Emotiva DMC-1 manual SETTINGS Menus Continued, Crossover Adjustment, Subwoofer Mode

SETTINGS Menus (Continued)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic and DTS soundtracks are designed to be played back on a properly calibrated Home Theater. The sounds from each speaker will be at the correct relative levels, as the movie sound director designed them. Repeat the calibration if you change any speakers or your external power amplifiers. You should also run a new calibration whenever you move your seating relative to the speakers.

	Note: The range of adjustment is +/– 10 dB for each speaker.
	Crossover Adjustment
	The bass management system built into the DMC-1 allows
	you to redirect the low frequencies of your main and surround
	speakers to a subwoofer. The crossover point of the left and right
	main speakers can be selected from 40 Hz to 160 Hz. There is an
	additional selection for the center and surround speakers
	with the same range of adjustment between 40-160Hz.
	If you set the L-R CROSSOVER to 80 HZ (a good starting
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	receive frequencies above 80 Hz. The frequencies below 80
	Hz are then redirected to the subwoofer. The same scenario
	applies to the C-SURRsetting for center and surround
	speakers.

Most manufacturers provide a -3 dB specification for their speakers. This is the frequency where the speaker’s output has dropped by 3 dB. Set the DMC-1 crossover to this frequency or above. If you cannot find this, set the crossover to 80 Hz (the default). Set your subwoofer’s own crossover control to maximum frequency or bypassed mode. If it is set lower than the DMC-1, there would be a hole in the mid bass, and bass information would be missing.

Subwoofer Mode

The subwoofer output can be set to NORMAL or ENHANCED BASS

mode.

The Enhanced Bass mode provides an output to your subwoofer even

when you are listening to a stereo source with main speakers set

to LARGE. In the Normal mode, there would be no subwoofer

output in this case, and the bass would only come from the main speakers.

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The Enhanced Bass mode has no effect if the main speakers are set to SMALL, as the subwoofer is automatically engaged. It also has no effect in 5.1 or greater surround modes.

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