Adjusting the output level of each speaker while listening to it

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CH LEVEL

SPEAKERS

 

STEREO

 

 

 

PCM DIGITAL

A

 

 

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PRESET/MODE ADJ

PUSH TO ENTER

PRESET/MODE ADJ

PUSH TO ENTER

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Fine-tuning the output level of each speaker

You can fine-tune the output level of each speaker according to your taste.

The output levels you set as below will be lost once the unit is in stand-by mode. (The speaker levels you set using the test tone will be restored.)

1.Press the CH LEVEL button.

The output level of the Left front speaker is displayed.

2.Rotate the SMART SCAN CONTROLLER to select the out- put level and then press the SMART SCAN CONTROL- LER.

You can now adjust the output level of the center speaker.

3.Repeat the operation described in step 2.

Set the speaker level of each speaker in the following sequence: Left (Left front)CenterRight (Right front)R-sur (Right surround)L-sur (Left surround)Subwoofer (Subwoofer)

You can adjust the output level of each speaker in the range of -12 to +12 dB.

The adjustment range of the subwoofer is -30 to +10 dB.

To use the above setting from now on...

The above setting will be overwritten by the speaker output levels you set through the test tone, once you press the TEST button on the remote control- ler.

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Adjusting the output level of each speaker using the remote controller

1.Press the MODE AUDIO button.

2.Press the CH SEL button repeatedly to select the speaker whose output level you wish to fine-adjust.

Each time you press the CH SEL button, the output level of the speaker displayed is changed in the following sequence:

Left (Left front) Center Right (Right front) R-sur (Right surround) L-sur (Left surround) Subwoofer (Subwoofer)

3.Press the LEVEL + or - button repeatedly to fine-adjust the output level.

You can adjust the output level of each speaker in the range of - 12 to +12 dB.

The adjustment range of the subwoofer is -30 to +10 dB.

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Onkyo TX-DS777, TX-DS676 instruction manual Fine-tuning the output level of each speaker, Press the CH Level button

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