Sony STR-DE698 Manual

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You can take advantage of surround sound 
simply by selecting one of the receiver’s pre-
programmed sound fields. They bring the 
exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters 
and concert halls into your home. 

The selected sound field appears in the display.

Sound fields with 

DCS

 marks use DCS 

technology. 
DCS is the concept name of the surround 
technology for home theater developed by Sony. 
DCS uses the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 
technology to reproduce the sound 
characteristics of an actual cinema cutting studio 
in Hollywood.
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. 

x

 DCS

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony 
Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema 
production studio. This is a standard mode, great for 
watching most any type of movies.

x

 DCS

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony 
Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema 
production studio. This mode is ideal for watching 
science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound 
effects.

x

 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.

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.

• 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.

CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS

C.ST.EX A

CINEMA STUDIO EX B DCS

C.ST.EX B

CINEMA STUDIO EX C DCS

C.ST.EX C

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