Sony fm stereo fm-am receiver str-sl50 User Manual
Enjoying Surround Sound
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Understanding the multi channel surround displays
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MEMORY
L
C
R
SL
SW
LFE
DIGITAL DTS
PRO LOGIC II
PRO LOGIC II
ST
RDS OPT COAX
D.RANGE
MONO
S
SR
L
C
R
SL
SR
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DIGITAL:
Lights up when the receiver is
decoding signals recorded in the Dolby
Digital format.
Digital format.
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DTS:
Lights up when DTS signals are input.
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SW:
Lights up when sub woofer selection is
set to “YES” (page 14) and the audio signal is
output from the SUB WOOFER jacks.
output from the SUB WOOFER jacks.
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Playback channel indicators:
The letters
(L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being
played back. The boxes around the letters
vary to show how the receiver downmixes the
source sound (based on the speakers settings).
When using sound fields like “C.ST.EX”, the
receiver adds reverberation based on the
source sound.
played back. The boxes around the letters
vary to show how the receiver downmixes the
source sound (based on the speakers settings).
When using sound fields like “C.ST.EX”, the
receiver adds reverberation based on the
source sound.
L (Front Left), R (Front Right), C (Center
(monaural)), SL (Surround Left), SR
(Surround Right), S (Surround (monaural or
the surround components obtained by Pro
Logic processing)).
(monaural)), SL (Surround Left), SR
(Surround Right), S (Surround (monaural or
the surround components obtained by Pro
Logic processing)).
Example:
Recording format (Front/Surround): 3/2
Output channel: Surround speakers absent
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
Output channel: Surround speakers absent
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
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Tuner indicators:
Light up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See
pages 24–28 for tuner operations.
pages 24–28 for tuner operations.
Note
“RDS” only appears for models of area code
CEL only.
CEL only.
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D.RANGE:
Lights up when dynamic range
compression is activated. See page 22 to
adjust the dynamic range compression.
adjust the dynamic range compression.
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COAX:
Lights up when the source signal is a
digital signal being input through the COAX
terminal.
terminal.
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OPT:
Lights up when the source signal is a
digital signal being input through the OPT
terminal.
terminal.
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LFE:
Lights up when the disc being played
back contains the LFE (Low Frequency
Effect) channel and when the sound of the
LFE channel signal is actually being
reproduced.
Effect) channel and when the sound of the
LFE channel signal is actually being
reproduced.
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PRO LOGIC II:
“;
PRO LOGIC”
lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic
processing to 2 channel signals in order to
output the center and surround channel
signals. “;
processing to 2 channel signals in order to
output the center and surround channel
signals. “;
PRO LOGIC
II” lights up when
Pro Logic II processing (“PLII MOV” or
“PLII MUS”) is applied (page 18). However,
both indicators do not light up if the center
and surround speakers are set to “NO”, and
“A.F.D. AUTO”, “DOLBY PL”, “PLII
MOV” or “PLII MUS” is selected.
“PLII MUS”) is applied (page 18). However,
both indicators do not light up if the center
and surround speakers are set to “NO”, and
“A.F.D. AUTO”, “DOLBY PL”, “PLII
MOV” or “PLII MUS” is selected.
Note
Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II
decoding does not function for DTS format
signals.
decoding does not function for DTS format
signals.