Configuring Speaker Set A—Continued

CABLE/SAT

CD/DVD

 

CH +

 

CH SEL

LEVEL

/

TEST

 

 

 

VOLUME

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Adjusting Individual Speaker Volume

With this function you can adjust the volume of each individ- ual speaker so that you can hear all speakers equally at the listening position.

Note:

You cannot use this function while the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E is muted (see page 33).

1

Press the remote controller’s

 

 

[TEST] button, and turn up the vol-

 

ume so that you can hear the test

 

tone sufficiently.

 

While each speaker outputs the test tone

 

(pink noise), its name appears on the dis-

 

play, as shown.

2

Use the remote controller’s

 

 

[CH SEL] button to select each

 

speaker, and use the LEVEL [ ] [ ]

 

buttons to adjust the volume.

Speakers are selected in the following order: Left Center Right Surr Right Surr Back Surr Left Sub- woofer.

You can adjust the volume of each speaker from –12 dB to +12 dB.

Notes:

Only speakers that are included in the current configuration output the test tone. See “Specifying the Number of Speakers” on page 25.

The subwoofer will not output the test tone if it’s off. See “Setting the Sub- woofer Mode” on page 25.

If you don’t press any buttons for two seconds, the next speaker is selected automatically.

3

When you’ve adjusted each

 

 

speaker, press the remote control-

 

ler’s [TEST] button.

 

The test tone stops and the previous dis-

 

play reappears.

Note:

If no adjustments are made for two minutes, this function is cancelled automatically and the previous display reappears.

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Onkyo TX-SR501E instruction manual Configuring Speaker Set a, Adjusting Individual Speaker Volume

TX-SR501E specifications

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