Sony STR-DE345 - Manual (Page 16)

Using Surround Sound
Getting the Most Out of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround Sound
To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround
sound, first select the center 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 center speaker to do the following
adjustments.
SOUND FIELD SOUND FIELD
LEVEL +/- MENU
Selecting the center mode
The receiver offers you four center 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 the
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.
4
Press MENU < or > repeatedly until "CTR
MODE" appears on the display.
5
Press +/- repeatedly until the center mode you
want appears on the display. Select the center
mode as follows:
If you have Select So that
Front and rear
speakers, and a
small center
speaker NORMAL The bass sound of the
center channel is
output from the front
speakers (becau.se a
small speaker cannot
produce enough
bass).
Front and center
speakers, no rear
speaker
3 STEREO
(3 Channel
Logic) The sound of the rear
channel is output
from the front
speakers.
Front and rear
speakers, no
center speaker PHANTOM The sound of the
center channel is
output from the front
speakers.
Front and rear
speakers, and a
large center
speaker WIDE The center channel
fully reproduces the
entire audio
spectrum.
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