•When adjusting the level of an active subwoofer system, you may also need to adjust the subwoofer’s own volume control.

•When you adjust the channel levels while in the SYSTEM SETUP CHANNEL LEVEL mode, the channel level adjustments made will affect all surround modes. Consider this mode a Master Channel Level adjustment mode.

•After you have completed the SYSTEM SETUP CHANNEL LEVEL adjustments, you can then activate the individual surround modes and adjust channel levels that will be remembered for each of those modes. Then, whenever you activate a particular surround sound mode, your preferred channel level adjustments for just that mode will be recalled. Check the instructions for adjusting channel levels within

each surround mode ( page 63, 64).

•You can adjust the channel levels for each of the following surround modes: PURE DIRECT/DIRECT, STEREO, STANDARD (DOLBY/DTS SURROUND), HOME THX CINEMA, 9CH STEREO, WIDE SCREEN, SUPER STADIUM, ROCK ARENA, JAZZ CLUB, CLASSIC CONCERT, MONO MOVIE, VIDEO GAME and MATRIX.

•When using either surround speakers A or B, or when using surround speakers A and B at the same time, be sure to adjust the balance of playback levels between each channel for the various selections of “A”, “B” and “A + B”.

Advanced Setup – Part 2

Setting the Crossover Frequency

•Set the crossover frequency according to the low frequency response characteristics of the various (front, center, surround and surround back) speaker systems.

•If a connected main or surround loudspeaker has a specified –3 dB low frequency response rolloff, adjust the crossover frequency for that speaker to match the specified low frequency response limit – e.g. 80 Hz.

•When a speaker is set to SMALL, low frequencies in that channel that are below the crossover frequency are directed to the system’s subwoofer(s), or to speakers that are set to LARGE, for systems with no connected subwoofer(s).

1 Press the CURSOR D or H button to select “Crossover Frequency” at the “Speaker Setup” menu, then press the ENTER button.

• The “Crossover Frequency” screen appears.

2Adjusting the test tone using the remote control unit

•As described below, this adjustment can be accomplished via the with remote control unit.

•Adjusting with the remote control unit using the test tones is only possible in the “Auto” mode and only effective in the STANDARD (DOLBY/DTS SURROUND) and HOME THX CINEMA modes. The adjusted levels for the different modes are automatically stored in the memory.

1

Press the TEST TONE button.

 

 

• Test tones are output from the different speakers.

 

 

 

Press the CURSOR F or G button to adjust the

2 channel level so that the volume of the test

 

tones is the same for all the speakers.

 

 

3

After completing the adjustment, press the
TEST TONE button again.
2 Press the CURSOR F or G button to select the frequency.FIXED–THX–:

Set to the THX rated 80 Hz crossover frequency.

VARIABLE 40, 60, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 150, 200, 250 Hz:

Set as desired according to your speakers’ bass playback ability.

Advanced

 

The crossover frequency can be set individually for

the different speakers (

page 146).

3

Press the ENTER button to enter the setting.

 

 

• The “Speaker Setup” menu reappears.

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