Sony TA-E9000ES - Manuel (Page 14)

Front Panel Parts Description
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[6] MASTER VOLUME control
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[7] PHONES jack
Uso to connoct stoivo iH'.idphoiH^
Connocting h(.\idphonos outs tho output from tho PRE
OUT jacks.
? The PHONES jack on this amplifier can present audio in
Virtual Surround
When listonini; to niodia recorded in nuilti-cliannel audio format
(Dolhv Digital, Dolh\- I’ro Logic, DVD encoded with DTS, etc.f.
Virtual Surround simulates the audio playback produced bv
speakers placed at fixed positions around the listener. When you
connect headphones, "V, MOVIE PHONES ' appears in the
display, V'irtual Surround starts automatically with playback of
media recorded in a multi-channel audio format, Howeyer,
pressing 2ch or AUTO FORMAT, or using when the sound field is
off presents a 2 channel stereo downmix to the headphones,
[H MODE +/- buttons
Press repeatedly to select the desired sound field.
For details, see "Selecting a Sound Field" on page 23.
[9] 2ch button
Press to cancel the sound fields and output the sound
of the selected source from only the front left and right
speakers.
For details, see "SURROUND OFF (2ch)" on page 26.
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AUTO FORMAT button
Press to set the unit to automatically detect the type of
signals being input and perforrh the proper decoding.
This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/
encoded without adding any effects.
For details, see "AUTO FORMAT DECODING" on
page 26.
03 EQUALIZER BANK button
Press repeatedly to select an equalizer (EQ PRESET
1~5) or turn the equalizer off (EQUALIZER OFF).
? To maintain the highest fidelity to the original source
Do the following to bypass the sound field and equalizer circuits.
1 Press EQUALIZER BANK to turn off the equalizer.
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• When listening to multi-channel sources, press AUTO
FORMAT to turn off the sound field processing.
• When listening to two channel (stereo) sources, press 2ch to
bypass the sound field processing.
The result will be a sound that is highly faithful to the program
source.
Menu indicators
Light to indicate the menu selected using the M.MN
MENU button
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MAIN MENU button
Press this button repeatedly to select an\- of the
following menus. The corresponding menu indicafor
(02j) also lighfs.
When menu is You can
SI’ SETUP Specify speaker sizes, locations
and civssox er frequencies (page
IS).
EQUALIZER Adjust the equalization (hass/
mid/treble) of the front, center
and rear speakers or clear
equalizer presets from the
memory (page 32).
SURROUND Change the carious surround
parameters (effect lex el, wall
type, etc.), and adjust the oeerall
tone of the sound field (page 34).
LEVEL Adjust speaker balance, yolume
le\ els, and overall dynamic
range, etc (page 35).
CUSTOMIZE Make a variety of adjustments
and customize how the control
amplifier operates (page 38).
03 MENU knob
Turn to select a parameter from the current menu.
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+/- knob
Turn to adjust the setting of the current parameter.
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IR receptor
Receives IR signals emitted by the remote.
03 IR emitter
Emits IR signals to the remote.
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