Marantz SR9300 manual Speakers Level, Bass Peak Level

SPEAKERS LEVEL

Here you will set the volume for each speaker so that they are all heard by the listener at the same level.

Note:

•The speaker level settings is not available in 7.1channel input mode and S-Direct mode.

2 - 4 S P E AK E R S L E V E L
T E S T MOD E		: MANUA L
F RON T	L	:	0	d B
C E N T ER		:	0	d B
F RON T	R	:	0	d B
S URR . R		:	0	d B
S URR . B	R	:	0	d B
S URR . B	L	:	0	d B
S URR . L		:	0	d B
S UB W		:	0	d B
MA I N	R E T URN	N E X T		E X I T

TEST MODE : Selects “MANUAL” or “AUTO” for generating mode of test tone Left or Right cursor button.

If you select “AUTO” , the test tone will be cycled through in a circular pattern which is Left →Center →Right →Surround Right →Surround Back Right →Surround Back Left →Surround Left →Subwoofer →Left →.. increments of 3 seconds for each channel.

Using the Left and Right cursor buttons, adjust the volume level of the noise from the speaker so that it is the same level for all speaker.

If you select “MANUAL”, adjust the output level of each speaker as follow.

1. When you move cursor to FRONT L by pressing Down cursor button, the SR9300 will emit a pink noise from the front left speaker.

At this time, the master volume automatically increases to the reference level (0dB).

Remember the level of this noise and then press the Down cursor button.

(Note that this can be adjusted to any level between -10 and +10 dB in 1db intervals.)

The SR9300 will now emit the pink noise from the center speaker.

2. Using the Left and Right cursor buttons, adjust the volume level of the noise from the center speaker so that it is the same level as the front left speaker.

3. Press the Down cursor button again. The SR9300 will now emit the pink noise from the front right speaker.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above for the front right and other speakers

until all speakers are adjusted to the same volume level.

If you finish these setup, press OK button, the cursor will move to “NEXT” and then press OK button to go to next page.

Notes:

•Speakers that you selected “No” or “None” for in the Speaker Size menu will not appear.

•The setting of Surr.Back L and Surr.Back R appears if set for two surround back speakers in the Speaker Size menu.

•The setting of Surr.Back appears if set for one surround back speaker in the Speaker Size menu.

•The setup level for each channel is memorized for reproduction in all surround mode.

•To adjust the speaker levels for 7.1-channel input sources, you will need to use the 7.1CH-INPUT sub menu. (See page 36).

•In order to correctly set the output levels, use a hand-held Sound

Pressure Level meter (SPL), set to C-Weighting and Slow averaging. A Radio Shack® SPL meter (catalogue number 330 - 2055) works well. Using the internal channel noise generators, set each channel so that you read 75 dB SPL from each channel when seated at the listening position.

BASS PEAK LEVEL

With Dolby Digital and DTS , not only the LFE (Low Frequency Effects), but also the bass of all channels can be heard from the Subwoofer or Large-speakers. This procedure prevents these speakers from becoming too loud and creating an unbalanced sound. Since the sound is output at a loud volume, perform this operation carefully.

Note:

•If your system does not include a subwoofer, this setting will set the bass peak level for your front speakers.

2 - 5 B A S S P E AK L E V E L

BA S S P E AK T E S T : S T AR T

VO L UME L E V E L	:	+ 1 8 d B
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -		- - - - -
		E N T E R
MA I N R E T URN		E X I T

TEST SIGNAL: Press the OK or Left button, START is indicated and it begins to generate a Bass test tone from the speaker which was designated “bass signal output” during setup.

There will be no audible sound yet because the Master volume is set to minimum automatically. Press Down cursor button to move the cursor to VOLUME control.

VOLUME: Adjust the bass test tone output level up until the bass begins to distort or you reach the maximum level with the VOL+, VOL– or Right / Left cursor button.

Press Down cursor button to move the cursor to

ENTER.

ENTER: Press the OK button, ENTER will blink and stop generating the Bass Peak test tone.

The Bass Peak Limit Level for your system has now been memorized.

If you finish these setup, move cursor to “MAIN” with Up or Down cursor button and then press OK button to go to MAIN menu.

Notes:

•Each time the subwoofer level is changed, perform the Bass Peak Level setup and correct the setting.

•The bass peak level is not available in SOURCE-DIRECT and 7.1CH-INPUT mode.

•The selected value is displayed in the volume column before the test signal starts.

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