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Chapter Two : Setting Up Remote Control Unit
Setting Up
8. Set the reproduce levels of all the speakers in the system
in the same way as above.
9. Press the Next button to proceed to the “Bass Peak Level”
setting below.
Press the Home button to quit setting and return to the
normal operation screen.
Adjusting the subwoofer level:
Human sense of audition tends to recognize the test noise
from the subwoofer at a lower level than actual (the test
noise from the subwoofer has been designed for use when
an acoustic pressure meter is used in the balance adjust-
ment). It is therefore difficult to adjust the subwoofer level
by listening to the test noise through human ears.
To adjust the subwoofer level, play a musical tune you are
accustomed to or a movie containing large amount of bass
and adjust the level until you feel that the balance with other
speakers is obtained.
To obtain accurate output levels
To obtain accurate output levels, it is recommended to use
a handheld Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter. Readings
should be taken from your actual listening position and
adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighted/
slow meter mode).
Bass Peak Level
In this step, you set the maximum volume of the bass sound
so that the speaker sounds are not distorted even when ex-
cessively-large bass signal is input. When playback is per-
formed hereafter, the bass sound is regulated automatically
so as not to exceed the level set here.
1. In step 9 of the SP level procedure above, select Next.
Bass Peak Level
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Home Next
2. Press the LCD cursor up or down button ( or ),
then “-30 dB” appears on the display.
3. The test tone is output and its level is set automati-
cally to -30 dB.
The level of the test tone is not affected by the current
setting of the volume control.
4. Press the LCD cursor up/down button ( / ) to
adjust the speaker level at a level just before the au-
dio starts to be distorted.
5. Press the Next button to proceed to the “SP Distance”
setting below.
Press the Home button to quit setting and return to the
normal operation screen.
Do not output the test tone for a long period while the
speaker audio is distorted.
2. Set the distance of the L (left front) speaker using the
or button.
3. Press the Next button and set the distance of the next
speaker (C = Center) speaker.
4. Set the distances of all the speakers in the system.
R: Front Right speaker
SR: Surround Right speaker
SBR: Surround Back Right speaker
SBL: Surround Back Left speaker
SL: Left Surround speaker
SW: Subwoofer
The speakers that are set to "Off" in "SP Selection" are
not displayed.
5. Press the Home button (LCD function button 1) to re-
turn to the normal operation screen.
Surround SetUp
Distance = L
9.0m/30ft
Home Next
1. In step 5 of the Bass Peak Level setting procedure above,
select Next (LCD function button 2).
SP Distance
Measure the distance from each speaker to the seat you most
often use. Note the distance in the table below:
Front left
Center
Front right
Surround right
Surround back right
Surround back left
Surround left
Subwoofer
Speaker Distance (ft or m)