05Listening to your system

Setting the AV options

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

Important

The AV Parameter menu is not available with DVD 5.1ch selected by SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT) (see Choosing the input signal on page 36).

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

 

 

 

 

ONE TOUCH

CH+

RECEIVER

 

SOURCE

COPY

 

 

INPUT SELECT

 

 

AV

TUNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARAMETER

T.EDIT

MULTI CONTROL

 

 

TOP MENU

MENU

 

DVD 5.1

ST

ST

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TV CTRL

 

ENTER

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

 

 

 

GUIDE

CH-

 

 

 

PTY SEARCH

CD

FM

AM

RECEIVER

 

TUNE

 

STEREO/

STANDARD

ADVSURR

SETUP

RETURN

AUTO/DIRECT F.S.SURR

1Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press AV PARAMETER button.

2 Use

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.

3 Use

to set it as necessary.

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

4Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.

Setting

MIDNIGHTa

What it does

Option(s)

Allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at

M/L OFF

low volumes.

 

MIDNIGHT

 

 

LOUDNESSa

Used to get good bass and treble from music sources at

 

LOUDNESS

 

low volumes.

 

 

 

BASSb

Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to

–6 to +6 (dB)

 

adjust the bass or treble.

Default: 0 (dB)

 

 

 

TREBLEb

 

–6 to +6 (dB)

 

 

Default: 0 (dB)

 

 

 

CENTER WIDTHc

Spreads the center channel between the front right and left

0 to 7

(Applicable only when

speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or

Default: 3

narrower (lower settings).

 

using a center speaker)

 

 

 

 

DIMENSIONc

Adjusts the surround sound balance from front to back,

–3 to +3

 

making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more

Default: 0

 

forward (positive settings).

 

 

 

 

PANORAMAc

Extends the front stereo image to include surround

OFF

 

speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

EFFECT

Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced

10 to 90

 

Surround mode (each mode can be set separately).

 

 

 

 

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