre modes: Phantom,
Normal, Wide and 3 Stereo. Each mode is designed for
a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that
best suits your speaker’s system configuration:
1 Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on sound
field.
2
Press SOUND FIELD MODE +/– repeatedly to
select the Dolby surround sound field (PRO
LOGIC or C.STUDIO mode).
3
Press SET UP repeatedly until “CTR MODE”
appears on the display.
4 Press +/– repeatedly until the centre mode you
want appears on the display. Select the centre
mode as follows:
TEST TONE
SOUND FIELD
MODE +/–
LEVEL
CENTRE +/–
EFFECT/
DELAY
REAR
SET UP
CENTER EFFECT/DELAY
+/–
SOUND FIELD
MODE +/–
SOUND FIELD
ON/OFF
ENTER
SOUND FIELD
ON/OFF
LEVEL
REAR +/–
So that
The sound of the
centre channel is
output from the front
speakers.
The bass sound of the
centre channel is
output from the front
speakers (because a
small speaker cannot
produce enough
bass).
For “complete”
Dolby Pro Logic
Surround sound.
The sound of the rear
channel is output
from the front
speakers.
Select
PHANTOM
NORMAL
WIDE
3 STEREO
(3 Channel
Logic)
If you have
Front and rear
speakers, no
centre speaker
Front and rear
speakers, and a
small centre
speaker
Front and rear
speakers, and a
large centre
speaker
Front and centre
speakers, no rear
speaker