Sony STR-DE825 - Manual (Page 36)

Customizing Sound Fields
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DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSOR
Initial setting : OFF
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track.
This may be useful when you want to watch movies at
IcSW volumes late at night.
• OFF reproduces the sound track with no compression.
• STD reproduces the sound track with the dynamic
range intende«kby the recording engineer.
• 0.1 ~ 0.9 allow you to compress the dynamic range in
small steps to achieve the sound you desire.
• MAX provides a dramatic compression of the dynamic
range.
Note
Dynamic range compression is not possible with DTS sources.
V About the Dynamic Range Compressor
This parameter allows you to compress the dynamic range of the
soundtrack based on the dynamic range information included in
the Dolby Digital signal. "STD" is standard compression, but
because many sources have only light compression, you may not
notice much difference when using 0.1-0.9.
Therefore, we recommend using the "MAX" setting. This greatly
compresses the dynamic range and allows you to view movies
late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog liirriters, the levels are
predetermined and provide a very natural compression.
REAR BALANCE
Initial setting: center
Lets you adjust the balance between the rear left and right
speeikers.
• The balance can be adjusted ±8 dB in 1 dB steps.
• This settings can also be adjusted directly using the
supplied remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume"
(page 20).
CENTER LEVEL
Initial setting : 0 dB
Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -10 dB to
+10 dB.
SUB WOOFER LEVEL
Initial setting : 0 dB
Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -10 dB to
+10 dB.
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The EQUALIZER menu lets you adjust the equalization
(low, mid, and high frequencies) of the front and center
speakers. The equalizer settings are stored individually
for each sound field.
1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi
channel surround sound.
2 Press CURSOR MODE repeatedly until the
EQUALIZER indicator lights up.
3 Press the cursor buttons (A or V) to select the
parameter you want to adjust.
4 Press the cursor buttons « or »to select setting
you desire. The setting is entered automatically.
V You can turn off the equalization without erasing it
The equalizer settings are stored separately for each sound field.
Press the EQ ON / OFF button to turn the EQ indicator off.
REAR LEVEL
Initial setting : 0 dB
Lets you adjust level of the rear (left and right) speakers.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -10 dB to
+10 dB. •
• This settings can also be adjusted directly using the
supplied remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume"
(page 20).
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