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Setting items

Setting details

 

 

Height Gain

Low : Reduce the front height channel volume.

Control the front height

Mid : Front height channel sound is output with standard sound volume.

channel volume.

High : Increase the front height channel volume.

NOTE

 

“Height Gain” is displayed for the following settings.

 

• When “Amp Assign” (vpage 49) is set to “Front Height”.

 

• When the “Speaker Config.” – “Front Height” setting (vpage 50) is set

 

to other than “None”.

 

• When surround mode is “PLgz” or the PLgz decoder is used.

Default

Yes : Reset to the defaults.

The “Surround Parameter”

No : Do not reset to the defaults.

settings are returned to the default settings.

Tone

Default settings are underlined.

Adjust the tonal quality of the sound.

Setting items

Setting details

 

 

Tone Control

ON : Allow tone adjustment (bass, treble).

Set the tone control function OFF : Playback without tone adjustment.

to ON and OFF.

“Tone Control” can be set when “Dynamic EQ” (vpage 47) is set to

 

 

“OFF”.

NOTE

The tone cannot be adjusted in the direct mode.

Bass

–6dB – +6dB (0dB)

Adjust low frequency range

“Bass” can be set when “Tone Control” is set to “ON”.

(bass).

 

Treble

–6dB – +6dB (0dB)

Adjust high frequency range

“Treble” can be set when “Tone Control” is set to “ON”.

(treble).

 

 

Audio Adjust

Audyssey Settings

Default settings are underlined.

Set MultEQ®, Dynamic EQ® and Dynamic Volume®. These can be selected after Audyssey® Auto Setup has been performed. For additional information on Audyssey technology, please see page 70.

NOTE

If you have not performed Auto Setup, or if you change the speaker settings after performing Auto Setup, you may not be able to select Dynamic EQ/Dynamic Volume, and “Run Audyssey” may be displayed.

In this case, either perform Audyssey Auto Setup over again or perform “Restore” (vpage 10) to return to the settings after Audyssey Auto Setup was run.

Setting items

Setting details

 

 

MultEQ

Audyssey : Optimize the frequency response of all speakers.

Select one equalizer from

Audyssey Byp.L/R : Optimize frequency response of speakers except

three modes. MultEQ

front L and R speakers.

corrects both time and

Audyssey Flat : Optimize frequency response of all speakers to flat

frequency response

response.

problems in the listening

Manual : Apply frequency response set with “Manual EQ” (vpage 48).

area based on Audyssey

OFF : Turn “MultEQ” equalizer off.

Auto Setup calibration. We

 

recommend “Audyssey”.

• “Audyssey”, “Audyssey Byp. L/R” and “Audyssey Flat” can be

MultEQ is the prerequisite

selected after Audyssey Auto Setup has been performed. “Audyssey”

function for Dynamic EQ

is automatically selected after performing Audyssey Auto Setup. When

and Dynamic Volume.

“Audyssey”, “Audyssey Byp. L/R” or “Audyssey Flat” is selected,

 

 

illuminates.

After running Audyssey Auto Setup, if the Speaker Configuration, Distance, Channel Level, and Crossover Freq. have changed without

increasing the number of speakers measured, only illuminates.

• Press MULTEQ on the remote control unit to set this setting.

NOTE

“MultEQ” and “Manual” cannot be selected when “EQ Customize” is set to “Not Used” (vpage 52).

When using headphones, “MultEQ” is automatically set to “OFF”.

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Remote control operation

Move the cursor

Confirm the setting

Return to previous menu

buttons

(Up/Down/Left/Right)

 

 

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