Fine Tuning Your System

BASS PEAK LEVEL

The LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel in Dolby Digital and DTS program sources can produce heavily concentrated ultra-low bass tones that may exceed the capabilities of your speaker system. The following steps show you how to limit the peak level for the LFE channel. If continuing from the preceding page the BASS PEAK LEVEL should be selected.

DIMMER

LOUDNESS

TONE

EFFECT/CH SEL

Follow steps 1-5 on page 95, if necessary, to get to the

1

2

3

4

starting point mentioned here.

SIGNAL SEL

DNR

BASS/TREBLE

+

5

6

7

8

 

 

VIDEO SEL

HI-BIT

+10

DISC

 

 

9

0

 

ENTER

1

BASS PEAK LEVEL should be

 

 

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

SYSTEM SETUP

 

 

GUIDE

1-5

 

MENU

 

 

TOP MENU

selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞

TUNER EDIT

 

 

EXIT

 

 

TRACK

 

 

ENTER

 

buttons to select and press ENTER.

MPX

TEXT ON RF ATT

DISP MODE

AUDIO

 

 

RETURN

 

 

8

SUB TITLE

 

 

1-5

 

2

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

 

 

SETTING START or SETTING

CANCEL. Press ENTER.

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC ENTER

MULTI JOG

STANDBY

MULTI JOG

CONTROL

SIGNAL

HI-BIT

SB CH

BAND

SET UP

RETURN

SELECT

HI-SAMPLING

MODE

PHONES

 

 

TONE CONTROL

 

 

SPEAKERS

TONE

BASS/TREBLE

 

 

SETTING START: The MASTER VOLUME is set to MIN (–––dB), a test tone plays back and you make the setting (go to step 3).

SETTING CANCEL: This setting won't limit the peak level of the LFE channel.

If you selected SETTING CANCEL go to step 4.

1

Expert

 

 

[Crossover Network

]

 

[Fine Channel Level

]

 

[Fine Channel Delay

]

 

[Acoustic Cal EQ

]

 

[

Bass Peak Level

 

]

 

[D-Range Control

]

 

[Exit

]

2

Bass Peak Level

 

[Setting Start ]

[Setting Cancel ]

[Exit ]

3

Bass Peak

Level

 

[

 

 

]

 

Setting

OK

Bass Peak Level [–80]

If you set this level before the receiver will have that level input but it will not appear on this setup screen. (The screen will always open with the level showing [- - -].)

3Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the test tone and specify the bass peak

level.

1Raise the level gradually.

2Set the bass peak level at the point just before the tone starts to distort.

Be careful! Test tones play back at loud volumes . Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room.

You can leave this setup any time by pressing

ENTER.

If the YES or PLUS setting on the subwoofer is selected the test tone will only play back from the subwoofer. If not, the test tone will play back from all speakers set to LARGE except for the subwoofer.

4Press ENTER.

The display on the receiver will show FADE and then RESUME while the MASTER VOLUME returns to its original position.

5EXIT should be selected (if it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select it),

press ENTER.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step 1.

Next, if you want, proceed to DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL

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