Sony STR-DE898 Manual

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EFFECT XXX (Effect level)
Initial setting: STD
Lets you adjust the “presence” of the surround effect in 
3 levels – MIN (minimum effect), STD (standard 
effect) and MAX (maximum effect).
Note
This parameter is valid only when you use a sound 
field selected with the MOVIE or MUSIC buttons.
Resetting sound fields to the 
initial settings
Use the buttons on the receiver for the operation.
1
Press 
?/1
 to turn off the power.
2
While holding down 2CH, press 
?/1
.
“S.F. INITIALIZE” appears in the display 
and all sound fields are reset to the initial 
setting.
You can adjust the tonal quality (bass, treble 
level) of the front speakers using the 
EQUALIZER menu. These settings are applied 
to all sound fields and can be reproduced 
whenever you turn on the equalizer.
1
Start playing a source encoded with 
multi channel surround effects (DVD, 
etc.).
2
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select 
EQUALIZER
”.
3
Press 
 or 
 repeatedly to select the 
parameter you want to adjust.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn –/+ to 
select the setting you want.
The setting is entered automatically. 
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other 
items.
Note
You cannot adjust the equalizer when the receiver is 
decoding signals with a sampling frequency of more 
than 48 kHz, or when DTS 96/24, DTS-ES Matrix or 
DTS Neo:6 decoding is applied.
EQUALIZER menu parameters
x
EQUALIZER XXX
(Equalizer on/off)
Initial setting: OFF
Select “ON” to activate the equalizer.
x
BASS XXX.X dB 
(Front speaker bass level)
x
TREBLE XXX.X dB 
(Front speaker treble level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from –10 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
Adjusting the equalizer
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