Sony STR-DA3200ES User Manual

Surround speaker position is designed specifically 
for implementation of the Cinema Studio EX modes. 
For other sound fields, speaker position is not so 
critical.
Those sound fields were designed under the premise 
that the surround speakers would be located behind 
the listening position, but presentation remains fairly 
consistent even with the surround speakers 
positioned at a rather wide angle. However, if the 
speakers are pointing toward the listener from the 
immediate left and right of the listening position, the 
surround effects become unclear unless set to 
“SIDE.”
Nevertheless, each listening environment has many 
variables, such as wall reflections, and you may 
obtain better results using “BEHD” if your speakers 
are located high above the listening position, even if 
they are located to the immediate left and right.
Therefore, although it may result in a setting 
contrary to the above explanation, we recommend 
that you playback multi-channel surround encoded 
software and select the setting that provides a good 
sense of spaciousness and that best succeeds in 
forming a cohesive space between the surround 
sound from the surround speakers and the sound of 
the front speakers. If you are not sure which sounds 
best, select “BEHD” and then use the speaker 
distance parameter and speaker level adjustments to 
obtain proper balance.

x SP CROSSOVER 

Lets you set the bass crossover frequency of 
speakers that has been set to “SMALL” in the 
System Settings menu. You cannot set “SP 
CROSSOVER” when setting speakers using 
the auto calibration function. To adjust the 
speaker crossover, set “A.CAL LOAD?” to 
“OFF” in the Auto Calibration menu. Then, set 
up the speakers manually, and select the 
parameter from “SP CROSSOVER.”

You can use the System Settings menu to 
customize the settings of the receiver. Select 
“System Settings” in the setting menus. For 
details on adjusting the parameters, see 
“Navigating through menus” (page 56) and 
“Overview of the menus” (page 57).

x DIMMER 

Lets you adjust the brightness of the display. 
When you choose setting such that you turn off 
the display completely, the MULTI 
CHANNEL DECODING indicator is also 
turned off.

x INSTALLER MODE 

For details, see “Custom install mode 
parameters” (page 100).

x 12V TRIG. MAIN 

For details, see “Custom install mode 
parameters” (page 100).

x SP. IMPEDANCE 

For details, see “6: Setting the speakers” (page 
41).