Sherwood RVD-9090R operating instructions Adjusting Delay Times, Downmixing into 2 front channels

ADJUSTING DELAY TIMES

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Adjusting delay times of the speakers in Dolby Digital(AC-3), Dolby Pro Logic and the DSP modes

Your receiver allows you to optimize the arrival time of the sound from your speakers. This can help focus the audio image and add enjoyment to your home theater experience.

Measure the distance from the prime listening position to each of the speakers to the nearest foot.

In the Dolby Digital mode, the optimum performance of your system occurs when the sound from all five speakers arrives at your primary listening position at the same time. If all speakers are equidistant from the main listening position, set the following delay. Center delay time : 0 mS, Rear delay time : 0 mS

If the center speaker is closer to your prime listening position than the average distance to the left and right main speakers add 1 mS of center channel delay for each foot of difference. The maximum is 5 mS.

If the surround speakers are closer to your main listening position than the main left and right speakers add 5 mS of surround channel delay for each 5 feet of difference. The maximum is 15 mS.

In Dolby Pro Logic and the three DSP modes rear channel delay can be adjusted to add spaciousness to the presentation and to minimize any sibilant leakage into the surround channels.

If the surround speakers are the same distance from your primary listening position as your main left and right front speakers, set the Rear Delay time at 15 mS. If the surround speakers are further from your listening position than the main left and right front speakers, set the rear delay at 10 mS.

If the surround speakers are closer to your main listening position than the main left and right speakers add 5 mS of surround channel delay for each 5 feet of difference. The maximum is 30 mS.

12	Check the current delay
	time. Press the D.Time
	button on the remote	D.TIME
	control.

The current delay time will be displayed for 5 seconds. In the Dolby Digital mode, only, the center delay is adjustable and the corresponding delay time is displayed. When playing Dolby Digital program sources in the Theater, Hall 1 or Hall 2 modes, the center and rear delay is adjustable just as it is in the Dolby Digital Mode.

Adjust the delay

13 time.

ADJUST

Each time this button is pressed, the delay time changes in regular

steps.

If the delay time disappears, please start again from step 12.

Memorize the delay

14 time.

D.TIME

For center delay in the Dolby Digital mode, only. The rear delay time is memorized automatically without pressing the DELAY TIME button.

In the Dolby Digital mode, repeat the

15 above steps 13 and 14 to adjust the rear delay time.

Downmixing into 2 front channels

Allows the multi-channel DTS or Dolby Digital(AC-3) signal to be reproduced through only two speakers or through headphones.

While playing the DTS or Dolby Digital(AC-3) program sources, press the STEREO button.

STEREO

STEREO

or

The “ST” and the “DTS” or “Dolby Digital” indicators light up indicating that the program has entered the 2-CH downmix mode and the 5 discrete channels(left front, center, right front, left surround and right surround) are mixed down to the 2 front channels.

To cancel the 2-CH downmix mode, select the desired surround mode.

When play is stopped or interrupted, etc., the 2-CH downmix mode is not canceled even though the “ST” and the “DTS” or “Dolby Digital” indicators go out.

DTS and Dolby Digital multi-channel program material will be heard automatically in the 2-CH downmix mode if headphones are plugged in and the SPEAKER switch is set to off. However, only the DTS or Dolby Digital indicator will be illuminated. Unplugging the headphones and setting the SPEAKER switch to on will restore the previous mode.

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