Sony SDP-E800 - Additional Information: Specifications and Glossary; Specifications; Glossary: Center Mode; Glossary: Digital Cinema Sound

Additional Information
Specifications Glossary
Digital inputs Optical: 3
Coaxial: 1
AC-3 RF: 1
Digital outputs Optical: 1
Analog outputs FRONT (L R), REAR (L
R), CENTER, WOOFER:
Output level: IV
Output impedance:
1 kilohms
BASS BOOST +5 dB at 60 Hz
Video inputs 3 (ANALOG VIDEO IN,
DIGITAL 1 VIDEO IN,
DIGITAL 2 VIDEO IN)
Video output 1 (MONITOR OUT)
Center mode
A setting used by the Dolby Pro Logic
Surround mode to determine the kind of
signal processing required to produce the
surround effect with the speakers you have
connected. The center mode is determined
automatically according to the setting of the
speaker size parameters in the SP. SETUP
menu.
This processor's Dolby Digital (AC-3)
circuitry provides a more versatile range of
speaker settings than the standard Dolby Pro
Logic center mode setting. For your reference,
the following chart shows the relationship
between the Dolby Digital (AC-3) speaker
size parameters and the Dolby Pro Logic
center mode.
FS = Front speaker size
CS = Center speaker size
RS = Rear speaker size
C.Mode = Dolby Pro Logic center mode
Power
U.S.A. and Canada
requirements
120 V AC, 60 Hz
Singapore
230 VAC, 50/60 Hz
China
230 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Australia
240 V AC, 50 Hz
Power
35 W
consumption
Dimensions 430 x 98 x 355.5 mm
(17x3 7 /,x 14 in)
Mass (Approx.)
6.5 kg
(14 lb 5 oz)
Supplied
accessories
See page 4.
FS
CS RS
C.Mode
SMALL
SMALL
SMALL
—
LARGE
SMALL
SMALL NORMAL
SMALL
SMALL
LARGE
—
LARGE
SMALL LARGE NORMAL
LARGE
LARGE
SMALL WIDE
LARGE
LARGE
LARGE
WIDE
SMALL
LARGE
SMALL
—
SMALL
LARGE
LARGE
—
SMALL
NO
SMALL
—
LARGE NO
SMALL
PHANTOM
LARGE
NO
LARGE
PHANTOM
SMALL NO
LARGE
—
LARGE SMALL
NO
—
LARGE LARGE
NO
3CH
SMALL SMALL
NO
—
SMALL
LARGE
NO —
Design and specifications are subject to
change without notice.
Dolby Digital (AC-3)
This is a new digital surround system
proposed to reproduce Dolby SR-D (the 3
dimensional sound system developed for use
in movie theaters) in the home. 3 This
technology allows you to enjoy the full 5.1 ch
soundtrack intended by the filmmaker, in the
comfort of your own home.
Digital Cinema Sound
The application of Sony digital signal
processing technology to shift sound away
from the actual speaker position and simulate
the sound direction information produced by
several speakers positioned in places arounti
or behind the listening position.
The number and angle of the simulated
(virtual) speakers were developed to simulate
the sound of the actual speaker arrangement
in the editing rooms of Sony Pictures
Entertainment, Hollywood.
These sound modes allow you to enjoy a
truthful reproduction of the sound
environment intended by the filmmaker, in
the comfort of your own home.
Dolby Pro Logic Surround
Decoding system of Dolby Surround sound
standardized in TV programs and movies.
Compared with the former Dolby Surround
system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves
sound image by using four separate channels:
off-screen audio effects, on-screen dialog, left-
to-right panning, and music. These channels
manipulate the sound to be heard and
enhance the action as it happens on the
screen. To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic,
you should have at least one pair of rear
speakers and/or one center speaker.
You also need to select the appropriate center
mode to enjoy a full effect.
Dolby Surround
Encoding and decoding system of Dolby
Surround sound for consumer use. Dolby
Surround decodes the extra channels on the
Dolby Surround-encoded sound tracks of
movie videos and TV programmed and
produces sound effects and echoes that make
the action seem to envelop you.
Surround sound
Sound that consists of three elements: direct
sound, early reflected sound (early
reflections) and reverberative sound
(reverberation). The acoustics where you hear
the sound affect the way these three sound'
elements are heard. These sound elements are
combined in such a way that you can actually
feel the size and the type of a concert hall.
• Types of sound
Early reflections Reverberation
Direct sound
Transition of sound from rear speakers
Direct sound Early
Level I • reflections Reverberation
Early reflection time
Time