Sony DAV-SC8: Enjoying Surround Sound

Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote

Using only the front speaker

repeatedly until “C.ST.EX A (or B, C)”

and subwoofer (2 CHANNEL

appears on the front panel display.

STEREO)

x C.ST.EX A (Cinema Studio EX A)

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

This mode outputs the sound from the front left

Sony Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant

and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard two

Theater” cinema production studio. This is a

channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the

standard mode, great for watching most any type

sound field processing. Multi channel surround

of movie.

formats are downmixed to two channels.

This allows you to play any source using only

x C.ST.EX B (Cinema Studio EX B)

the front left and right speakers and subwoofer.

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

Sony Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak

Theater” cinema production studio. This mode

is ideal for watching science-fiction or action

movies with lots of sound effects.

SOUND

FIELD +/–

x C.ST.EX C (Cinema Studio EX C)

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This

mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic

films where music is featured in the soundtrack.

x About Cinema Studio EX

Cinema Studio EX consists of the following

three elements.

Press SOUND FIELD +/- on the remote

• Virtual Multi Dimension

repeatedly until “2CH STEREO” appears in

Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding

the front panel display.

the listener from a single pair of actual

surround speakers.

• Screen Depth Matching

Enjoying movies with Cinema

In a movie theatre, sound seems to come from

Studio EX

inside the image reflected on the movie screen.

This element creates the same sensation in

Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the

your listening room by shifting the sound of

movie software encoded with multi channel

the front speakers “into” the screen.

format, such as the Dolby Digital DVD. This

mode reproduces the sound characteristics of

• Cinema Studio Reverberation

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s studios.

Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a

movie theatre. Cinema Studio EX is the

integrated mode which operates these

elements simultaneously.

Notes

SOUND

FIELD +/–

• The virtual speaker effect may cause increased noise

in the playback signal.

• When listening with sound fields that employ virtual

speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound

coming directly from the surround speakers.

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