Advanced Setup—Continued

Equalizer Settings

These settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 35).

Here you can adjust the tone of individual speakers. To set the volume of individual speakers, see page 59.

1

 

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE

RECEIVER

MODE button, followed by the

 

 

 

 

[SETUP] button.

 

SETUP

 

2

 

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]

 

 

buttons to select “Equalizer,” and

then press [ENTER].

5

6

Use the Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to select a frequency. Use the Left and Right []/[ ] buttons to adjust the level at that frequency.

The volume at each frequency can be adjusted from –6 to +6 dB in 1 dB steps.

Tip: Low frequencies (e.g., 80 Hz) affect bass sounds; high frequencies (e.g., 8000 Hz) affect treble sounds.

Use the Up [] button to select “Ch,” and then use the Left and Right []/[ ] buttons to select another speaker.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each speaker. Speakers that you’ve set to No or None in the Speaker Configuration (page 56) cannot be selected.

3

4

Use the Left and Right []/[ ] buttons to select:

Off: Tone off, response flat. Audyssey: The tone for each speaker

is set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function. Be sure to select this setting after having performed the Automatic Speaker Setup.

Manual: You can adjust the equal- izer for each speaker manually.

If you selected Manual, continue with this procedure. If you selected Off or Audyssey, go to step 7.

Press the Down [ ] button, and then use the Left and Right

[]/[ ] buttons to select a speaker.

7

Press the [SETUP] button.

 

 

The setup menu closes.

SETUP

Notes:

•The front, center, surround, and surround back speak- ers can be adjusted at 80 Hz, 250 Hz, 800 Hz,

2500 Hz, and 8000 Hz. The subwoofer can be adjusted at 40 Hz, 80 Hz, and 160 Hz.

•While the Direct or Pure Audio listening mode is selected, the equalizer settings have no effect.

•This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons.

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TX-SR505E, TX-SR505, SR575, TX-SR8550 specifications

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