Samsung HT-E450K/UM manual DRC Dynamic Range Compression, Setting the Center Speaker, Test Tone

Setup

Ideal Center

Speaker placement

Ideal Surround

Speaker placement

Place all speakers within this circle.

Df: The distance from Front Speaker

Dc: The distance from Center Speaker

Ds: The distance from Surround Speaker

Setting the Center Speaker

If the distance of Dc is equal to or longer than the distance of Df in the figure, set the mode as 0ms. Otherwise, change the setting according to the table.

Distance
between	0.00m	0.34m	0.68m	1.06m	1.40m	1.76m
Df and Dc
Delay	00 ms	01 ms	02 ms	03 ms	04 ms	05 ms
Time

Setting the Surround Speaker

If the distance of Dc is equal to or longer than the distance of Ds in the figure, set the mode as 0ms. Otherwise, change the setting according to the table.

Distance
between	0.00m	1.06m	2.11m	3.16m	3.62m	5.29m
Ds and Dc
Delay	00 ms	03 ms	06 ms	09 ms	12 ms	15 ms
Time

✎NOTE

With PL II (Dolby Pro Logic II), the delay time may be different for each mode.

With AC-3 and DTS, the delay time can be set between 00 and 15mSEC.

The Center channel is only adjustable on 5.1 channel discs.

Test Tone

Settings

Speaker Setting

Speaker Size

Sound Edit

Delay Time

Test Tone : On ►

" Select ' Return

mMove " Select ' Return

Use the Test Tone feature to check the speaker connections.

•Press the ◄► buttons to select On.

•The test tone will be sent to Front Left ➞ Center

➞ Front Right ➞ Surround Right ➞ Surround Left ➞ Subwoofer in order.

To stop the test tone, press the ENTER button.

DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)

This feature balances the range between the loudest and quietest sounds. You can use this function to enjoy Dolby Digital sound when watching movies at low volume at night.

•You can select either Full, 6/8, 4/8, 2/8, off.

AUDIO SYNC

Video and audio sync may not match with digital TV. If this occurs, adjust the audio delay time to match the video

•You can set the audio delay time between 0 ms and 300 ms. Set it to the optimal status.

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