Sony DAV-HDX686W - Manual (Page 41)

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Press .
The setting is made.
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Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
About speaker output
The table below describes the options when you connect all the speakers to the unit and you set
[SPEAKER FORMATION] to [STANDARD] (page 79).
The default setting is “A.F.D. MULTI” (when connecting the headphones to the unit or surround
amplifier, the default setting is “HP 2CH”).
Sound from Surround effect Effect
Depending on the source. “A.F.D. STD”
(AUTO FORMAT
DIRECT STANDARD)
The system discriminates the sound format of the source and
presents sound as it was recorded/encoded.
“A.F.D. MULTI”
(AUTO FORMAT
DIRECT MULTI)
• 2 channel source: The system outputs 2 channel sound from
the front and surround speakers by assigning the 2 channel
sound to the surround left and right channels.
• Multi-channel source: The system outputs sound from the
speakers depending on the number of channels of the
source.
“PRO LOGIC”
“PLII MOVIE”
“PLII MUSIC”
• 2 channel source: The system simulates surround sound
from 2 channel sources and outputs sound from all the
speakers.
– “PRO LOGIC” performs Dolby Pro Logic decoding.
– “PLII MOVIE” performs Dolby Pro Logic II movie
mode decoding.
– “PLII MUSIC” performs Dolby Pro Logic II music mode
decoding.
• Multi-channel source: The system outputs sound from the
speakers depending on the number of channels of the
source.
“2CH STEREO” The system outputs the sound from the front speakers and
subwoofer regardless of sound format or number of channels.
Multi-channel surround formats are downmixed to 2
channels.
“HP 2CH”
(HEADPHONE 2
CHANNEL STEREO)
The system outputs the sound from the headphones
regardless of sound format or number of channels. Multi-
channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channels.