Sony STR-D965 - Glossary

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Glossary
Center mode
Setting of speakers to enhance Dolby Pro Logic
Surround mode. To obtain the best possible
surround sound, select one of the following
four center modes according to your speaker
system.
¢ NORMAL mode
Select NORMAL mode if you have front and
rear speakers and a small center speaker.
Since a small speaker cannot produce
enough bass, the bass sound of the center
channel is output from the front speakers.
Center
speaker
Front
speaker (R)
Front
speaker (L)
Rear Rear
speaker (L) speaker (R)
e WIDE mode
Select WIDE mode if you have front and
rear speakers and a large center speaker.
With the WIDE mode, you can take full
advantage of Dolby Surround sound.
Center
speaker
Front
speaker (R)
Front
speaker (L)
Rear Rear
speaker (L) speaker (R)
¢ PHANTOM mode
Select PHANTOM mode if you have front
and rear speakers but no center speaker. The
sound of the center channel is output from
the front speakers.
Front
speaker (R)
Front
speaker (L)
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Rear Rear
speaker (L) speaker (R)
* 3 CH LOGIC mode
Select 3 CH LOGIC mode if you have front
and center speakers but no rear speaker. The
sound of the rear channel is output from the
front speakers to let you experience some of
the surround sound without using rear
speakers.
Center
speaker
Front
speaker (R)
Front
speaker (L)
Delay time
Time lag between the surround sound output
from front speakers and rear speakers. By
adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers,
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.
Direct tuning
Tuning method to let you directly enter a
station’s frequency using the numeric buttons.
Use this method if you know the frequency of
the station you want.
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 programs and produces
sound effects and echoes that make the action
seem to envelop you.
The receiver offers Dolby Surround as one of
the pre-programmed sound fields. If you have
rear or center speaker(s), we recommend that
you customize the Dolby Surround sound field
by selecting the appropriate center mode to
take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround
sound.
Effect level
Combination of the level of early reflections
and reverberation. You can adjust the effect
level in 6 levels. As you select higher levels, the
room becomes “live,” and as you select lower
levels, the room becomes “dead.”
Memory page
Internal memory to store preset radio stations.
This receiver provides 3 “pages” (A, B, and C).
Each memory page lets you store 10 FM or AM
stations; therefore, you can store a total of 30
stations.
Parameter
Variable of sound that composes sound image,
such as tone or delay time. You can customize
the pre-programmed sound fields by adjusting
parameters to suit your listening situation.
Preset station
A radio broadcasting station that is stored in
memory of the receiver. Once you “preset”
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.
Programmable remote
Remote control with “learning” capability. You
can control not only Sony components but non-
Sony components by programming the control
signals of these components.
Sound field
Sound pattern produced by a sounding source
or sources in a given environment due to direct
and reflected sounds and the acoustics of the
environment. The receiver offers 6 pre-
programmed sound fields (DOLBY SUR,
THEATER, STADIUM, HALL, GAME, and
ACOUSTIC) to let you enjoy surround sound
easily.
Station index
Index name given to preset radio stations. You
can group preset stations by assigning the
same station index to them.
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
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LPS
Early reflection time Time
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