Ambience effects
How to calculate the proper delay time
Assuming that the distance from the front speakers is A meters and that from the surround speakers is B meters:
What is delay time?
Front speakers
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Surround speakers
Example:
When A = 3 m,B = 3 m, the delay time is 20 ms.
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20 + 3 × (A - B) (Unit: ms)
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The sound entering the ears include the direct sound coming from the sound source and the indirect sounds reflected from the walls, floor, ceiling, etc. The indirect sounds are delayed because they travel longer distance required for reflection before they reach the ears. The delay time is the difference in time between the direct sound and indirect sounds.
3Adjust the level from each speaker. “Test Tone”
Main unit | GRC |
(Remote control only) | Test Tone |
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| Test Tone |
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2Adjust the levels of the other speakers than the front speakers (left, right). (1)While test tone is output from a speaker, (2)Adjust the volume level of the speaker.
ChannelLevelTo decrease | SL+10dB | To increase |
level | ENTER | level |
Test Tone
ENTER
Return
ENTER
ÖThe test tone which sounds like noise move across speakers in the following sequence every 1.5 second.
(In Pro Logic or
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| TEST Cch | (Center speaker) |
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| TEST Rch | (Front speaker, Right) |
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| TEST SRch | (Surround speaker, Right) |
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| TEST SLch | (Surround speaker, Left) |
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| TEST Cch | (Center speaker) |
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ÖThe test tons is not output from the speaker which has been set to off.
Speaker setupr
T E s T s Rc hDisplay when test tone is output from a surround speaker
ÖBe sure to adjust from the listening position.
ÖEach press of the key increases or decrease the level by 1 dB.
ÖThe levels of the front speaker (Left, Right) cannot be varied in step 3.
4Adjust the delay time. “DELAY”
Main unit | GRC |
MODE MU
Delay Time
ENTER
2Adjust the Delay Time.MULTI.CONTROL | Delay Time | ||
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To decrease | To increase | To decrease | To increase |
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3Quit the delay time adjustment.Return
ENTER
Main unit
Each press switches the adjustment items as shown below.
1 BASS | :Tone, Bass |
2 TREBLE | :Tone, Treble |
4 C ch | :Center speaker |
5SR ch :Surround speaker, Right
6 SL ch | :Surround speaker, Left |
7 SW ch | :Subwoofer |
8 DELAY | :Delay time |
9 INPUT | :Input level |
ÖAdjustment items 5, 6 and 8 are not required in the 3 STEREO mode.
ÖFind the optimum delay time for the listening room by referring to “How to calculate the delay time”.
ÖThe delay time in the PRO LOGIC mode can be adjusted between 15 and 30 ms.
ÖThe delay time in the
ÖSelect the closest value to the value obtained by “How to calculate the delay time”.
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Delay time