Sony str-dg800 User Manual

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Settings for the audio 
(AUDIO menu)
You can use the AUDIO menu to make settings 
for the audio to suit your preference.
Select “5-AUDIO SET” in the amplifier 
menus. For details on adjusting the 
parameters, see “Navigating through menus” 
(page 46) and “
Overview of the menus” (page 
47).
AUDIO menu parameters
DECODE PRIORITY (Digital 
audio input decoding priority)
Lets you specify the input mode for the digital 
signal input to the DIGITAL IN jacks.
• DEC.  PRI.  AUTO
Automatically switches the input mode 
between DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM.
• DEC. PRI. PCM
PCM signals are given priority (to prevent 
interruption when playback starts). 
However, when other signals are input, there 
may be no sound depending on the format. 
In this case, set to “DEC. PRI. AUTO”. 
Note
When set to “DEC. PRI. AUTO” and the sound from 
the digital audio jacks (for CD, etc.) is interrupted 
when playback starts, set to “DEC. PRI. PCM”.
DUAL MONO (Digital broadcast 
language selection)
Lets you select the language you want to listen 
to during digital broadcast. This feature only 
functions for Dolby Digital sources.
• DUAL MONO MAIN (Main)
Sound of the main language will be output.
• DUAL MONO SUB (Sub)
Sound of the sub language will be output.
• DUAL MONO M+S (Main + Sub)
Mixed sound of both the main and sub 
languages will be output.
• DUAL MONO M/S (Main/Sub)
Sound of the main language will be output 
through the front left speaker and sound of 
the sub language will be output through the 
front right speaker simultaneously.
A/V SYNCHRONIZE (Time 
alignment)
Lets you delay the audio output so that the 
time gap between the audio output and 
visual display is minimized. You can adjust 
from 0 (0 ms) to 20 (200 ms) in 1 (10 ms) 
steps.
DIGITAL ASSIGN (Digital audio 
input assignment)
Lets you assign the digital audio input to other 
input source. For details, see “Listening to 
digital sound from other inputs (DIGITAL 
ASSIGN)” (page 78).
NAME IN (Naming inputs)
Lets you set the name of inputs. For details, see 
“Naming inputs” (page 82).
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