JBL SCS135P, DVD600II, DCR600II manual Adjusting the Output Levels

Configuring the DCR600II Receiver

9. When you have completed your selection for			Adjusting the Output Levels
the surround channel, press the Set Button			Output level adjustment is a key part of the
^, and then press the Selector Buttons 5			configuration process for any surround sound
on the front panel to change the display to			product. It is particularly important for a Dolby
S-WSPEAKER.			Digital receiver such as the DCR600II, as correct
10. Press the Set Button ^, and then press			outputs will ensure that you hear soundtracks in
			their proper place with the proper directionality
the Selector Buttons 5 on the front panel
			and intensity.
to select the option that best describes your
				To adjust and calibrate the output levels, follow
system.			IMPORTANT NOTE: Listeners are often
				these steps. For accurate calibration, it is a
The choices available for the subwoofer position			confused about the operation of the surround	good idea to make these adjustments while
			channels. While some assume that sound	seated in your favorite listening position:
will depend on the settings for the other speakers,
			should always be coming from each speaker,
particularly the front left/right positions.				1. Put the DCR600II in the Dolby Pro Logic II mode
			most of the time there will be little or no sound
If the front left/right speakers are set to SMALL,			in the surround channels. This is because they		by pressing the Surround Mode Selector 7
			are only used when a movie director or sound		on the front panel, or by pressing the Surround
the subwoofer will automatically be set to SUB,
			mixer specifically places sound there to create		Mode Selector t on the remote, until
which is the “on” position.
			ambience or a special effect, or to continue		DOLBY PRO LOGICII – MOVIES
If the front	left/right	speakers are set to LARGE,	action from the front of the room to the rear.		appears in the Main Information Display U
three options are		available:	When the output levels are properly set, it is		and the PRO	LOGIC II Indicator F lights up.
• If no subwoofer		is connected to the DCR600II,	normal for surround speakers to operate only	2. Press the Test Button q on the remote.
			occasionally. Artificially increasing the volume
press the Selector Buttons 5 so that			to the rear speakers may destroy the illusion of		T-T FL 0dB will appear in the Main
SUB NONE appears in the Main			an enveloping sound field that duplicates the		Information Display U and the letters FL
Information Display U. When this option			way you hear sound in a movie theater or con-		will flash once each second.
is selected, all bass information will be routed			cert hall.	3. The test noise will immediately begin to
to the front left/right “main” speakers.
			Before beginning the adjustment process, make		circulate in the speakers in a clockwise
• If a subwoofer is connected to the DCR600II,					rotation, pausing at each position for three
			certain that all speaker connections have been
you have the option to have the front			properly made. The system volume should be		seconds. As the test noise rotates, the speaker
left/right “main” speakers reproduce bass			set to the level that you will use during a typical		position will be shown in the Main Information
frequencies at all times, and have the sub-			listening session. The Bass and Treble controls		Display U.
woofer operate only when the DCR600II is			should be set to 0dB, or press the Tone Mode		NOTE: This is a good time to verify that the
being used with a digital source that contains			Button 6 to disable them. To adjust the Bass
a dedicated Low-Frequency Effects, or LFE,			and Treble controls, press the Tone Mode		speakers have been properly connected. As
soundtrack. This allows you to use both your			Button 6, followed by the Set Button ^,		the test noise circulates, listen to make
main and subwoofer speakers to take advan-			and use the Selector Buttons 5 to adjust the		certain that the sound comes from the speaker
tage of the special bass created for certain			Bass, then Treble, by up to plus or minus 10dB.		position shown in the Main Information
movies. Press the Selector Buttons 5 so					Display. If the sound from a speaker location
that SUB (LFE) appears in the Main			To assist in making speaker configuration set-		does NOT match the position indicated in the
Information Display U.			tings, the icons in the Speaker/Channel Input		display, turn the DCR600II off using the Main
• If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to			Indicators M change as the speaker type is		Power Switch 1 and check the speaker
			selected at each position. When only the center		wiring to make certain that each speaker is
use it for bass reproduction in conjunction			icon box containing the abbreviation for the		connected to the correct output terminal.
with the main front left/right speakers,			speaker position is lit, the speaker is set for	4. After checking for speaker placement, let the
regardless of the type of program source			“Small.” When the inner box and the two outer
or surround mode you are listening to,			boxes are lit, the speaker is set for “Large.”		test noise circulate, and listen to see which
press the Selector Buttons 5 so that			When no indicator appears at a speaker		channels sound louder than the others. Use
SUB L/R+LFE appears in the Main			location, that position is set for “None” or		the front left (FL in the display) speaker as a
Information Display U. When this option			“No” speaker.		reference by adjusting the volume to a com-
is selected, a “complete” feed will be sent					fortable level while the test tone is at the
to the front left/right “main” speakers,			For example, in the following figure, the front		front left speaker. For the other channels, do
and the subwoofer will receive the bass			left and front right speakers are set for LARGE,		not adjust the volume. Instead, press the
frequencies.			the center, surround left (SL) and surround right		⁄ / ¤ Buttons y		on the remote or the
11. When all speaker selections have been			(SR) speakers are set for SMALL, and a		Selector Buttons 5 on the front panel for
			subwoofer is set, as shown by the box with		each channel to begin to bring them to the
made, press the Set Button ^ to return to			the abbreviation “LFE”, which stands for		same level. Note that when one of the buttons
normal operation.			“low-frequency effects.”		is pushed, the test noise circulation will pause
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