Adjusting Sound

You can make sound adjustment to your preference after completing basic setting.

Sound adjustment operations are only possible while the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations.

IMPORTANT:

 

Basic Adjustment Items

Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls.

English

For Zone 1 operations:

The ZONE 1 indicator lights up on the unit’s display.

•When using the unit:

–“ZONE2” is not shown in the unit’s main display.

•When using the remote control:

–Set the ZONE 1/ZONE 2 selector to ZONE 1.

–Check the indication shown on the remote’s display when you press a button—this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi-room operation mode (either for ZONE 1 or ZONE 2) for about two hours.

AUDIO POWER

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY

ON

ZONE 1

 

ZONE 2

 

 

 

ZONE 1

 

ZONE 2

TV/CATV/DBS

DVD

ON/OFF ON/OFF POWER POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 1

 

ZONE 2

ZONE 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ex. When you press SOUND with ZONE 1/ZONE 2 selector set to ZONE 1.

On the following pages, you can adjust the items listed below:

•You can adjust only the items applicable to the current sound mode.

•If Analog Direct is in use, you cannot make any sound adjustments except for “SUBWFR LVL.”

Items

To do

See page

EQ 63Hz

Adjust equalizer pattern at 63 Hz.

 

40

 

 

 

 

EQ250Hz

Adjust equalizer pattern at 250 Hz.

 

40

 

 

 

 

EQ 1kHz

Adjust equalizer pattern at 1 kHz.

 

40

 

 

 

 

EQ 4kHz

Adjust equalizer pattern at 4 kHz.

 

40

 

 

 

 

EQ16kHz

Adjust equalizer pattern at 16 kHz.

 

40

 

 

 

 

SUBWFR LVL

Adjust the subwoofer output level.

 

40

 

 

 

 

FRNT L LVL

Adjust the left front speaker output

 

 

 

level.

 

40

 

 

 

FRNT R LVL

Adjust the right front speaker output level.

40

 

 

 

CENTER LVL

Adjust the center speaker output level.

40

 

 

 

SURR L LVL

Adjust the left surround speaker output

 

 

level.

 

40

 

 

 

SURR R LVL

Adjust the right surround speaker output

 

 

level.

 

40

 

 

 

 

SBACK LVL

Adjust the surround back speaker(s)

 

 

 

output level.

 

40

 

 

 

 

EFFECT*1

Adjust the effect level.

 

41

ROOMSIZE*1

Select the room size for your virtual

 

 

 

listening room.

 

41

 

 

 

 

LIVENESS*1

Select the liveness level for your

 

 

 

virtual listening room.

 

41

 

 

 

 

CTR TONE*2

Make the center tone soft or sharp.

 

41

PNRM CNTRL*3

Add “wraparound” sound effect with

 

 

 

side-wall image.

 

41

 

 

 

CNTR WIDTH*2,3

Adjust the center channel localization

 

 

between the center speaker and the

 

 

 

left/right front speakers.

 

41

 

 

 

 

DIMENSION*3

Adjust sound localization position.

 

41

CNTR GAIN*2,4

Adjust sound localization of the

 

 

 

center channel.

 

41

 

 

 

 

Notes:

*1 Adjustable when one of the DAP modes or Mono Film (see pages 48 and 49) is in use.

*2 Cannot be adjust when center speaker is set to “NONE” (see page 34).

*3 Adjustable when Pro Logic IIx Music or Pro Logic II Music (see page 42) is in use.

*4 Adjustable when Neo:6 Music (see page 43) is in use.

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