Sony DAV-SC8: Settings for the Speakers

x AUDIO DRC

Narrows the DYNAMIC range of the sound

Settings for the Speakers

track.

Useful for watching movies at low volume late

(SPEAKER SETUP)

at night.

To obtain the best possible surround sound, set

OFF

No compression of DYNAMIC

for the size of the speakers you have connected

range.

and their distance from your listening position.

ON

Reproduces the sound track with

Then use the test tone to adjust the level and the

the kind of DYNAMIC range that

balance of the speakers to the same level.

the recording engineer intended.

Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the setup

Note

display. For details, see “Using the Setup

DYNAMIC range compression only applies to Dolby

Display” (page 62).

Digital sources.

The default settings are underlined.

x DATA CD PRIORITY (MP3, JPEG only)

Set priority data you want to play, when you

play a DATA CD (CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW)

SPEAKER SETUP

containing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image

SIZE:

DISTANCE:

files.

LEVEL:

BALANCE:

TEST TONE:

MP3

If an MP3 file exists on a disc, the

system recognises the disc as an

“MP3 Disc.” If only JPEG files

To return to the default setting

exist on the disc, the system

when changing a setting

recognises the disc as a “JPEG

Disc.”

Select the item, then press CLEAR.

JPEG

If a JPEG file exists on the disc,

x SIZE

the system recognises the disc as a

If you do not connect centre or surround

“JPEG Disc.” If only MP3 files

speakers, or move the surround speakers, set the

exist on the disc, the system

parameters for CENTER and SURROUND and

recognises the disc as an “MP3

specify the surround speaker position and

Disc.”

height. Since the front speaker and subwoofer

Notes

settings are fixed, you cannot change them.

• When you play multi-session CDs, the system

decides a target to play for the last session or session

Position diagram

linked with the last session.

• If you change this setting, reinsert the disc.

x JPEG DATE

Change the date information order of a JPEG

image in the Control Menu.

MM/DD/YYYY

90

YYYY/MM/DD

AA

45

DD/MM/YYYY

BB

YYYY/DD/MM

20

YYYY: Year

MM: Month

DD: Day

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x DISTANCE

Height diagram

The default distance setting for the speakers in

relation to the listening position is shown below.

3m

CC

3m 3m

60

DD

30

3m 3m

FRONT

YES

CENTER

YES: Normally select this.

Settings and Adjustments

NONE: Select this if no centre

speaker is used.

Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display

SURROUND

BEHIND (LOW): Select this if

when you move the speakers.

surround speakers are located in

section B and D.

FRONT

Front speaker distance from the

BEHIND (HIGH): Select this if

3.0 m

listening position can be set in 0.2

surround speakers are located in

metre increments from 1.0 to 7.0

section B and C.

metres.

SIDE (LOW): Select this if surround

CENTER

Centre speaker distance can be moved

speakers are located in section A

3.0 m

up to 1.6 metres closer to the listening

and D.

position from the front speaker

SIDE (HIGH): Select this if

distance, in 0.2 metre increments.

surround speakers are located in

section A and C.

SURROUND

Surround speaker distance can be

3.0 m

moved up to 4.6 metres closer to the

NONE: Select this if no surround

listening position from the front

speaker is used.

speaker distance, in 0.2 metre

SUBWOOFER

YES

increments.

Notes

Notes

• When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a

• When you set the distance, the sound cuts off for a

moment.

moment.

• Depending on the settings of other speakers,

• If all front and surround speakers are not placed at an

subwoofer may be excessive.

equal distance from your listening position, set the

distance according to the closest speaker.

• Do not place the surround speakers farther away from

your listening position than the front speakers.

• The DISTANCE setting is available except for Super

Audio CDs.

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