Listening to your system

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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.

 

 

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Option(s)

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESSa

M/L OFF

The MIDNIGHT allows you to hear effective

 

MIDNIGHT

surround sound of movies at low volumes.

 

The LOUDNESS is used to get good bass and

LOUDNESS

treble from music sources at low volumes.

 

 

 

S.RTV (Sound Retriever)b

OFFd

When audio data is removed during the

 

ON

WMA/MP3c compression process, sound

quality often suffers from an uneven sound

 

image. The Sound Retriever feature employs

 

new DSP technology that helps bring CD

 

Setting/What it does

LFE ATT (LFE Attenuate)

Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra- low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers.

The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB, which is the recommended value. When set to –15 dB, the LFE is limited by the respective degree. When OFF is selected, no sound is output from the LFE channel.

Option(s)

0 (0 dB)

5 (–5 dB)

10 (–10 dB)

15 (–15 dB)

20 (–20 dB)

** (OFF)

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1Press RECEIVER , then press AUDIO PARAMETER button.

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.

4Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.

Setting/What it does

Option(s)

EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ)

ON

Switches on/off the effect of Acoustic

 

OFF

Calibration EQ.

 

 

 

S.DELAY (Sound Delay)

0.0 to 9.0

Some monitors have a slight delay when

(frames)

showing video, so the soundtrack will be

1 second = 30

slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding

frames (NTSC)

a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to

Default: 0.0

match the presentation of the video.

 

 

 

quality sound back to compressed 2-channel

 

audio by restoring sound pressure and

 

smoothing jagged artifacts left over after

 

compression.

 

 

 

DUAL MONOe

CH1 – Channel 1

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby

is heard only

 

Digital soundtracks should be played.

 

CH2 – Channel 2

 

 

is heard only

 

 

 

CH1 CH2 – Both

 

channels heard

 

from front

 

speakers

 

 

F.PCM (Fixed PCM)

OFF

This is useful if you find there is a slight delay

 

ON

before OFF recognizes the PCM signal on a

 

CD, for instance.

 

When ON is selected, noise may be output

 

during playback of non-PCM sources. Please

 

select another input signal if this is a problem.

 

 

 

DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

AUTOf

Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie

 

MAX

soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS,

Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD

 

MID

and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to

 

use this feature when listening to surround

OFF

sound at low volumes).

 

 

 

SACD G. (SACD Gain)g

0 (0 dB)

Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the

 

+6 (+6 dB)

dynamic range (during digital processing).

 

 

 

HDMI (HDMI Audio)

AMP

Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal

 

THRU

out of this receiver (AMP) or through to a TV

 

(THRU). When THRU is selected, no sound is

 

output from this receiver.

 

 

 

A.DLY (Auto Delay)h

OFF

This feature automatically corrects the audio-

 

ON

to-video delay between components

 

connected with an HDMI cable. The audio

 

delay time is set depending on the operational

 

status of the display connected with an HDMI

 

cable. The video delay time is automatically

 

adjusted according to the audio delay time.

 

 

 

C.WIDTH (Center Width)i

0 to 7

(Applicable only when using a center speaker)

Default: 3

Spreads the center channel between the front

 

right and left speakers, making it sound wider

 

(higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).

 

 

 

DIMEN (Dimension)i

–3 to +3

Adjusts the surround sound balance from

Default: 0

front to back, making the sound more distant

 

(minus settings), or more forward (positive

 

settings).

 

 

 

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