Sony 3-295-946-12(1) User Manual

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Enjo
ying Surr
ound Sound
Enjoying Dolby Digital 
and DTS Surround sound 
(AUTO FORMAT DIRECT)
The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows 
you to listen to higher fidelity sound and select 
the decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel 
stereo sound as multi channel sound.
Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select 
the sound field you want.
You can also use SOUND FIELD +/– on the 
receiver. 
For details, see “Types of A.F.D. mode” (page 
43).
Types of A.F.D. mode
Enjoying Surround Sound
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2
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VIDEO1
VIDEO2
BD
DVD
2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
THEATRE
SAT
TV
SA-CD/CD TUNER
A.F.D.
A.F.D. mode
 
[Display]
Multi channel 
audio after 
decoding
Effect
A.F.D. AUTO
 
[A.F.D. AUTO]
(Detecting 
automatically)
Presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded without 
adding any surround effects. However, this receiver will 
generate a low frequency signal for output to the subwoofer 
when there is no LFE signals.
PRO LOGIC
 
[DOLBY PL]
4 channel
Performs Dolby Pro Logic decoding. The source recorded in 
2 channel format is decoded into 4.1 channels.
PRO LOGIC II MOVIE
 
[PLII MV]
5 channel
Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding. This 
setting is ideal for movies encoded in Dolby Surround. In 
addition, this mode can reproduce sound in 5.1 channel for 
watching videos of overdubbed or old movies.
PRO LOGIC II MUSIC
 
[PLII MS]
5 channel
Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode decoding. This 
setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs.
MULTI STEREO
 
[MULTI ST.]
(Multi Stereo)
Outputs 2 channel left/right signals from all speakers.