User manual SONY STR-DB790

[. . . ] Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. [. . . ] Selecting a sound field for movies Press MOVIE repeatedly to select the sound field you want. When played at home, DCS will create a powerful theater effect that mimics the artistic combination of sound and action as envisioned by the movie director. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects. When the audio signal is 2 channel stereo or if the source signal does not include a LFE signal, the receiver generates a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer. However the low frequency signal is not generated when "Neo:6 Cinema" or "Neo:6 Music" is selected. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the soundtrack. D CS Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers from a single pair of actual surround speakers. CINEMA STUDIO EX modes are suitable for watching motion picture DVDs (etc. You can reproduce the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment's dubbing studio in your home. Virtual Multi Dimension Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers from a single pair of actual surround speakers. â· Screen Depth Matching Creates the sensation that the sound is coming from inside the screen like in theaters. When the headphones are connected You can select only from the following sound fields. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channels. Allows you to experience a theater-like environment while listening through a pair of headphones. If you connect a pair of headphones while a sound field is operating, the system will automatically switch to HEADPHONE (2CH) if using a sound field selected with the 2CH or A. Button, or to HEADPHONE THEATER if using a sound field selected with the MOVIE or MUSIC button. The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal. â· When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers. Selecting a sound field for music Press MUSIC repeatedly to select the sound field you want. This function lets you select the decoding mode for the surround back signals of the multi channel input stream. You can select the surround back decoding mode using "SB XXXX" in the CUSTOMIZE menu (page 39). How to select the surround back decoding mode You can select the surround back mode you want according to the input stream. [. . . ] â· Some discs have no Dolby Digital EX flag even though the packages have Dolby Digital EX logos. There is no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the surround/surround back speakers. Make sure the surround speakers are set to either "SMALL" or "LARGE" (page 21). â· Make sure the surround back speaker is set to either "DUAL" or "SINGLE" (STR-DA1000ES), or "YES" (STR-DB790) (page 21). [. . . ]