Advanced Setup—Continued

Equalizer Settings

These settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 52).

With the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of speakers individually with a 15-band equalizer. The vol- ume of each speaker can be set on page 98.

1

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE

 

 

MODE button, followed by the

RECEIVER

[SETUP] button.

 

The main menu appears onscreen.

S

 

E

 

T

 

UP

 

4

Use the Left and Right [

]/[ ]

 

 

buttons to set the “Equalizer”

 

option to:

 

ENTER

Off: Equalizer off, flat response.

 

Manual: The equalizer for each

 

speaker can be set manually.

 

Audyssey:The equalizer for each

 

speaker is set automatically

 

by the Automatic Speaker

 

Setup function.

 

 

If you selected Manual, continue with

 

the next step. If you selected Off or

 

Audyssey, go to step 8.

 

5

Use the Down [ ] button to

 

 

select “Channel,” and then use

 

the Left and Right [ ]/[

] but-

ENTER

tons to select the speaker.

 

You can select: Front, Center, Sur-

2

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to select “2. Speaker Setup,” and then press [ENTER].

The Speaker Setup menu appears.

2.Speaker Setup

1.Speaker Settings 2.Speaker Config 3.Speaker Distance 4.Level Calibration 5.Equalizer Settings 6.THX Audio Setup

round, Surr Back, or Subwoofer.

ENTER

6

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]

buttons to select a frequency,

 

 

and use the Left and Right

 

ENTER

 

[ ]/[ ] buttons to cut or boost

3

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to select “5. Equalizer Settings,” and then press [ENTER].

The Equalizer Settings screen appears.

Use the Up and Down []/[ ] but- tons move between the two screens.

2-5.Equalizer Settings

 

Equalizer

Manual

 

 

Channel

Front

 

 

25Hz

0dB

 

 

40Hz

0dB

 

 

63Hz

0dB

 

 

100Hz

0dB

 

 

160Hz

0dB

 

 

250Hz

0dB

 

 

400Hz

0dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-5.Equalizer Settings

 

 

 

630Hz

0dB

 

 

1000Hz

0dB

 

 

1600Hz

0dB

 

 

2500Hz

0dB

 

 

4000Hz

0dB

 

 

6300Hz

0dB

 

 

10000Hz

0dB

 

 

16000Hz

0dB

 

 

 

 

 

that frequency.

You can select: 25 Hz, 40 Hz, 63 Hz,

100

Hz, 160 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz,

630

Hz, 1000 Hz, 1600 Hz, 2500 Hz,

4000 Hz, 6300 Hz, 10000 Hz, or

ENTER

 

16000 Hz. And for the subwoofer,

25 Hz, 40 Hz, 63 Hz, 100 Hz, or

160

Hz.

Each band can be cut or boosted from

–6 dB to +6 dB in 1 dB steps.

Tip: Low frequencies, such as 160 Hz,

affect bass sounds; high frequencies,

such as 6300 Hz, affect treble sounds.

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PR-SC885 specifications

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