Sony STR-SE591 - VIRTUAL ENHANCED A* (Virtual Enhanced Surround A); VIRTUAL ENHANCED B* (Virtual Enhanced Surround B); Use the buttons on the front panel to operate the following modes; AUTO FORMAT DECODING (Press the A.F.D. button)

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Sound field
Effect
VIRTUAL ENHANCED A*
(Virtual Enhanced Surround A)
Uses 3D sound imaging to create 3 sets of virtual rear
speakers from the sound of the front speakers without
using actual rear speakers.
VIRTUAL ENHANCED B*
(Virtual Enhanced Surround B)
Uses 3D sound imaging to create 1 set of virtual rear
speakers from the sound of the front speakers without
using actual rear speakers.
SMALL
HALL
Reproduces
the
acoustics
of
a
small
rectangular
concert
sua
Ideal
for
soft
acoustic
sounds.
LARGE
HALL
ed
sis
the
acoustics
of
a
large
rectangular
concert
OPERA
HOUSE
Reproduces
the
acoustics
of
an
opera
house.
Ideal
for
musicals
and
opera.
JAZZ
CLUB
Reproduces
the
acoustics
of
a
jazz
club.
DISCO/CLUB
Reproduces
the
acoustics
of
a
discotheque
/dance
club.
CHURCH
Reproduces
the
acoustics
of
a
stone
church.
LIVE
HOUSE
Reproduces
the
acoustics
of
a
300-seat
live
house.
Great
for
rock
or
pop
music.
ARENA
Reproduces
the
acoustics
of
a
1000-seat
concert
hall.
STADIUM
Reproduces
the
feeling
of
a
large
open-air
stadium.
Great
for
sporting
events
or
electric
(amplified) music.
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GAME
Obtains maximum audio impact from video game
software.
* “VIRTUAL” sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers.
Notes
*
The
effects
provided
by
the
virtual
speakers
may
cause
increased
noise
in
the
playback
signal.
Be sure to set the game machine to stereo
mode when using game software with
stereo sound capabilities.
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When
listening
to
sound
fields
that
employ
the
virtual
speakers,
you
will
not
be
able
to
hear
any
sound
coming
directly
from
the
rear
speakers.
Use the buttons on the front panel to operate the following modes
AUTO FORMAT DECODING
(Press the A.F.D. button)
Automatically detects the type of audio signal being
input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, or standard
2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if
necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was
recorded /encoded, without adding any effects.
You can use this mode as a reference. Set
the equalizer to OFF while using this mode
to hear the source sound exactly as it was
recorded.
2
CHANNEL
Outputs
the
sound
from
the
front
left
and
right
This
allows
you
to
play
any
source
using
(Press
the
2CH
button)
speakers
only.
Standard
two
channel
(stereo)
sources
only
the
front
left
and
right
speakers.
completely
bypass
the
sound
field
processing.
Multi
channel
surround
formats
are
downmixed
to
two
channels.
Note
No
sound
is
output
from
the
sub
woofer
when
the
2
CHANNEL
mode
is
selected.
To
listen
to
two
channel
(stereo)
sources
using
the
front
left
and
right
speakers
and
a
sub
woofer,
use
the
AUTO
FORMAT
DECODING
mode.
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