3-3. Sound Effect
Turn on and off the various sound effects.
| | Parameter | Setting |
| | | Initial value |
a | RE-EQ | On, Off | Off |
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b | Upsampling | On, Off | Off |
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c | Subwoofer | On, Off | On |
| (Ana/PCM) | | |
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d | Late Night | Off, Low, High | Off |
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a) Re-EQ
Re-EQ (re-equalization) takes the edginess or “brightness” out of your home cinema sound to compensate for the fact that sound mixed for theaters may sound too bright when played back through speakers in the home environment.
This can be set to either “On” or “Off.”
This parameter is enabled for listening modes other than the THX, T-D, Direct, PL II Music, or Neo:6 Music listening mode.
b) Upsampling
Upsampling processes the input digital signal, or the digital signal converted from an analog input source, and converts its digital sampling frequency to twice its current frequency for an even further detailed sound reproduction. This can be set to either “On” or “Off.” When “On” is selected, the Upsampling indicator lights.
c) Subwoofer
When “Yes” is selected for the Subwoofer setting in the Speaker Config sub-menu, set this to “Off” if you do not want to have sound output from the subwoofer. This setting is only effective when the input source is Analog/PCM. If “No” is selected for the Subwoofer setting in the Speaker Config sub-menu, then this setting will not appear.
d) Late Night
Cinema sound has a vast dynamic range; therefore, to hear the quieter sounds such as human conversations, they must be played back at larger volumes. This function is especially useful if you wish to play a movie at low volumes during the nighttime.
This can be set to either “Off” or “Low,” or “High.”
When this parameter is set to High or Low, the dynamic range of the sound is narrowed down to allow you to easily hear minute sounds at low volume.
Off: Turns off the Late Night function.
Low: Lowers the dynamic range.
High: Narrows down the dynamic range.
Notes:
•The Late Night function is effective only on Dolby Digital encoded software.
•The depth of the Late Night effect is determined by Dolby Digital software. Some sounds may produce no or little effect.
3-4. Delay
This sub-menu gives you various ways to adjust the timing of the audio output from the speakers to give certain soundfield effects or to adjust for unwanted asynchronous video and audio tracks.
This sub-menu does not appear if “Direct” is selected as the listening mode.
| | Parameter | Setting |
| | | Initial value |
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a | A/V Sync | 0.0 ms to 74.0 ms | 0.0 ms |
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Relative Delay | | |
b | Center | –4.0 ms to +6.0 ms | 0.0 ms |
c | Surr L/R | –4.0 ms to +6.0 ms | 0.0 ms |
d | Surr Back | –4.0 ms to +6.0 ms | 0.0 ms |
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a. A/V Sync
If a digital signal processor is connected, there may be times when the audio and video from a DVD or LD player is not output in perfect sync. The result is where the sound and picture do not match and the sound is heard too early. In such a case, use this setting to properly synchronize the audio and video. This setting can be set between 0 to
74.0ms in 0.5-ms increments. Under normal circumstances, this can left at 0 ms. If set between 25.0 and 74.0 ms, upsampling is fixed to
24.0ms. For input sources using the multi channel port, this setting will not appear.
Relative Delay
b. Center, c. Surr L/R, d. Surr Back
Besides level and delay adjustments, the DTR-7.2 provides the ability to change or adjust the relative speaker position to fine tune the soundfield for the listener. This is accomplished using Onkyo’s unique Enhanced Spatial Positioning Algorithm. This adjustment provides 10 milliseconds of delay for the speakers, which is equivalent to moving the speaker 10 feet (3 meters) away. This adjustment is set up to provide –4.0 or +6.0 milliseconds (–4 or +6 feet/–1.2 or +1.8 meters) of adjustment to the listener’s position.
Once the coarse adjustments--speaker level and distance adjustments--are made, the system is set up to provide a typical or broad surround environment. By adjusting the relative position of the speakers, we are able to alter the soundfield to be more spread out (deeper) or focused (shallower).
3-5. LFE Level Setup
This sub-menu is for setting the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) levels included in Dolby Digital and DTS software.
| Parameter | Setting |
| | Initial value |
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a Dolby Digital | –∞, –10 dB to 0 dB | 0 dB |
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b DTS | –∞, –10 dB to 0 dB | 0 dB |
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a. Dolby Digital
The level can be adjusted to either –∞or between –10 to 0 decibels in 1-decibel increments. For Dolby Digital input source signals, the LFE level becomes that set here. A setting of 0 decibels is recommended for optimum performance; however, if the low frequency range is too strong, lower this setting as necessary.
b. DTS
The level can be adjusted to either –∞or between –10 to 0 decibels in 1-decibel increments. For DTS input source signals, the LFE level becomes that set here. A setting of 0 decibels is recommended for optimum performance; however, if the low frequency range is too strong, lower this setting as necessary.
