Sony Ht Ddwg800 Operating Instructions

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Amplifier Operations
Adjusting the tone 
(TONE menu)
You can use the TONE menu to adjust the 
tonal quality (bass/treble level) of the front 
speakers.
Select “2-TONE” in the amplifier menus. For 
details on adjusting the parameters, see 
“Navigating through menus” (page 37) and 
“Overview of the menus” (page 38).
TONE menu parameters
xBASS LVL (Front speaker bass 
level)
xTRE LVL (Front speaker treble 
level)
Settings for the surround 
sound 
(SUR menu)
You can use the SUR menu to select the...

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Settings for the tuner 
(TUNER menu)
You can use the TUNER menu to set the FM 
station receiving mode and to name preset 
stations.
Select “4-TUNER” in the amplifier menus. 
For details on adjusting the parameters, see 
“Navigating through menus” (page 37) and 
“Overview of the menus” (page 38).
TUNER menu parameters
xFM MODE (FM station receiving 
mode)
FM AUTO
This receiver will decode the signal as stereo 
signal when the radio station is broadcast in 
stereo.
 FM MONO
This receiver will decode...

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Amplifier Operations
xDUAL (Digital broadcast 
language selection)
Lets you select the language you want to listen 
to during digital broadcast. This feature only 
functions for Dolby Digital sources.
 DUAL M/S (Main/Sub)
Sound of the main language will be output 
through the front left speaker and sound of 
the sub language will be output through the 
front right speaker simultaneously.
DUAL M (Main)
Sound of the main language will be output.
 DUAL S (Sub)
Sound of the sub language will be...

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xCONTROL FOR HDMI (Control 
for HDMI)
Lets you turn the Control for HDMI function 
on or off. For details, see “Control for HDMI” 
(page 57).
xNAME IN (Naming inputs)
Lets you set the name of inputs. For details, 
see “Naming inputs” (page 66).
Settings for the system 
(SYSTEM menu)
You can use the SYSTEM menu to set the 
distance of the speakers connected to this 
system.
Select “7-SYSTEM” in the amplifier menus. 
For details on adjusting the parameters, see 
“Navigating through menus” (page 37)...

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Amplifier Operations
Tip
The distance between the center speaker and the 
listening position B cannot be more than 1.5 meters 
closer than the one between the listening position 
and the front speaker A. Place the speakers so that 
the difference in the length of B in the following 
diagram is no more than 1.5 meters closer than the 
length of A.
Example: Adjust the distance B to 4.5 meters or 
more when the distance A is 6 meters.
Also, the distance between the surround speakers 
and the...

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Tip
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...

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Enjoying Surround Sound
Enjoying Dolby Digital 
and DTS surround sound 
(AUTO FORMAT DIRECT)
The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows 
you to listen to higher fidelity sound and select 
the decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel 
stereo sound as multi channel sound.
Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select 
the sound field you want.
For details, see “Types of A.F.D. mode” (page 
47).
Types of A.F.D. mode
Enjoying Surround Sound
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2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC
DVD/BD
MENU
AUTO CALTHEATRE SAT TV...

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Selecting a pre-
programmed sound field
You can take advantage of surround sound 
simply by selecting one of the receiver’s pre- 
programmed sound fields. They bring the 
exciting and powerful sound of movie theatres 
and concert halls into your home.
Press MOVIE repeatedly to select a 
sound field for movies or press 
MUSIC repeatedly to select a sound 
field for music.
For details, see “Types of sound field 
available” (page 49).
MUSIC 2CH
A.F.D.
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2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC
DVD/BD
MENU
AUTO...

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Enjoying Surround Sound
Types of sound field available
* You can select this sound field if the headphones are connected to the receiver.
Notes
 The effects provided by the virtual speakers may 
cause increased noise in the playback signal. 
 When listening with sound fields that employ the 
virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any 
sound coming directly from the surround speakers.
 This function does not work when
– signals with a sampling frequency of more than 
48 kHz are...

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Using only the front 
speakers and sub woofer 
(2CH STEREO)
In this mode, the receiver outputs the sound 
from the front left/right speakers and the sub 
woofer. 
When multi channel surround formats are 
input, the signals are downmixed to 2 channel 
with bass frequencies being output from the 
sub woofer.
When standard 2 channel stereo sources are 
input, the receiver’s bass redirection circuitry 
will be activated. The front channel bass 
frequencies will be output from the sub 
woofer.
Press...