Sony DAV-DX355 Manual

x [MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD only)

Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or
off.

x [AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO only)

Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track.
Useful for watching movies at low volume late
at night.

x [AUDIO (HDMI)]

Selects the type of audio signal output from the
HDMI OUT jack.

Note

• A loud noise (or no sound) will be output if you

connect the system to a TV that is not compatible
with DOLBY DIGITAL/DTS (digital theater system)
signals and [AUTO] is selected. In this case, select
[PCM].

• When you connect the system and TV with the HDMI

cord and [AUTO] or [PCM] is selected, DYNAMIC
BASS, MOVIE/MUSIC, and sound field are not
applied to the sound that is output from the TV.

To obtain the best possible surround sound, set
for the size of the speakers you have connected
and their distance from your listening position.
Then use the test tone to adjust the level and the
balance of the speakers to the same level.

Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the Setup
Display. For details, see “Using the Setup
Display” (page 71).
The default settings are underlined.

Note

• You cannot operate these setup items when you

connect headphones to the system.

To return to the default setting
when changing a setting

Select the item, then press CLEAR. Note that
only the [SIZE] setting does not return to the
default setting.

x [SIZE]

If you do not connect center or surround
speakers, or move the surround speakers, set the
parameters for [CENTER] and [SURROUND]
and specify the surround speaker position. Since
the front speaker and subwoofer setting is fixed,
you cannot change them.

[ON]

Stores the resume settings in
memory for up to 40 discs.

[OFF]

Does not store the resume settings
in memory. Playback restarts at
the resume point only for the
current disc in the system.

[OFF]

No compression of dynamic
range.

[STANDARD]

Reproduces the sound track with
the kind of dynamic range that the
recording engineer intended.

[MAX]

Compresses dynamic range fully.

[OFF]

The sound is not output from the
HDMI OUT jack.

[AUTO]

Outputs audio signals that is
matched to the requested audio
stream from the connected TV.

[PCM]

Converts Dolby Digital, DTS
(digital theater system), or 96
kHz/24 bit PCM (pulse code
modulation) signals to 48 kHz/ 16
bit PCM (pulse code modulation).

Settings for the Speakers

[SPEAKER SETUP]

[FRONT]

[YES]

[CENTER]

[YES]: Normally select this.

[NONE]: Select this if no center
speaker is used.

[SURROUND]

[YES]: Normally select this.

[NONE]: Select this if no
surround speaker is used.

[SUBWOOFER]

[YES]

SPEAKER SETUP

DISTANCE(FRONT):
DISTANCE(SURROUND):
LEVEL(FRONT):
LEVEL(SURROUND):

OFF

TEST TONE:

SIZE:

FRONT:
CENTER:

YES

SURROUND:
SUBWOOFER: