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Chapter 3 - Setup
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Audio Settings
To access the Audio Settings menu:
1 Press the Setup button.
2 Use the / buttons to select Audio, then press
the button.
3 Use 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.
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.
Language
Video
Audio
Rating
Misc
Bass management : Off
Front speakers : Large
Center Speakers : None
Surround Speakers : None
Subwoofer : None
Test tones : Off
Center delay : No Delay
Surr. Delay : No Delay
Digital Output : PCM
Night Mode : Off
Down sampling : On
Smart Sound : Off