Pioneer RCS-404H manual Surround sound settings, Adjusting the channel levels using the test tone

05Surround sound settings

Dynamic Range Control1

When watching Dolby Digital or DTS material at low volume, low level sounds—including some of the dialog—can be difficult to hear properly. Using one of the Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings can help by bringing up the low level sounds, while controlling high level peaks.

Dynamic Range Control works only with Dolby Digital soundtracks and some DTS soundtracks.

1	Press SETUP.
2	Use the	buttons to select DRC, then press
ENTER.
3	Use	to select a setting.

Select one of the following:

•DRC OFF (default) – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume)

•DRC MID – Mid setting

•DRC HIGH – Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased)

4 Press ENTER to exit.

Dual mono setting2

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks should be played. You can also use this setting to switch the audio channel on DVD-RW discs recorded with bilingual audio.

1	Press SETUP.
2	Use the	buttons to select DUALMONO,
then press ENTER.
3	Use	to select a setting.

Select one of the following:

•CH1 MONO (default) – Only channel 1 is played

•CH2 MONO – Only channel 2 is played

•CH1/CH2 – Both channels are played through the front speakers

4 Press ENTER to exit.

Adjusting the channel levels using the test tone

If you prefer, you can set the channel levels using a test tone as a reference, rather than playing a source (see Channel level setting on page 31). A test tone is played through each speaker in turn, allowing you to adjust the level as it plays.

Note that the channel level settings for stereo sources are independent of the settings for surround sound sources.

TIMER REC REC MODE

/TUNE+ SR+ ONETOUCHCOPY

1 2 3

ENTER MENU

4 5 6

MCACC /TUNE– TEST TONE VIDEO IN

7 8 9

SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TV/DVD

0

SLEEP		CLEAR	JUKE BOX
	+	+
INPUT	CHANNEL	VOLUME DISPLAY
	–	–
	TV CONTROL		RDS DISP
MAIN	SUB		AXD7442

1Press SURROUND to select the Auto listening mode.

•If you want to set the channel levels for stereo (two channel) playback, select the STEREO listening mode.

2Press TEST TONE.

The test tone is output from each speaker in turn.

3 While a test tone is playing, use the	buttons
to adjust that channel level.

The aim is to adjust the levels so that you hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker. You can adjust the level of each channel by ± 10 dB.

•You can adjust the overall volume of test tone output using the VOLUME +/– buttons (this does not affect the channel level settings).

•If the system is in Stereo or Virtual mode, you will not be able to adjust the center or surround channels.

•Because of the ultra low frequencies the subwoofer produces, it may sound quieter than it really is. We suggest adjusting the subwoofer level while listening to a source. See the method described in Channel level setting on page 31.

Note

1 This setting is effective for the speaker output. A similar adjustment feature is available on the DVD recorder—see Audio DRC on page 131. 2 This setting is effective for the speaker output. A similar adjustment feature is available on the DVD recorder—see Switching audio channels

on page 94.

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