Sony SDP-E800 - Processor Operations: Surround Menu Details; Surround Effect Level; Wall Type Adjustment; Seat Position Adjustment

Processor Operations
SURROUND menu
Surround effect level
Initial setting is : EFFECT [_]
This parameter can be adjusted directly using EFFECT +/-
on the remote. It lets you adjust the "presence" of the current
digital cinema sound surround effect.
• The effect level can be adjusted from 0% to 100%.
• In the KARAOKE mode, use the effect level to adjust the
amount of vocal cancellation. Greater effect levels produce
greater reduction of the vocals.
Wall Type
Initial setting is : WALL S_I_H
It lets you adjust the "brightness" of the current digital
cinema sound surround effect.
When sound is reflected off soft material, such as a curtain,
the high frequency elements are reduced. A hard wall is
highly reflective and does not significantly affect the
frequency response of the reflected sound.
The WALL parameter lets you control the level of the high
frequencies to alter the sonic character of your listening
environment by simulating a softer (S), or harder (H) wail.
The midpoint designates a neutral wall (made of wood).
Front to rear seat position
Initial setting is : SEAT F_I_R
It lets you control the balance of direct and reflected sound
to simulate your listening'position. "F" signifies the front of
the room and "R" signifies the rear. The midpoint designates
the center.
Left to right seat position
Initial setting is : SEPT I__l_±R
It lets you control the balance of direct and reflected sound
to simulate your listening position. "L" signifies the left side
of the room and "R" signifies the right side. The midpoint
designates the center.
Reverberation time
Initial setting is : REUERB S_I_L
It lets you adjust the amount of reverberation present in the
current digital cinema sound surround effect.
This parameter adjusts the length of time required for the
reverberation (echoes) generated from a given sound to
attenuate -60 dB.
You can choose shorter (S) or longer (L) reverberation times.
W N
Low Frequency Extension (LFE) mix level (DISCRETE only)
Initial setting is : LFE MIX OcB
This parameter lets you attenuate the level of the LFE (Low
Frequency Extension) channel output from the sub woofer
without effecting the level of the bass frequencies sent to the
sub woofer from the front, center or rear channels via the
bass redirection circuitry.
• The level can be adjusted in 0.5 dB steps from -20.0 dB toO
dB (line level). 0 dB outputs the full LFE signal at the mix
level determined by the recording engineer.
• Selecting MUTE mutes the sound of the LFE channel from
the sub woofer. However, the low frequency sounds of the
front, center, or rear speakers are output from the sub
woofer according to the settings made for each speaker in
the speaker setup (page 8).
Dynamic range compression ratio
Initial setting is :D.RANGE COMP OFF
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track.
This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low
volumes late at night.
• OFF reproduces the sound track with no compression.
• STD reproduces the sound track with the full dynamic
range as intended by the recording engineer.
• 0.1 ~ 0.9 allow you to compress the dynamic range in
small steps to achieve the sound you desire.
• MAX provides a dramatic compression of the dynamic
range.
EQUALIZER menu
The initial settings are different for each mode.
Front speaker bass adjustment
Level :F:BPSS 0 dB
Frequency :F:BPSS 250Hz
Use digital processing control buttons (< / >) to adjust the
level, then use (A / V ) to select the frequency (Hz) and use
(< / >) to adjust the frequency. Repeat until you achieve the
sound you desire.
• The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
Front speaker treble adjustment
Level: F: TREBLE 0 dB ‘
Frequency : F: T REBLE 2.5kHz . ...
Adjust as described in "Front speaker bass adjustment".
• The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
Center speaker bass adjustment
Level: C: BOSS 0 dB
Frequency : C: BASS 250Hz
Adjust as described in "Front speaker bass adjustment".
• The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
Center speaker treble adjustment
Level :C:TREBLE 0 dB
Frequency :C:TREBLE 2.5kHz
Adjust as described in "Front speaker bass adjustment".
• The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.