Surround sound settings

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Channel level setting1

The Auto MCACC feature (see page 29) should give you the best surround sound setup. However you may find that by further adjustment of the channel levels you can improve the surround sound in your listening room.

This method of setting the channel levels allows you to listen to a source and adjust the levels of each playback channel.

The test tone method can also be used to adjust channel levels.2

SETUP

 

ENTER

1 TOOLS

Open the ‘Sound Setup’

menu.

 

ENTER

 

Speaker distance setting

The Auto MCACC feature (see page 29) should give you the best surround sound setup. However you may find that by further adjustment of the speaker distance settings you can improve the surround sound in your listening room.

Set the distance of each speaker from your normal listening position.

SETUP

 

 

ENTER

1

TOOLS

Open the ‘Sound Setup’

menu.

 

 

ENTER

 

2

 

Select ‘Distance’, then press

ENTER.

 

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2

Select ‘ChannelLevel’, then press

ENTER.

 

3

Use / to select a channel3 or

/ to adjust the level of that channel.

•You can adjust the level of each channel by ±10 dB.

4 ENTER Press once when you’re finished.

•If you use the Auto MCACC feature again, it will overwrite the settings you have made here.

3 Use / to select a speaker or / to adjust the distance.

Each speaker can be adjusted from 0.1m to 9.0m.

4 ENTER Press ENTER when you’re finished.

•If you use the Auto MCACC feature again, it will overwrite the settings you have made here.

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Note

1The Channel level setting is not available when headphones are connected.

2No test tone is output when audio is muted.

3When Test Tone is selected, the test tone moves automatically from speaker to speaker in the order

LCRSRSLSW. Adjust the / controls so that the test tone is heard at the same volume from each speaker when sitting in the main listening position. However, the test tone from the subwoofer may sound lower than other tones, in which case adjust the level while listening to a source. Press ENTER when you’re finished.

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SX-LX03 specifications

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