Parasound P 7 manual Making Adjustments In The Setup Menu, Bass Management

MAKING ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SETUP MENU 17

Bass Management

These settings only benefit systems which include a subwoofer. If your system does not include a subwoofer you can skip this section.

Your P 7 is equipped with an analog bass management system for stereo playback (Inputs 1-8 only). This provides both a high-pass fi lter for the front left and right speakers and also creates a subwoofer channel with a low-pass fi lter. The bass frequencies which it fi lters out of the left and right channels will be reproduced by your subwoofer, for the frequency range selected in the Bass Management Setup menu. This is especially signifi cant if your system uses “small” (6.5” or smaller woofer cones) front left and right speakers and a subwoofer, rather than “large” (full range) left and right front speakers. Since small speakers cannot reproduce low frequencies, it is preferable to fi lter out these low frequencies and redirect them to the subwoofer where they can be reproduced.

Note: The P 7’s bass management settings affect only the stereo inputs. Bass management for the multichannel inputs 9 and 10 should be set up in the setup menu of the source devices (DVD, Blu-ray, SACD and DVD-A players).

Press the Enter button to proceed into the Bass Management setup.

•Press the VOL Up or VOL Down buttons to change the current setting

•Press the Enter button to change between the Left/Right settings and the Subwoofer settings.

•After you fi nish, press the Exit Setup button to return to the main Setup menu.

During stereo playback, the Front Left and Right channel outputs can operate in 1 of 3 ways:

1.L&R: Full Range – With this setting the left and right front speakers receive all frequencies. This setting should only be used if you have full range (“large”) front speakers and/ or you are not using a subwoofer.

2.L&R: Above 80Hz – This setting will fi lter bass frequencies below 80Hz from the left and right front speakers. 80Hz is suitable if your left and right

speakers are small. This setting should only be used if you are using a subwoofer. When using this setting you will usually obtain the best results with the subwoofer output set to “L+R Below 80Hz”

3.L&R: Above 50Hz – This setting will fi lter bass frequencies below 50Hz from the left and right front speakers. 50Hz is suitable if your left and right speakers are medium size rather than a small size. This setting should only be used if you

are using a subwoofer. When using this setting you will usually obtain the best results with the subwoofer output set to “L+R Below 50Hz” but we encourage you to try “L+R Below 80Hz” as well.