13Using other functions

Chapter 13:

Using other functions

Setting the Audio options

There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.

Important

Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status of the receiver.

Setting

What it does

Option(s)

MIDNIGHT

Allows you to hear effective

MIDNIGHT/

 

surround sound of movies at low

LOUDNESS

 

volumes.

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

MIDNIGHT

LOUDNESS Used to get good bass and treble

ON

 

from music sources at low

LOUDNESS

 

volumes.

ON

 

 

 

TONE

Applies the treble and bass tone

BYPASS

(Tone

controls to a source, or bypasses

 

ON

Control)

them completely.

 

1Set the operation selector switch to RCV, then press

AUDIO PARAMETER.

2Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this.

3Use / to set it as necessary.

See the table below for the options available for each setting.

4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.

BASSc

Adjusts the amount of bass.

–6 to +6 (dB)

 

 

Default: 0 (dB)

 

 

 

TREBLEc

Adjusts the amount of treble.

–6 to +6 (dB)

 

 

Default: 0 (dB)

 

 

 

S.RTRV

When audio data is removed

OFF

(Sound

during the WMA/MP3/MPEG-4

 

ON

Retriever)

AAC compression process, sound

 

 

quality often suffers from an

 

 

uneven sound image. The Sound

 

 

Retriever feature employs new

 

 

DSP technology that helps bring

 

 

CD quality sound back to

 

Setting

What it does

MCACC

Selects your favorite MCACC

(MCACC

preset memory when multiple

preset)

preset memories are saved. When

 

a MCACC preset memory has

 

been renamed, the name given is

 

displayed.

Option(s)

M1. MEMORY 1 to

M6. MEMORY 6

Default:

M1. MEMORY 1

MCACC OFFa

 

compressed 2-channel audio by

 

 

restoring sound pressure and

 

 

smoothing jagged artifacts left

 

 

over after compression.

 

 

 

 

DNR

May improve the quality of sound

OFF

(Digital

in a noisy source (for example,

 

ON

Noise

cassette or video tape with lots of

 

Reduction)

background noise) when

 

EQ

Switches on/off the effects of EQ

ON

(Acoustic

Pro. only for the MCACC preset

 

OFFb

Calibration

memory selected. This setting is

 

EQ)

available for each MCACC preset

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

 

S-WAVE

Switches on/off the effects of

ON

(Standing

Standing Wave Control only for

 

OFF

Wave)

the MCACC preset memory

 

 

selected. This setting is available

 

 

for each MCACC preset memory.

 

 

 

 

DELAY

Some monitors have a slight

0.0 to 6.0

(Sound

delay when showing video, so the

(frames)

Delay)

soundtrack will be slightly out of

1 second = 30

 

sync with the picture. By adding a

frames (NTSC)

 

bit of delay, you can adjust the

Default: 0.0

 

sound to match the presentation

 

 

 

of the video.

 

 

 

 

 

switched on.

 

 

 

 

DIALOGUE

Localizes dialog in the center

OFF

(Dialog

channel to make it stand out from

 

ON

Enhancement)

other background sounds in a TV

 

 

or movie soundtrack.

 

 

 

 

HIBITSMP

Creates a wider dynamic range

OFF

(High Bit/

with digital sources like CDs or

 

ON

High

DVDs (Smoother, more delicate

 

Sampling)

musical expression can be

 

(SC-05 only)

achieved by requantizing 16 bit

 

 

PCM or 20 bit compressed audio

 

 

signals to 24 bits).

 

 

 

 

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