Philips S50 Surround menu, Speakers menu, Adjustment of the volume level of the loudspeakers

Surround menu

Dependent on the audio receiver speakers configuration, you may not be able to select certain menu items.

Surround

Receiver

Test Tone

Front left volume

Front right volume

Centre volume

Rear volume

Rear left volume

Rear right volume

Subwoofer volume

Adjustment of the volume level of the loudspeakers

Note: the test tone function is automatically cancelled by the audio receiver when leaving the Surround menu.

&Select Test Tone On.

A steady noise tone is switched sequentially through the available loudspeakers, except for the subwoofer, for 2 seconds each.This enables you to have a reference of the loudness of each loudspeaker and to adjust the level of each until they all sound equally loud.

The loudspeakers activated light up in the screen graphic.

éSelect the Surround menu items with the cursor up/down one after another and alter the selected adjustments with the cursor left/right.

The best result is achieved when all speakers have equal volume in your usual listening position.

“Select Test tone Off when you have finished the adjustment of the speaker levels.

Speakers menu

Dependent on the audio receiver speakers configuration, you may not be able to select certain menu items.

Once the number and position of the loudspeakers has been fixed, selecting Centre speaker, Rear Speakers and Subwoofer Yes or No, you can adjust the initial receiver settings, size and distance, for optimal surround sound.

Note: after changing the configuration, the menu will disappear temporarily and re-appear again after the new settings will be updated.

Speakers

Receiver Centre speakers Yes/No

Rear speakers Yes/No Subwoofer present Yes/no Front speaker size Large/Small Centre speaker size Large/Small

Rear speaker size Large/Small Distance to front 1-10 m

Distance to centre 1-10 m Distance to rear 1-10 m

Size of the speakers

Select Small if your speaker is able to reproduce low notes down to at least 80-100 Hz. Select Large if your speaker is able to reproduce low notes down to at least 50 Hz.

Note:

-As a rule of thumb, a large speaker has a cone diameter of at least 12 cms (5 inches). See the specification sheet of your loudspeakers.

-If Subwoofer present is set to No, Front speaker size can only be set to Large. If Front speaker size is set to Small, Centre speaker size can only be set to Small and consequently a subwoofer must be connected.

Distance to the speakers

Select the distance from your usual listening position to the available speakers each; front, centre and rear speakers. This defines the delay time for the surround sound.

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