Sony TA-DA9000ES, Operating Instructions Manual

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science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound
effects.
x CINEMA STUDIO EX C
DCS
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is
ideal for watching musicals or films where orchestra
music is featured in the soundtrack.
x V.MULTI DIMENSION
DCS
Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers from a single pair of
actual surround speakers.
About CINEMA STUDIO EX modes
CINEMA STUDIO EX modes are suitable for
watching motion picture DVDs (etc.), with
multi channel surround effects. You can
reproduce the sound characteristics of Sony
Pictures Entertainment’s dubbing studio in your
home.
The CINEMA STUDIO EX modes consist of
the following three elements.
• Virtual Multi Dimension
Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers from a single
pair of actual surround speakers.
• Screen Depth Matching
Creates the sensation that the sound is coming
from inside the screen like in theaters.
• Cinema Studio Reverberation
Reproduces the type of reverberation found in
theaters.
The CINEMA STUDIO EX modes integrate
these three elements simultaneously.
Tips
You can identify the encoding format of DVD
software, etc. by looking at the logo on the package.
– : Dolby Digital discs
– : Dolby Surround encoded programs
– : DTS Digital Surround encoded programs
Notes
• The effects provided by the virtual speakers may
cause increased noise in the playback signal.
• 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.
The selected sound field appears in the display.
x D.CONCERT HALL A
Uses 3D sound imaging to reproduce the sound
characteristics of the CONCERTGEBOUW in
Amsterdam, which is famous for a large sound stage
produced by reflectivity.
x D.CONCERT HALL B
Uses 3D sound imaging to reproduce the sound
characteristics of the MUSIKVEREIN in Vienna,
which is famous for its hall resonance and unique
reverberative sound.
x CHURCH
Reproduces the acoustics of a stone church.
x JAZZ CLUB
Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
x LIVE CONCERT
Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
x STADIUM
Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium.
x SPORTS
Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting.
When the headphones are
connected
You can select only from the following sound
fields.
x HEADPHONE (2CH)
Press 2CH or A.F.D. Outputs the sound in 2 channel
(stereo). Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely
bypass the sound field processing and multi channel
surround formats are downmixed to 2 channels.
x HEADPHONE (DIRECT)
Press DIRECT. Outputs the analog signals without
digital processing by the equalizer.
x HEADPHONE (MULTI 1/MULTI 2)
Press MULTI CH 1/2. Outputs the analog signals input
to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks by
downmixing to 2 channels.
Sound field
D.CONCERT HALL A
D.CONCERT HALL B
CHURCH
JAZZ CLUB
LIVE CONCERT
STADIUM
SPORTS