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ABOUT THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS (OSD) AND FRONT-PANEL READOUT
CHANNEL-BALANCE (TEST) SETUP
Adjusting the relative balance of your system's loudspeakers ensures that
USING AN SPL METER
It is quite practical to perform the T 754 Level setup routines "by ear," and careful work will produce acceptably accurate results. However, the use of an inexpensive
The SPL meter should be placed at the primary listening position, at approximately the height of the seated listener's head. A tripod is helpful, but with a little duct tape almost anything — a pole lamp,
SETTING CHANNEL BALANCE
Press the HTR 2 remote’s [Test] key, activating the T 754’s
As the test signal cycles around the speakers, the OSD (and the VFL front panel display) will highlight the currently playing channel. Now use the remote's [ / ] keys to adjust the loudness of the noise output from the currently playing channel to the required level (it’s usually simplest to begin with the
NOTE: If you are balancing levels "by ear", choose one
Using the remote's [ / ] and [ / ] keys adjust each speaker to produce the same SPL meter reading | |
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• | All speakers must be in their final locations before |
• | Your subwoofer (if any) should be set with its integral crossover defeated, or if undefeatable, set to its |
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• | Due to the effects of room acoustics, |
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SPEAKER DISTANCE |
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Your system's speaker distance settings are a subtle but important refinement of your setup. Informing the |
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T 754 of the |
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optimizing imaging, intelligibility, and |
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about 1 foot (30 cm). |
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SETTING SPEAKER DISTANCE |
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From the OSD’s main <Setup> menu, select the <Speaker Distance> item using the remote's [ / ] and |
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[Enter] keys. Using the [ / ] keys, set <Front> and <Center:> to the distance measuring from your |
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principal listening position to the front surface of the front and center loudspeakers. Using the same remote |
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keys, set <Surround> to the distance of the nearest |
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NOTE: Distance can be displayed as feet or meters selectable by the <DISTANCE> item in the Speaker |
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Distance menu. |
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ADVANCED OPTIONS |
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The T 754 allows for setting of special listening and system options. These are usually |
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settings and once set do not need to be changed. |
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Main/Zone DSP Decoding |
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From the OSD’s main <Setup> menu, select the DSP decoding options. There are two options, 5.1 and 7.1 |
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decoding. With 7.1 decoding, the Zone output will be switched off. |
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Dolby Digital Surround EX Decoding |
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Select either Auto or On. If On is selected, the Surround EX decoding will be forced on thus Dolby Digital |
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5.1 will become 6.1 matrix. |
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Select either Auto or On. If On is selected, the ES Matrix will be forced on thus DTS 5.1 will become 6.1 |
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matrix. |
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BACKGROUND to “ON” or “OFF” |
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When “ON” is selected, |
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video program (if any), when “OFF” is selected menus will appear in white text superimposed upon the |
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current video program (if any). |
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TEMP OSD |
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TEMP OSD. When “ON” is selected, the temporary OSD such as volume, and speaker levels are displayed. |
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When “OFF” no temporary OSD will be displayed. | 17 |
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