Arcam AVP700 manual Speaker Delay Settings, Distance measurements for 5.1, Speaker delay settings

Sub Stereo: This setting allows the volume level of the sub woofer to be adjusted for when the sub woofer is being used with 2-channel (stereo) sources. The sub woofer level for stereo music often needs to be set at a lower level than that for cinema use; use this trim setting, with a stereo source, to reduce the sub woofer output in stereo playback to an acceptable level. The level required depends on various factors such as speakers, the types and styles of music to be played and personal taste.

DVD-A Sub Level: This setting allows compensation for sub woofer level gain from external decoders or sources (such as DVD-A players).

When decoding digital inputs, the AVP700 follows the convention for products of this type and sets the sub woofer level 10dB higher than that of the other channels. Source products such as DVD-audio players do not follow this pattern, however, setting the sub woofer level to be the same as the other channels. This means that switching from material that has been decoded by the AVP700 to that decoded externally may mean that the sub woofer sounds very quiet. This setting provides for the removal of that difference by allowing the sub woofer level of the DVD-A (multi-channel) input to be raised by 10dB.

<NORMAL: No gain compensation. This allows the DVD-A sub level to pass directly to the output with no gain adjustment.

<+10DB: This increases the DVD-A (multi-channel input) sub level by 10dB

If you are using the AVP700 in combination with the multi-channel analogue outputs of an Arcam DVD-A player, then this item should be set to ‘+10dB’.

4 – Speaker Delay Settings

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Note that the delay adjustment is not a substitute for proper speaker placement, but it

can help to ensure accurate and correct signal arrival times from all the channels to the primary listening position.

No measurement can be entered for a speaker that is not selected in the previous ‘Speaker Sizes’ menu.

Enter these delay settings only once you have specified which delay units (i.e., Time, Imperial or Metric) you wish to use. Your settings will be lost if the units are changed.

If the delay units are set to Time, then enter the delay in milliseconds for each channel.

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