Is this the manual you are talking about:
As per my understanding the headphones operate in stereo unless using the PL IIz or Neo:X matrix (and the matrix only works in Cinema or Game mode).
The delay between the headphone removal and the base unit turning off is normal. I use the headphones with my laptop during quiet movie viewings, so I appreciate having the delay as it crashes Total Media Theatre due to screen refresh. But I understand how it can be annoying.
thanks for the reply trigen...
so at least the isse with delayed shut off of my headphones/box seems to be settled and it's normal for it to take a few minutes before it turns off....
but i don't think i understand your answer re-manual... actually i downloaded the other, different manual from that sony page, the one in pdf format but i'm unable to link its address here [and had to delete your link in the quoted reply] since those with less than 5 posts here - like me - apparently can't post links in their posts....
in it, the illustration for hooking the headphones/box shows the optical cable hooked up between the headphones box and tv... however, the japanese language manual that came wiith my headphones/box AS WELL as the on-line manual in text format which you linked above shows only hdmi cable hooked up between the box and tv; and that's how my current connection is... i'm under the impression that my connection is also correct, am i wrong?....
now, are you saying that most audio content from my tv put through these headphones will in fact be only in the 2 channel stereo, and thus what i'm hearing [i.e. no surround effect] is perfectly normal?...that's how i understand your reply above... but if that's so, then these headphones will be mostly useless for me unless i'm viewing a movie/dvd which has that neo x option.... forgive my ignorance if i'm misunderstanding your reply but once again, i'm a total laiic when it comes to audio/video techie stuff....
i was under the impression that once i'd hook this headphone set/boox into my tv/blu-ray pplayer, i'd be ablle to hear through these headphones a full surround, multichannel effect on just about any modern movie....is that not so?....
i saw your reply notice in my e-mail box just as i was about too tuurn off my 'puter and get some sleep, i've been up for about 24 hours iif not more so i need to hit my rack asap... but wanted to get tthis reply oout before i do...i'll also have to go visit my mom/family at her place afterwards so i likely won't see any follow up replies until ttonight, about 12-15 hours from now....
however, i just want to put up my current headphones settings before i enter the la-la land, as i saw via on-screen display of the headphones' box:...
after i had pressed the 'menu' switch on the left earpiece the following screen displayed on my tv:
- exit
- status
- center level - 0 db
- lfe level - 0 db
- a/v sync - 0 ms
- dual mono - main
- tv plus hp audio out - off
- control for hdmi - on
- hdmi pass through - on
- front display mode - on
then, when i'd press it once more while the 'status' was highlighted, another set of settings appeared, as follows:
- decode - dts
- audio ch - 5.1 ch
- matrix - off
- input - tv/arc
- effect - cinema
- compression - off
- center level - 0 db
- lfe level - 0 db
- wireless - auto [5ghz band]
- headphones - charge level high
additionally, my [verizon fios] set top box 'audio format' is set to 'surround' mode ['mono' and 'stereo' are the only other optiions] in settings, under audio settings....
lastly my tv is set as follows in audio settings menu:
[under the 'speaker settings' sub category]:
- sound mode - movie [can't change this mode while headphones are on, btw]
- sound effect - [also not available/accessiblle for change with headphones on]
- 3d audio low [again, can't change w/headphones on]
- speaker settings - receiver [in this mode i can alternate changes between 3 modes - tv speaker, audio out, and 'receiver'... 2 more options are unavailable to me from this menu]
[under the 'additional settings' sub category]:
- audio format - dts neo 2:5 [pcm, dolby digital, dts, dts neo 2:5] only 'pcm' and 'dts neo' are available for changing the status with phones on, with headphones off, only pcm is available]
- audio delay - 110
- dolby digital comp - line
- auto volume - off
does any of the settings listed above need to be changed to hear true surround sound?.... or is the surround mode available only on a few select contents [such as blu-ray dvd] and not available while watchhing regular tv hd content?...i'm so friggin' confused at this point....
lastly, and rather an unconnected issue to the headphone issue....i'm also having increasingly deteriorating issues with my tv/remote as of last evening...the response of my tv to execute just about any action initiated by me via its remote [e..g. accessing 'menu', 'source', et al] is now getting outright ludicrous...often it'll take more tthan a whole minute or two for any functiion tto take eeffect... does anyone knoow what coulld be causing this rather sudden issue?...it can't be a weak battery in my remote since, weak battery [-ies] simply make the signal/light from remote unable to generate.... getting very frustrated....