Adcom GDV-870 user manual Audio Settings

Audio Settings

To access the Audio Settings menu:

1Press the Setup button.

2Use the / buttons to select Audio, then press the  button.

3Use the / buttons to choose from the follow- ing menu items:

Bass Management

Enables or disables bass management. Bass manage- ment automatically steers low-frequency signals to their optimal speaker depending on your speaker configuration settings.

•Use the / buttons to select On or Off.

Front Speakers

Sets the relative size of your front speakers.

•Use the / buttons to select Small or Large.

-Select “Small” if you DO have a subwoofer.

-Select “Large” if you do NOT have a sub- woofer.

Center Speakers

Sets the relative size of your center speaker (if ap- plicable).

•Use the / buttons to select Small, Large, or None.

-Select “Small” if you DO have a subwoofer.

-Select “Large” if you do NOT have a sub- woofer.

-Select “None” if you do not have a center speaker.

Surround Speakers

Sets the relative size of your surround speakers (if applicable).

•Use the / buttons to select Small, Large, or None.

-Select “Small” if you DO have a subwoofer.

-Select “Large” if you do NOT have a sub- woofer.

-Select “None” if you do not have surround speakers.

Subwoofer

Indicates the presence of a subwoofer.

•Use the / buttons to select None or Present.

-Select “Present” if you DO have a Subwoof- er.

-Select “None” if you do NOT have a Sub- woofer.

Language	Bass management	: Off
	Front speakers	: Large
Video	Center Speakers	: None
	Surround Speakers	: None
Audio	Subwoofer	: None
	Test tones	: Off
Rating	Center delay	: No Delay
	Surr. Delay	: No Delay
Misc	Digital Output	: PCM
	Night Mode	: Off
	Down sampling	: On
	Smart Sound	: Off

Test Tones

Generates a “pink noise” test tone that you can move manually from speaker to speaker. This neutral tone provides an effective gauge to measure volume lev- els that is more objective than a movie sound track or other variable signal.

•Use the / buttons to select Off, Left, Right, Center, Left surr., Right surr., or Subwoofer

-If you select a speaker by name, the test tone will be heard in that speaker.

-If you select “Off,” the current audio source will be heard instead of the test tone.

Center Delay

Delays the sound from your center speaker if it is closer to your primary listening area than your front speakers.

•Use the / buttons to select 0.3m (1 ft.), 0.5m (2 ft.), 1m (3 ft.), 1.3m (4 ft.), 1.7m (5 ft.).

-Measure the distance from your primary lis- tening area to your front speakers (A).

-Measure the distance from your primary lis- tening area to your center speaker (B).

-Subtract B from A.

-The GDV-870 will add 1 ms of delay for every foot of difference.

Surround Delay

Delays the sound from your surround speakers if they are closer to your primary listening area than your front speakers.

•Use the / buttons to select 1m (3 ft.), 2m (6 ft.), 3m (9 ft.), 4m (12 ft.), 5.1m (15 ft.).

-Measure the distance from your primary lis- tening area to your front speakers (A).

-Measure the distance from your primary lis- tening area to your surround speakers (C).

-Subtract C from A.

-The GDV-870 will add 1 ms of delay for every foot of difference.

Chapter 3 - Setup

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