User manual SONY TA-E90ES

[. . . ] The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off. If you are not going to use the amplifier for a long time, be sure to disconnect the amplifier from the wall outlet. To disconnect the AC power cord, grasp the plug itself; never pull the cord. Place the amplifier in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat buildup and prolong the life of the amplifier. [. . . ] Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio using the 3D sound imaging of V. DIMENSION (page 29) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from the sound of the front speakers (without using actual rear speakers). Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production studio using the 3D sound imaging of V. DIMENSION (page 29) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from the sound of the front speakers (without using actual rear speakers). Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage using the 3D sound imaging of V. DIMENSION (page 29) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from the sound of the front speakers (without using actual rear speakers). Allows you to retain a theater like environment while listening at low volume levels, such as late at night. Creates a theater like environment from movies with monaural soundtracks. Creates a theater like environment from movies recorded with stereo soundtracks Allows you to experience a theater like environment while listening through a pair of headphones. This mode is ideal for watching sciencefiction or action movies with lots of sound effects. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack. " light up when the disc being played contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel. When the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced, the bars underneath the letters lights up to indicate the level. Since the LFE signal is not recorded in all parts of the input signal the bar indication will fluctuate (and may turn off) during playback. WOOFER Lights when the sub woofer selection is set to "YES" and sound is being output from the sub woofer. 9 PRO LOGIC Lights when this unit applies Pro Logic processing to two channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals. note When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that DIGITAL/ANALOG is NOT set to ANALOG (see 4 on page 23). The boxes around the letters vary to show how the amplifier downmixes the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using music sound modes like LARGE HALL or SMALL HALL the amplifier adds reverberation based on the source sound. The following table shows how the indicators light when using AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode. Although the table below shows almost all of the configurations available from multi channel surround signals, the ones marked " " are the most common. * Signals with Dolby surround encoded flag OFF ** Signals with Dolby surround encoded flag ON *** Sampling frequency is displayed The amplifier performs Pro Logic decoding and the display conforms to 2/0** when using the following movie sound modes with 2/0* or STEREO PCM format signals. [. . . ] The rear channel is stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this format. The good channel separation is realized because the all channel data is recorded discrete and processed in digital. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproduces left-to-right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround, you should have one pair of rear speakers and a center speaker. [. . . ]