Sound Adjustment. Sony BDV-HZ970W, IZ1000W

Sound Adjustment

Selecting the Effect to

Suit the Source

You can select a suitable sound mode for movies or music.

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• “GAME ROCK”: The system provides the sound for music/rhythm games.

• “OMNI-DIR”: The same sound is audible anywhere in the room.

Note

• Depending on the disc or source, when you select

“AUTO,” the beginning of the sound may be cut off as the system selects the optimum mode automatically. To avoid cutting the sound, select other than “AUTO.”

• Depending on the input stream, the sound mode may not be effective.

• When changing the sound mode while using the

S-AIR receiver, sound from the S-AIR receiver may skip.

• When you play a Super Audio CD, this function does not work.

SOUND

MODE

Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display.

• “AUTO”: The system selects “MOVIE” or

“MUSIC” automatically to produce the sound effect depending on the disc or sound stream.

• “MOVIE”: The system provides the sound for movies.

• “HD-D.C.S.”: For movies on Blu-ray and

DVD, etc., “HD-D.C.S.” realizes precise sound effects the way the Movie Sound

Designers intended for them to be.

• “3D SUR.”: “3D SUR.” is a unique Sony algorithm used for playing 3D (threedimensional) content that provides a 3D sound experience with depth and presence by creating a virtual sound field close to your ears.

• “MUSIC”: The system provides the sound for music.

• “SPORTS”: The system adds reverberation for sports programs.

• “NEWS”: The system provides the sound for voice programs, such as news.

Selecting the Audio

Format, Multilingual

Tracks, or Channel

When the system is playing a BD/DVD VIDEO or DATA CD/DATA DVD (DivX video files*) recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM,

Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS) or multilingual tracks, you can change the audio format or language.

With a CD, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers.

* Except for U.S. models.

AUDIO

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Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to select the desired audio signal.

The audio information appears on the TV screen.

x BD/DVD VIDEO

Depending on the BD/DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies.

When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a

language code. See “Language Code List”

(page 81) to confirm which language the code

represents. When the same language is displayed two or more times, the BD/DVD

VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats.

x DVD-VR

The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed.

Example:

• [ Stereo]

• [ Stereo (Audio1)]

• [ Stereo (Audio2)]

• [ Main]

• [ Sub]

• [ Main/Sub]

Note

• [ Stereo (Audio1)] and [ Stereo (Audio2)] do not appear when only one audio stream is recorded on the disc.

x DATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD

(DivX video file) (Except for U.S. models)

The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD audio signal formats differs, depending on the DivX video file contained on the disc. The format appears on the TV screen.

x CD

• [ Stereo]: The standard stereo sound.

• [ 1/L]: The sound of the left channel

(monaural).

• [ 2/R]: The sound of the right channel

(monaural).

Enjoying Multiplex

Broadcast Sound

(DUAL MONO)

You can enjoy multiplex broadcast sound when the system receives or plays a Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast signal.

Note

• To receive the Dolby Digital signal, you need to connect a TV or other component to the unit with a

digital coaxial or optical cord (pages 23, 24). If your

TV is compatible with the Audio Return Channel

function (page 52), you can receive a Dolby Digital

signal via an HDMI cable.

AUDIO

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Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired signal appears in the front panel display.

• “MAIN”: Sound of the main language will be output.

• “SUB”: Sound of the sub language will be output.

• “MAIN/SUB”: Mixed sound of both the main and sub languages will be output.

Using the Sound Effect

C/X/x/c,

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TONE

SYSTEM

MENU

Enjoying sound at low volume

You can enjoy sound effects or dialog, as you would in a movie theater, even at low volume. It is useful for watching movies at night.

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Press SYSTEM MENU.

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X/x repeatedly until “NIGHT

MODE” appears in the front panel display, then press or

c.

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Press

X/x to select a setting.

• “NIGHT ON”: On.

• “NIGHT OFF”: Off.

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Press SYSTEM MENU.

The system menu turns off.

Note

• When sound is output from the center speaker, this effect is more pronounced, as speech (movie dialog, etc.) is easy to hear. When sound is not output from the center speaker, the system optimally adjusts the volume.

Changing the tonal balance

You can adjust the sound by changing the tonal balance of the sound.

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Press TONE repeatedly until the desired setting appears in the front panel display.

• “BASS”: You can adjust the bass frequencies.

• “TREBLE”: You can adjust the treble frequencies.

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Press

X/x to adjust the sound.

The adjusted value appears in the front panel display. You can set the value from

–6.0 to +6.0.

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