Sony STR-DA1800ES - Manuel (Page 66)

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You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s
pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into
your home.
You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s
pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of concert halls into
your home.
Movie mode
Sound field Effect
HD-D.C.S. HD Digital Cinema Sound (HD-D.C.S.) is Sony’s new innovative home theater
technology using the latest acoustic and digital signal processing technologies.
It is based on precise response measurement data of a mastering studio.
With this mode, you are able to enjoy Blu-ray and DVD movies at home with
not only the high quality of sound, but also the best sound ambience, just as the
movie’s sound engineer intended in the mastering process.
You can select the effect type for HD-D.C.S. For details, see “Surround
Settings” (page 101).
PLII MV (PLII Movie) Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
movies encoded in Dolby Surround. In addition, this mode can reproduce
sound in 5.1 channel for watching videos of overdubbed or old movies.
PLIIx MV (PLIIx Movie) Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie mode decoding. This setting expands
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie or Dolby Digital 5.1 to discrete 7.1 movie channels.
PLIIz (PLIIz Height) Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIz mode decoding. This setting can expand a source
sound from a 5.1 channel to a 7.1 channel to which a vertical equipment is
applied, and gives a dimension of presence and depth.
NEO6 CIN (Neo:6 Cinema) Performs DTS Neo:6 Cinema mode decoding. A source recorded in 2 channel
format is decoded into 7 channels.
Music mode
Sound field Effect
BERLIN (Berlin P.Hall) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Berlin Philharmonic Hall.
Note
“BERLIN PHILHARMONIC HALL” scrolls across the display panel when
you select this sound field for the first time.
JAZZ (Jazz Club) Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
CONCERT (Live Concert) Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
STADIUM (Stadium) Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium.
SPORTS (Sports) Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting.
P. AUDIO (Portable Audio) Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio device.
This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music.
PLII MS (PLII Music) Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
normal stereo sources such as CDs.
PLIIx MS (PLIIx Music) Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
normal stereo sources such as CDs.