Sony TA-E9000ES User Manual

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6 MASTER VOLUME control

After turning on the component you selected, turn to
adjust the volume.

7 PHONES jack

Use to connect stereo headphones.
Connecting headphones cuts the output from the PRE
OUT jacks.

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When listening to media recorded in multi-channel audio format
(Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, DVD encoded with DTS, etc.),
Virtual Surround simulates the audio playback produced by
speakers placed at fixed positions around the listener. When you
connect headphones, "V. MOVIE PHONES" appears in the
display. Virtual Surround starts automatically with playback of
media recorded in a multi-channel audio format.  However,
pressing 2ch or AUTO FORMAT, or using when the sound field is
off presents a 2 channel stereo downmix to the headphones.

8 MODE +/– buttons

Press repeatedly to select the desired sound field.
For details, see “Selecting a Sound Field” on page 23.

9 2ch button

Press to cancel the sound fields and output the sound
of the selected source from only the front left and right
speakers.
For details, see “SURROUND OFF (2ch)” on page 26.

0 AUTO FORMAT button

Press to set the unit to automatically detect the type of
signals being input and perform the proper decoding.
This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/
encoded without adding any effects.
For details, see “AUTO FORMAT DECODING” on
page 26.

!¡ EQUALIZER BANK button

Press repeatedly to select an equalizer (EQ PRESET
1~5) or turn the equalizer off (EQUALIZER OFF).

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Do the following to bypass the sound field and equalizer circuits.
1 Press EQUALIZER BANK to turn off the equalizer.
2 • When listening to multi-channel sources, press AUTO

FORMAT to turn off the sound field processing.

• When listening to two channel (stereo) sources, press 2ch to

bypass the sound field processing.

The result will be a sound that is highly faithful to the program
source.

!™ Menu indicators

Light to indicate the menu selected using the MAIN
MENU button (!£).

!£ MAIN MENU button

Press this button repeatedly to select any of the
following menus. The corresponding menu indicator
(!™) also lights.

SP SETUP

Specify speaker sizes, locations
and crossover frequencies (page
18).

EQUALIZER

Adjust the equalization (bass/
mid/treble) of the front, center
and rear speakers or clear
equalizer presets from the
memory (page  32).

SURROUND

Change the various surround
parameters (effect level, wall
type, etc.), and adjust the overall
tone of the sound field (page 34).

LEVEL

Adjust speaker balance, volume
levels, and overall dynamic
range, etc (page 35).

CUSTOMIZE

Make a variety of adjustments
and customize how the control
amplifier operates (page 38).

!¢ MENU knob

Turn to select a parameter from the current menu.

!∞ +/– knob

Turn to adjust the setting of the current parameter.

!§ IR receptor

Receives IR signals emitted by the remote.

!¶ IR emitter

Emits IR signals to the remote.