4. OPERATION continued …

4.5VOLUME CONTROL

Front Panel:

MAIN – Adjust using the Master Control Knob. If levels have been calibrated according to setup instructions, set volume to 0 dB for the playback level at which the film was presented in theaters.

ZONE2 or ZONE3 – Press ZONE2 or ZONE3, then adjust.

HEADPHONE – While in MAIN, press FRONTS twice, then adjust.

Remote Control:

After the appropriate control mode is set, use the VOL+ and VOL keys.

MASTER

CONTROL KNOB

Mute:

When MUTE is pressed, the audio of the selected path is silenced or reduced in level according to the Volumes setup menu. To un-mute, press MUTE again or adjust volume.

Dialog Normalization:

Dolby Digital program material contains non-audio data which the processor uses to adjust playback level, when necessary, so that volume variations between movies and programs are eliminated. Without Dialog Normalization, movies not encoded at standardized levels for the dialog could lose dynamic range – higher levels can result in distorted peaks, lower levels can result in quiet sounds disappearing into the noise floor. Dialog Normalization also ensures that Dynamics control (section 4.8.10) works as intended.

If the display reads “Dial Norm Offset -4.0 dB” at the start of a movie, it is indicating that the encoded level is higher than standard by 4.0 dB – the playback level of all channels is then automatically reduced by 4 dB.

4.6LEVEL TRIM

If a speaker group sounds too loud or soft with certain source materials, its level can be adjusted on the fly. Settings are memorized according to input format. Adjust using the Master Control Knob or ￿￿ on the

remote as follows:

I

TUNE

BACK

 

 

GUDE

•

Fronts: Press FRONTS, then adjust (this changes left, center, and right

FRT

SEEK

CTR

 

 

 

 

levels together).

 

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

•

Center: Press CENTER, then adjust.

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

• Surrounds: Press SURR•REARS, then adjust.

INFO

SETUP

• Rears: Press SURR•REARS twice, then adjust.

SUR

SUB

RR

LFE

 

 

•Subwoofer Only: Press SUB•LFE, then adjust. Pressing SUB•LFE twice allows you to reduce LFE level while leaving the bass derived from the other channels unchanged. Early DTS material may need LFE reduced to -10 dB.

To reset all to 0 dB, see section 3.13.

When listening in stereo with front speakers set to large, the subwoofer must be set to Super in the speaker configuration if you want it to play.

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