Test Tone, Center Delay and Surr. Delay

Onkyo DV-SP504E Test Tone, Center Delay and Surr. Delay, Dynamic Range Control Dolby Digital only

Conﬁguring the DVD player—Continued

Test Tone

If you can adjust the volume level of each channel of your amp’s multichannel input, with this function, you can output a test tone from each multichannel output jack in turn and adjust each level as necessary.

1.Use the Up/Down []/[ ] buttons to select a speaker, and then press the [ENTER] button.

A test tone is output by each speaker as it’s selected.

2.Refer to your AV receiver’s instruction manual for details on adjusting the volume level of each channel.

Note:

• The test tone is not output by the digital audio outputs.

Center Delay and Surr. Delay

With these settings, you can adjust the multichannel out- put signals relative to the listening position.

For 5.1-channel surround playback, ideally your speak- ers should all be the same distance away from the listen- ing position, but this isn’t always practical. By setting a delay time for the center and surround speakers, you can adjust their virtual positions without having to physically move them, creating the ideal listening environment. The diagram below shows the ideal locations for the center and surround speakers.

		Ideal location of center speaker
	(A)
FL	Dc		FR
SW	Dc			All speakers should be
SW			Df	All speakers should be
			Df	located within the circle
				located within the circle
	Ds			with a radius of Df.
	Ds
SL	SR		(B)
SL	SR

Ideal location of a surround speaker

■Center Delay

Center Delay (A) = Df – Dc

No Delay (default): When Df equals Dc.

1msec: When (A) is approx. 1 ft. (0.3 m)

2msec: When (A) is approx. 2 ft. (0.6 m)

3msec: When (A) is approx. 3 ft. (0.9 m)

4msec: When (A) is approx. 4 ft. (1.2 m)

5msec: When (A) is approx. 5 ft. (1.5 m)

■Surr. Delay

Surr. Delay (B) = Df – Ds

No Delay (default): When Df equals Ds.

5msec: When (B) is approx. 5 ft. (1.5 m)

10msec: When (B) is approx. 10 ft. (3 m)

15msec: When (B) is approx. 15 ft. (4.5 m)

Notes:

•The delay settings have no effect on 192 kHz/ 176.4 kHz DVD-Audio.

•To use the delay settings with SACD playback, in the SACD Audio Setup, select PCM.

Dynamic Range Control (Dolby Digital only)

With the Dynamic Range Control function you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you don’t want to disturb anyone.

Off (default): The full dynamic range is preserved.

On: The dynamic range of Dolby Digital material is compressed.

Notes:

•The impact of the Dynamic Range Control function depends on the Dolby Digital material that you are playing and with some material there will be little or no effect.

•When the DVD player is set to Standby, this function is automatically set to Off.

•Depending on the Speaker Conﬁguration settings, this setting may be ﬁxed.

Pro Logic

This setting determines how the DVD player’s built-in Dolby Pro Logic decoder works with 2-channel material.

On: The Dolby Pro Logic decoder decodes Dolby Surround material and processes the following audio formats: 2-channel Dolby Digital on DVD-Video discs, 48 kHz (16-, 20-, and 24-bit) PCM audio on DVD-Video discs, and 2-channel audio on CDs.

Off (default): The Dolby Pro Logic decoder is off.

Note:

•If the Center Speaker or Surround Speaker is set to Off in the Speaker Conﬁguration settings (page 48), the Dolby Pro Logic decoder will not work even if you select On.