Sony STR-DE335: Getting the Most Out of Dolby

Using Surround Sound

Adjusting the Effect Level (except PRO

LOGIC)

Getting the Most Out of Dolby

You can make the surround sound more prominent by

Pro Logic Surround Sound

increasing the EFFECT level. This control lets you

To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround

adjust the “presence” of the surround effect in six steps

sound, first select the centre mode according to the

(1-6).

speaker system you have. Then, adjust each speaker

1 Start playing a programme source.

volume and delay time.

2 Press EFFECT/DELAY. The effect level (“EFFECT

Note that you must have at least one additional pair of

1” … “EFFECT 6”) appears on the display.

speakers and/or one centre speaker to do the following

adjustments.

3 Press +/– to select the level you prefer.

SOUND FIELD

SOUND FIELD

MODE +/–

ON/OFF

SET UP

When you use the remote

Each time you press EFFECT/DELAY, the effect level

changes as follows:

n EFFECT 1 n EFFECT 2 n ....

EFFECT 6 N EFFECT 5 N

CENTEREFFECT/DELAY

ENTER

REAR

Note

+/–

Changing the effect level may not produce major variations

in the surround effect when used with certain playback

TEST TONE

SOUND FIELD

sources.

ON/OFF

SOUND FIELD

MODE +/–

EFFECT/

DELAY

LEVEL

LEVEL

REAR +/–

CENTER +/–

Selecting the centre mode

The receiver offers you four centre modes: Phantom,

Normal, Wide and 3 STEREO. Each mode is designed

for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode

that best suits your speaker’s system configuration:

1 Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on sound

field.

2 Press SOUND FIELD MODE +/– repeatedly to

select the Dolby surround sound field (PRO

LOGIC or C.STUDIO mode).

3 Press SET UP repeatedly until “CTR MODE”

appears on the display.

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4 Press +/– repeatedly until the centre mode you

You can adjust all speakers at one time

Adjust MASTER VOL on the remote or MASTER

want appears on the display. Select the centre

VOLUME on the receiver.

mode as follows:

If you have

Select

So that

You can also adjust the volume level with the

controls on the receiver

Front and rear

PHANTOM

The sound of the

speakers, no

centre channel is

After pressing TEST TONE on the remote:

centre speaker

output from the front

• Press CENTER to select the centre speaker.

speakers.

Press +/– to adjust the level.

Front and rear

NORMAL

The bass sound of the

• Press REAR to select the rear speaker.

speakers, and a

centre channel is

Press +/– to adjust the level.

small centre

output from the front

speaker

speakers (because a

small speaker cannot

You can increase the output level of the rear

produce enough

speakers

bass).

The adjustment range of the rear speakers is preset from

–15 to +10, but you can shift the range up 5 levels (–10

Front and rear

WIDE

For “complete” Dolby

speakers, and a

Pro Logic Surround

to +15).

large centre

sound.

• Press SET UP repeatedly until “REAR SET UP”

speaker

appears on the display.

Front and centre

3 STEREO

The sound of the rear

• Press +/– repeatedly until “GAIN UP” appears

speakers, no rear

(3 Channel Logic)

channel is output

on the display.

speaker

from the front

The values for the rear level remain fixed at –15 to +10

speakers.

in the display, but you will be able to hear the difference

in the actual output level.

To reset the rear level adjustment range, repeat this

Adjusting the speaker volume

procedure to display “NORMAL”.

The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your

speakers to the same level. (If all of your speakers have

Adjusting the delay time

equal performance, you don’t have to adjust the

You can make the surround sound more effective by

speaker volume.)

delaying the output from the rear speakers (delay

time). You can select from three delay times, S (15 mS),

Using the controls on the remote lets you test the

M (20 mS), and L (30 mS). For example, if you’ve

speaker connection and adjust the volume level from

placed the rear speakers in a large room or apart from

your listening position.

your listening position, set the delay time shorter.

1 Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the

1 Start playing a programme source encoded with

sound field.

Dolby Surround sound.

Press SOUND FIELD MODE +/– repeatedly to

select “PRO LOGIC”.

2 Press EFFECT/DELAY or EFFECT/DELAY on

the remote repeatedly to choose the delay time

2 Press TEST TONE on the remote.

parameter. The current delay time appears in the

You will hear the test tone from each speaker

display, such as “DELAY S,” “DELAY M” or

sequentially.

“DELAY L.”

3 Adjust the volume level so that the test tone from

Note

each speaker is at the same level from your

Select the PRO LOGIC mode when you adjust the delay time

listening position.

using EFFECT/DELAY on the receiver.

• To adjust the level of centre speaker, press

LEVEL CENTER + or – on the remote.

• To adjust the level of rear speakers, press

LEVEL REAR + or – on the remote.

4 Press TEST TONE on the remote to turn off the

test tone.

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Adjustable parameters for each sound field when selecting programme source

Parameters

Sound field mode

Type

MODE

Test tone output

DELAY EFFECT REAR CENTER

Off

––

––

No sound

a)

On

CINEMA

PRO LOGIC

rr

r

b)

Depends on centre mode (see

page 20)

rr

a)

r

b)

C STUDIO

VIRTUAL

V DOLBY

r

No sound

MUSIC

HALL

rr

From the front and the rear

speakers alternately

Adjustable parameters for each sound field when using 5.1 CH/DVD

Parameters

Sound field mode

Type

MODE

Test tone output

DELAY EFFECT REAR CENTER

Off

––

––

rr

In the following order:

front (L), centre, front (R),

On

CINEMA

C STUDIO

rr r

rear (R) and rear (L)

VIRTUAL

V SURR

rr

From the front and the center

speakers alternately

a) Adjustable only when the centre mode is set to PHANTOM,

NORMAL or WIDE (see page 20).

b) Adjustable only when the centre mode is set to 3 STEREO,

NORMAL or WIDE (see page 20).

Note

To adjust the speaker volume using a test tone as described

on page 20, select the PRO LOGIC sound field. The test tone

output in all other sound fields is used for verifying whether

there is output from speakers or not.

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