Sound Field Adjustment

The setting of Parametric EQ/Graphic EQ Adjustment, Time Correction and X-Over can be adjusted in this mode.

Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve

You can modify the Equalizer settings to create a response curve more appealing to your personal taste. To adjust the Parametric Equalizer Curve, set the EQ mode to PARAMETRIC EQ. For details, refer to “Setting EQ mode” (page 34).

1 After selecting EQ ADJ (Parametric EQ) from the Sound Field Adjustment mode, turn the Double Action encoder to select the band adjustment, and then press /ENTER.

BAND1 BAND2 BAND3 BAND4 BAND5 BAND1

2 Turn the Double Action encoder to select an item to adjust, then press /ENTER.

FC

LV

Q

FC

(frequency)

(level)

(bandwidth)

(frequency)

Frequency Adjustment

3-1 Turn the Double Action encoder to select frequency bands.

Adjustable frequency bands:

20 Hz to 20 kHz (in 1/3 octave steps)

BAND1: 20 Hz~80 Hz (63 Hz)

BAND2: 50 Hz~200 Hz (150 Hz)

BAND3: 125 Hz~3.2 kHz (400 Hz)

BAND4: 315 Hz~8 kHz (1 kHz)

BAND5: 800 Hz~20 kHz (2.5 kHz)

Level Adjustment

3-2 Turn the Double Action encoder to adjust the level.

Adjustable level: –6 to +6 dB

Bandwidth (Q) Adjustment

3-3 Turn the Double Action encoder to set the bandwidth (Q).

Adjustable bandwidth: 1, 1.5, 3

4 To adjust another band, repeat steps 1 to 3 and adjust all bands.

The frequencies of adjacent bands cannot be adjusted within 4 steps.

While adjusting the Parametric EQ, you should consider the frequency response of the connected speakers.

You can select the next band by pressing and turning the Double Action encoder.

The User Preset screen can be recalled in the normal mode by pressing and holding PRESET for 2 seconds.

Adjusting the Graphic Equalizer Curve

You can modify the equalizer settings to create a response curve more appealing to your personal taste. To adjust the graphic equalizer curve, set the EQ mode to GRAPHIC EQ. For details, refer to “Setting EQ mode” (page 34).

1 After selecting EQ ADJ (Graphic EQ) from the Sound Field Adjustment mode, turn the Double Action encoder to select the band adjustment, and then press /ENTER.

BAND1 BAND2 BAND3 BAND4 BAND5 BAND6 BAND7 BAND1

BAND-1 (63 Hz) / BAND-2 (150 Hz) / BAND-3 (400 Hz) / BAND-4 (1 kHz) / BAND-5 (2.5 kHz) / BAND-6 (6.3 kHz) / BAND-7 (17.5 kHz)

2 Press /ENTER to activate the level adjusting mode.

3 Turn the Double Action encoder to adjust the level.

Adjustable output level: –6 to +6 dB

4 To adjust another band, repeat steps 1 to 3, and then adjust all bands.

You can select the next band by pressing and turning the Double Action encoder.

The User Preset screen can be recalled in the normal mode by pressing and holding PRESET for 2 seconds.

Adjusting the Time Correction

Before performing the following procedures, refer to “About Time Correction” (page 35).

1 After selecting TIME CORRECTION from the Sound Field Adjustment mode, turn the Double Action encoder to select the band adjustment, and then press /ENTER.

2.2ch (3WAY) System

F-L (Initial setting)

F-R

R-L

R-R

(Mid-L)

 

(Mid-R)

(High-L )

(High-R)

SW-L

SW-R

F-L

 

 

 

 

(Mid-L)

 

 

4.2ch (FRONT/REAR/SUBW.) System

F-L (Initial setting)

F-R

R-L

R-R

(Front-L)

 

(Front-R) (Rear-L)

(Rear-R)

SW-L

SW-R

F-L

 

 

 

 

(Front-L)

 

 

2 Press /ENTER to activate the Time Correction input mode.

3 Turn the Double Action encoder to adjust the distance

(0.0 to 336.6cm).

L = (distance to farthest speaker) – (distance to other speakers)

Refer to “Time Correction Value List” on page 35.

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