Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD operation manual Using balance adjustment, Using the sound field control

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19Available accessories

Note

When you make adjustments to the listening po- sition, the speaker outputs are automatically set for appropriate levels. You can tailor the levels more precisely referring to Adjusting the speaker output levels using a test tone or Adjusting the speaker output levels.

Using balance adjustment

verberations. Those factors are programed into the SFC circuitry to recreate the acous- tics of various performance settings.

%Touch SFC on the DSP function menu to select the setting.

Touch SFC until the desired setting appears in the display. Musical—Drama—Action—Jazz—Hall— Club—Off

You can change the fader/balance setting so that it can provide the ideal listening environ- ment in all occupied seats.

1Touch Fader/Balance on the DSP func- tion menu.

2Touch a or b to adjust front/rear speaker balance.

Each time you touch aor b it moves the front/rear speaker balance towards the front or the rear.

Front:25 to Rear:25 is displayed as the front/

rear speaker balance moves from front to rear.

# FR: 0/LR: 0 is the proper setting when only two speakers are used.

3Touch c or d to adjust left/right speak- er balance.

Each time you touch cor d it moves the left/ right speaker balance towards the left or the right.

Left:25 to Right:25 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to right.

Display Setting

Musical Musical

Drama Drama

Action Action

Jazz Jazz

Hall Hall

Club Club

Off Off

Note

If the source is a 2-channel LPCM audio or a 2- channel Dolby Digital audio and you select SFC effects that are most applicable for 5.1-channel audio (i.e., Musical, Drama or Action), we re- commend turning Dolby Pro Logic II on. On the other hand, when selecting SFC effects that are intended for use with 2-channel audio (i.e., Jazz, Hall or Club), we recommend turning Dolby Pro Logic II off.

Using the sound field control

The SFC function creates the sensation of a live performance.

!The acoustics of different performance en- vironments are not the same and depend on the extent and contour of space through which sound waves move and on how sounds bounce off the stage, walls, floors and ceilings. At a live performance you hear music in three stages: direct sound, early reflections, and late reflections, or re-

Adjusting source levels

SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent ra- dical changes in volume when switching be- tween sources.

!Settings are based on the FM volume level, which remains unchanged.

1Compare the FM volume level with the level of the source you wish to adjust.

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