Sony STR-V323, Operating Instructions Manual

Using Surround sound

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Getting the Most Out of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround Sound

To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround
sound, first select the centre mode according to the
speaker system you have. Then, adjust each speaker
volume and delay time.

Note that you must have at least one additional pair of
speakers and/or one centre speaker to do the following
adjustments.

Selecting the centre mode

The receiver offers you four centre modes: Phantom,
Normal, Wide and 3 Stereo. Each mode is designed for
a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that
best suits your speaker’s system configuration:

1

Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on sound
field.

2

Press SOUND FIELD MODE +/– repeatedly to
select the Dolby surround sound field (PRO
LOGIC or C.STUDIO mode).

3

Press SET UP repeatedly until “CTR MODE”
appears on the display.

4

Press +/– repeatedly until the centre mode you
want appears on the display. Select the centre
mode as follows:

TEST TONE

SOUND FIELD
MODE +/–

LEVEL
/–

EFFECT/
DELAY

REAR

SET UP

CENTER

EFFECT/DELAY

+/–

SOUND FIELD

MODE +/–

SOUND FIELD

ON/OFF

ENTER

SOUND FIELD
ON/OFF

LEVEL
REAR +/–

So that

The sound of the
centre channel is
output from the front
speakers.

The bass sound of the
centre channel is
output from the front
speakers (because a
small speaker cannot
produce enough
bass).

For “complete”
Dolby Pro Logic
Surround sound.

The sound of the rear
channel is output
from the front
speakers.

Select

PHANTOM

NORMAL

WIDE

3 STEREO
(3 Channel
Logic)

If you have

Front and rear
speakers, no
centre speaker

Front and rear
speakers, and a
small centre
speaker

Front and rear
speakers, and a
large centre
speaker

Front and centre
speakers, no rear
speaker