Sony HT-ST5000 Owner's Manual

Customizing the
Speaker Settings for
Surround Sound

To obtain the good surround sound, set
the speakers distance from your
listening position and their output level,
etc.

The default settings are underlined.

Press HOME.
The home menu appears on the TV
screen.

Select

[Setup] from the home

menu.

The setup display appears on the TV
screen.

Select [Audio Settings] - [Speaker
Settings].

The [Speaker Settings] screen
appears on the TV screen.

Perform the speaker settings.

Select the setting item from the
following items by pressing

/

and

, then set the value in

accordance with the environment
by pressing

/ and .

[Distance]

Set the distance from the listening
position to the speakers.
You can set the value from 0 ft to 33 ft
(1/4 ft step) (0 meters to 10 meters (0.1
m step)).
[Front]: Sets the front speaker distance.
[Subwoofer]: Sets the subwoofer
distance.

Tip

You can change measurement units (feet
or meters) by pressing the color button
(RED).

[Level]

Adjust the sound level of the speakers.
For [Front], [Height], and [Subwoofer],
you can set the value from -6.0 dB to 6.0
dB (0.5 dB step).
[Front]: Sets the front speaker level.
[Height]: Sets the height speaker level.
[Subwoofer]: Sets the subwoofer level.

[Test Tone]

The test tone is emitted from the
speakers for checking the available
speakers.
[Off]: The test tone is not emitted from
the speakers.
[On]: The test tone emitted from each
speaker in order.

[Ceiling Height]

Set the ceiling height of the room where
the system is installed.
You can set the value from 3.25 ft to 16.5
ft (1/4 ft step) (1 meter to 5 meters (0.1 m
step)).

Tip

You can change measurement units (feet
or meters) by pressing the color button
(RED).

Using the Various Functions/

Settings