Changing the initial settings

Setting the delay time

When playing in multi-channel mode and the speakers cannot all be located an equal distandce from the listener, this setting can compensate for the difference between the distance from the front speakers (left, right) to the listener, and the distance from the center speaker and the surround speakers to the listener. Check the difference in the distance between the listener and the front speakers (left, right), and the distance between the listener and the other speakers, and then set that value as described in the procedure below.

1

Bring up the SPK.SETTING menu.

2

Press 5/∞ to move

to [DELAY] and press

 

ENTER.

 

The [DELAY] display page appears on the TV screen.

DELAY

 

 

 

CENTER SPEAKER

0.0m/0ft

 

SURROUND SPEAKER

1.5m/5ft

 

RETURN

 

SELECT

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM

ENTER

TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

 

3 Press 5/∞ to select the speaker to be set and press ENTER.

CENTER SPEAKER: center speaker

SURROUND SPEAKER: surround speakers

4 Press 5/∞ to select the appropriate distance and press ENTER.

When you select [CENTER SPEAKER], you can select the appropriate distance from [0.0m] to [1.5m] in 30 cm (1 ft) units.

When you select [SURROUND SPEAKER], you can select the appropriate distance from [0.0m] to [4.5m] in 30 cm (1 ft) units.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you want to set other speakers.

To return to the [SPK.SETTING] page

Press 5/∞ to move to [RETURN] and press ENTER.

Hint

If there is no difference between the distance from the front speakers to the listener, and the distance from the center speaker and/or the surround speakers to the listener, select [0.0m].

If there is a difference between them, refer to the following diagram to set the delay time correctly.

 

Subwoofer

 

Center speaker

Front speaker

Front speaker

(L)

(R)

 

3.0m

 

2.7m

 

2.4m

 

2.1m

As the distance from the center speaker and/or the surround speakers to the listener is shorter than the distance from the front speakers to the listener, select the longer distance value.

NOTE

This setting can only compensate for differences in speaker distance when the front speakers (left, right) are farther from the listener than the other speakers.

Setting the speaker level

You can adjust the output level of each speaker.

1

Bring up the SPK.SETTING menu.

2

Press 5/∞ to move

to [LEVEL] and press

 

ENTER.

 

The [LEVEL] display page appears on the TV screen.

LEVEL

 

 

 

FRONT SPEAKER

0dB

 

CENTER SPEAKER

0dB

 

SURROUND SPEAKER

0dB

 

SUB WOOFER

0dB

 

TEST TONE

OFF

 

RETURN

 

SELECT

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM

ENTER

TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

 

3 Press 5/∞ to select the speaker to be set and press ENTER.

FRONT SPEAKER: front speakers (This item cannot be selected. The level is fixed to 0 dB.)

CENTER SPEAKER: center speaker

SURROUND SPEAKER: surround speakers

SUB WOOFER: subwoofer

4 Press 5/∞ to set the level and press ENTER.

The selectable level ranges from –6 to 6 dB in 1 dB unit.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you want to set other speakers.

To return to the [SPK.SETTING] page

Press 5/∞ to move to [RETURN] and press ENTER.

NOTE

For the speaker(s) whose size is set to [NONE], the speaker level cannot be set.

To generate test tone signals

You can check the level setting by monitoring the test tone.

1 Press 5/∞ to select [TEST TONE] and press

ENTER.

2 Press 5/∞ to select [ON] and press ENTER.

The test tone will be generated when you select the speaker(s) in the [LEVEL] page.

NOTE

The test tone sound is not output from the subwoofer.

Changing the initial settings

Surround speaker (L)

Surround speaker (R)

In the above example, set [CENTER SPEAKER] to [0.3m], and [SURROUND SPEAKER] to [0.9m].

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