Glossary - Sony SDP-E800 Mode D'emploi

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Glossary

Optical: 3
Centre mode
Coaxial: 1 A setting used by the Dolby Pro Logic
Surround mode to determine the kind of
AC-3 RF: 1
signal processing required to produce the
surround effect with the speakers you have
Optical: 1
connected. The centre mode is determined
automatically according to the setting of the
FRONT (L R), REAR (L
speaker size parameters in the SP. SETUP
menu.
R), CENTER, WOOFER:
This processor's Dolby Digital (AC-3)
Output level: 1V
circuitry provides a more versatile range of
Output impedance:
speaker settings than the standard Dolby Pro
1 kilohms
Logic centre mode setting. For your reference,
the following chart shows the relationship
+5 dB at 60 Hz
between the Dolby Digital (AC-3) speaker
size parameters and the Dolby Pro Logic
centre mode.
3 (ANALOG VIDEO IN,
DIGITAL 1 VIDEO IN,
FS = Front speaker size
DIGITAL 2 VIDEO IN)
CS = Centre speaker size
RS = Rear speaker size
1 (MONITOR OUT) C.Mode = Dolby Pro Logic centre mode
FS
220 - 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz
SMALL SMALL SMALL
LARGE SMALL SMALL NORMAL
35 W
SMALL SMALL LARGE
LARGE SMALL LARGE NORMAL
430 x 98 x 355.5 mm
LARGE LARGE SMALL WIDE
(17 x 3 7 / x 14 in)
8 LARGE LARGE LARGE WIDE
SMALL LARGE SMALL
6.5 kg
(14 lb 5 oz)
SMALL LARGE LARGE
SMALL NO
See page 4.
LARGE NO
LARGE NO
SMALL NO
LARGE SMALL NO
LARGE LARGE NO
SMALL SMALL NO
SMALL LARGE NO
Dolby Digital (AC-3)
This is a new digital surround system
proposed to reproduce Dolby SR-D (the 3
dimensional sound system developed for use
in movie theatres) in the home. This
technology allows you to enjoy the full 5.1 ch
soundtrack intended by the filmmaker, in the
comfort of your own home.
CS RS C.Mode
—
—
—
—
SMALL —
SMALL PHANTOM
LARGE PHANTOM
LARGE —
—
3CH
—
—
Digital Cinema Sound
The application of Sony digital signal
processing technology to shift sound away
from the actual speaker position and simulate
the sound direction information produced by
several speakers positioned in places around
or behind the listening position.
The number and angle of the simulated
(virtual) speakers were developed to simulate
the sound of the actual speaker arrangement
in the editing rooms of Sony Pictures
Entertainment, Hollywood.
These sound modes allow you to enjoy a
truthful reproduction of the sound
environment intended by the filmmaker, in
the comfort of your own home.
Dolby Pro Logic Surround
Decoding system of Dolby Surround sound
standardized in TV programmes and movies.
Compared with the former Dolby Surround
system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves
sound image by using four separate channels:
off-screen audio effects, on-screen dialog, left-
to-right panning, and music. These channels
manipulate the sound to be heard and
enhance the action as it happens on the
screen. To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic,
you should have at least one pair of rear
speakers and/or one centre speaker.
You also need to select the appropriate centre
mode to enjoy a full effect.
Dolby Surround
Encoding and decoding system of Dolby
Surround sound for consumer use. Dolby
Surround decodes the extra channels on the
Dolby Surround-encoded sound tracks of
movie videos and TV programmemed and
produces sound effects and echoes that make
the action seem to envelop you.
Surround sound
Sound that consists of three elements: direct
sound, early reflected sound (early
reflections) and reverberative sound
(reverberation). The acoustics where you hear
the sound affect the way these three sound
elements are heard. These sound elements are
combined in such a way that you can actually
feel the size and the type of a concert hall.
• Types of sound
Reverberation
Early reflections
Direct sound
• Transition of sound from rear speakers
Direct sound Early
reflections Reverberation
Level
Early reflection time Time