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The Initial Settings Menu

3 Use the joystick (up/down) to change

When set to Fix, the level of each of the 5.1

the distance.

 

 

 

 

channel analog outputs is fixed. Choose

• When you change the distance settings

Variable if you want to adjust the relative

 

of the front left (L) or front right (R)

levels to balance the surround sound better

 

speakers, all the other speaker dis-

for your listening room.

 

tances change relative to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Front left/right (L/R) speakers can be set

 

Initial Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

from 1 ft. to 30 ft. in 0.5 ft. increments.

 

Digital Audio Out

 

Auto

 

 

 

• Center speaker (C) and subwoofer (SW)

 

L

0.0dB

 

 

Video Output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can be set from – 6.5 ft. to +6.5 ft.

 

Language

C

0.0dB

 

 

 

 

 

Display

R

0.0dB

 

 

 

 

relative to the front left/right speakers

 

Options

RS

0.0dB

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers

LS

0.0dB

 

 

 

• Surround left/right (LS/RS) speakers can

 

 

SW

0.0dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be set from –20 ft. to +6.5 ft. relative to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the front left/right speakers.

You can set the individual channel levels

4 Move the cursor left to go back to the

between –6dB and +6dB using the test tone

output as a guide to set the correct levels.

speaker list if you want to modify

Adjust the levels until the output level from

another speaker, or press ENTER to exit

all channels sounds the same from your

the Speaker Distance screen.

usual listening position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic: Select Auto to start the test tone

 

 

 

 

 

 

output.

 

 

 

 

 

• Speaker Distance settings do not affect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

SACD playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Audio Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Output

L

0.0dB

 

 

 

Channel Level

 

 

 

 

Language

C

0.0dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

RS

0.0dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

R

0.0dB

 

 

 

• Default setting: Fix

 

 

 

 

Speakers

LS

0.0dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW

0.0dB

 

 

 

You only need to make this setting if you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

onnectedAs the testthistoneplayerplaystothroughyour amplifiereach speakerusing

the 5.1 channel analog outputs.

in turn, it is highlighted on-screen. Use the

joystick (up/down) to adjust the channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This setting does not affect digital audio

output level of the current speaker. Note that

output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the test tone is not output from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subwoofer. Move the joystick left to exit the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Settings

 

 

 

 

test tone sequence, or ENTER to save the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Audio Out

Audio Output Mode

 

 

 

settings and exit the channel level setting

 

Fix

 

 

 

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Output

Speaker Installation

Variable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Language

Speaker Distance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

Channel Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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