Sony STR-DE345: Glossary

Additional Information

• 3 STEREO mode

Surround sound

Select 3 STEREO mode if you have front

Sound that consists of three elements: direct

Glossary

and centre speakers but no rear speaker.

sound, early reflected sound (early

The sound of the rear channel is output

reflections) and reverberative sound

from the front speakers to let you

(reverberation). The acoustics where you hear

Centre mode

experience some of the surround sound

the sound affect the way these three sound

Setting of speakers to enhance Dolby Pro

without using rear speakers.

elements are heard. These sound elements are

Logic Surround mode. To obtain the best

combined in such a way that you can actually

possible surround sound, select one of the

feel the size and the type of a concert hall.

following four centre modes according to

Centre

Front

Front

your speaker system.

speaker

• Types of sound

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

Early reflections

Reverberation

• NORMAL mode

Select NORMAL mode if you have front

and rear speakers and a small centre

speaker. Since a small speaker cannot

produce enough bass, the bass sound of

Direct sound

the centre channel is output from the front

speakers.

Delay time

• Transition of sound from rear speakers

Centre

Time lag between the surround sound output

Front

speaker

Front

from front speakers and rear speakers. By

Direct sound

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

Early

adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers,

Level

reflections

Reverberation

you can obtain the feeling of presence. Make

the delay time longer when you have placed

the rear speakers in a small room or close to

your listening position, and make it shorter

when you have placed them in a large room

or apart from your listening position.

Early reflection time

Time

Rear

Rear

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

Direct tuning

Test tone

Tuning method to let you directly enter a

Signal given out by the receiver for adjusting

station’s frequency using the numeric buttons

the speaker volume. The test tone will come

• WIDE mode

on the remote. Use this method if you know

out as follows:

Select WIDE mode if you have front and

the frequency of the station you want.

• In a system with a centre speaker

rear speakers and a large centre speaker.

(NORMAL/WIDE/3 STEREO modes)

With the WIDE mode, you can take full

Dolby Pro Logic Surround

The test tone is output from the front L

advantage of Dolby Surround sound.

As one method of decoding Dolby Surround,

(left), centre, front R (right), and rear

Dolby Pro Logic Surround produces four

speakers in succession.

Centre

channels from two channel sound. Compared

Front

speaker

Front

with the former Dolby Surround system,

Front (L)

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

Front (R)

Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproduces left-to

Centre

right panning more naturally and localizes

sounds more precisely. To take full

advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround, you

should have one pair of rear speakers and a

centre speaker. The rear speakers output

3 STEREO

monaural sound.

Rear

Rear

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

5.1 CH/DVD

Rear (L, R)

These jacks are used to input decoded Dolby

Digital audio signals, allowing you to enjoy

NORMAL/WIDE

• PHANTOM mode

5.1 channel surround sound. Use these jacks

Select PHANTOM mode if you have front

to connect a Dolby Digital decoder or a DVD

• In a system without a centre speaker

and rear speakers but no centre speaker.

player with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

(PHANTOM mode)

The sound of the centre channel is output

The test tone is output from the front and

from the front speakers.

the rear speakers alternately.

Preset station

Front

Front

A radio broadcasting station that is stored in

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

memory of the receiver. Once you “preset”

Front (L, R)

stations, you no longer have to tune in the

stations. Each preset station is assigned its

own preset number, which lets you tune

them in quickly.

PHANTOM

Rear (L, R)

Rear

Rear

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

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Index

A, B

H, I, J, K, L, M

S

Adjusting

Hookups

Scanning

delay time 21

aerials 5

preset stations 14

effect level 19

audio components 5

radio stations 14

speaker volume 20

mains lead 9

Selecting a programme source

volume 11

overview 4

11

Aerial hookups 5

speakers 8

using the remote 11, 12

Audio component hookups 5

video component 6

Sleep Timer 17

Auto-betical select 10

Speakers

Automatic tuning 13

N, O

connection 8

placement 8

Naming preset stations 14

C

Storing radio stations. See

NORMAL mode 19, 24

Presetting

Centre mode 19, 24

Surround sound 19, 24

NORMAL mode 19, 24

P

PHANTOM mode 19, 24

PHANTOM mode 19, 24

3 STEREO mode 19, 24

T

Preset station 14

WIDE mode 19, 24

Test tone 20

Presetting

Character 14

3 STEREO mode 19, 24

radio stations 14

Connecting. See Hookups

Troubleshooting 22

Preset tuning 14

Tuning. See Receiving

Programme source

D

broadcasts

selecting 11

Delay time 21, 24

PTY 16

Direct tuning 13, 24

U

Display 15

Unpacking 4

Q

Dolby Pro Logic

Quick reference guide 28

Surround 19, 24

V

centre mode 19, 24

Video component hookups 6

R

Dubbing. See Recording

RDS 15

Rear panel 5, 6, 7, 8, 26

W, X, Y, Z

E, F, G

Receiving broadcasts

Watching/listening to video

Editing. See Recording

directly 13

programmes 11

Effect level 19

using preset stations 14

WIDE mode 19, 24

EON 15

Recording on a tape 17

Remote buttons 11, 17, 27

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