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Understanding the multi channel surround displays (continued)

0 L F E : Lights up when the disc being played back contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and when the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced.

qa SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to “YES” (page 19) and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jacks.

qs SP. OFF: Lights up when headphones are inserted.

Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the surround parameters and the tone characteristics of the front speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation.

Once you customize a sound field, the changes are stored in the memory indefinitely. You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters.

See the tables on 55 for the parameters available in each sound field.

To get the most from multi channel surround sound

Position your speakers and do the procedures described in “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 15 before you customize a sound field.

Adjusting the surround parameter

The SURR menu contains parameter that let you customize various aspects of the current sound field. The settings are stored individually for each sound field.

1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound.

2 Press SURR.

The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed.

3 Press MENU + or MENU – to select the setting you want.

The setting is entered automatically.

Initial settings

Parameter

Initial setting

EFFECT

(depends on the sound field)

 

 

Effect level (EFFECT)

Lets you adjust the “presence” of the current surround effect.

Adjusting the level parameters

The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and volumes of each speaker. The settings are applied to all sound fields.

1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound.

2 Press LEVEL.

The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed.

3 Press MENU or MENU to select

the parameter you want to adjust.

4 Press MENU + or MENU – to select the setting you want.

The setting is entered automatically.

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Contents FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver 2US Table of Contents Demonstration Mode About This ManualFor RM-PP411 HT-6500DP and HT-5500D only For RM-U306 HT-1700D onlyHow to use this Main unitList of Button Cinema Studio EX A, B, CRequired cords Before you get startedAntenna hookups Hooking Up the ComponentsMD or Tape deck Audio component hookupsCD player Video component hookups TV monitorDigital component hookups 10USTV tuner DVD player11US Multi channel input hookupsHT-6500DP and HT-5500D only Connecting the AC power cord AC power cordOther hookups 12USSpeaker system hookups 13US14US To avoid short-circuiting the speakersTo avoid damaging your speakers Speaker system hookupPerforming initial setup Operations Multi channel surround SetupPerforming initial setup operations 15USMulti channel surround setup 16USNormal Speaker and Micro Satellite Speaker Specifying the speaker parameters17US Front speaker distance L R Dist XX.X ftCenter speaker distance C DIST. XX.X ft Surround speaker distance SL SR DIST. XX.X ftSurround speaker height SL SR 18USFront speaker size L R 19US Center speaker size CSurround speaker size SL SR Sub woofer selection SW S.WAdjusting the speaker level Adjusting the sound20US Listening to the subwooferChecking the connections 21USMulti Channel Decoding indicator HT-6500DP HT-5500D only Selecting the component22US Function buttonsWhen the tuner is selected Changing the display23US Basic OperationsAutomatically decoding Input audio signal Selecting a sound field24US Enjoying movies with Cinema Studio EX25US Selecting other sound fieldsUsing only the front 26USSelecting a sound field To turn the surround effect off27US Understanding the multi channel surround displaysExample Enjoying Surround Sound Adjusting the surround parameter Adjusting the level parametersCustomizing sound fields 28US29US Adjusting the bass and treble Resetting customized sound fields to the factory settings30US Customizing sound fieldsDirect tuning 31USPress the numeric buttons to enter the frequency Receiving BroadcastsAutomatic tuning Preset tuningPresetting radio stations 32USTuning to preset stations Scanning the preset stations Press TunerUsing the preset codes 33USNaming preset stations Program sources Recording34US Recording on an audio tape or MiniDiscUsing the Sleep Timer Adjustments using SET UP button35US Recording on a video tapeAdjustments using the SET UP button Selecting the command mode of the remote C.MODE.AVX2ch decode mode PRO Logic 36USBefore you use your Remote Remote button Description 37USInserting batteries into the remote Sleep38US Remote Button Description39US Selecting the mode Remote Selecting the command modePress 1 AV1 or 2 AV2 while pressing down USE Mode To check the mode of the remoteProgramming the remote 41US42US Programming the remote43US To control a VCRTo control a DVD player To control a TVBefore you use your Remote Remote button Description44US HT-1700D onlyTuning 45USDEC Tone Main46US To reset a button to its factory setting To reset all the function buttons to their factory settingChanging the factory 47USTroubleshooting Precautions48US 49US Troubleshooting 50USSpecifications 51USAmplifier section FM tuner sectionSpecifications 52USSupplied accessories 53USTreble buttons 54USAdjustable parameters for each sound field 55US

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