Auto Sound Calibration Setup* This function is available only for DVD/CD playback.

Auto Sound Calibration

By setting the auto sound calibration function just once when you relocate or install the unit, you can have the unit automatically recognize the distance between speakers, levels between channels, and frequency characteristics to create a 5.1-channel sound field optimized for the listener's environment.

* The following images are for illustrative purposes only and may differ from the actual product.

Auto Sound Calibration

Microphone

L: Front Speaker (L)

R: Front Speaker (R)

C: Center SpeakerSW: Subwoofer
LS: Rear Speaker (L)

RS: Rear Speaker (R)

Note • If you purchased the unit for the first time or initialized it, pressing the Auto Sound Calibration button without connecting the auto sound calibration microphone will display the message "PLEASE SET ASC FUNCTION FIRST" in the display.

•Because the volume level of the tone is fixed during the auto sound calibration setup, you cannot adjust the volume using the volume control buttons.

•If the auto sound microphone is disconnected during the auto sound calibration setup, the setup will be cancelled.

To Turn Sound Logo On or Off

When you turn on the power, the unit produces a sound logo after the disc reading to notify that the unit is optimized for playback.

1 Press and hold ASC button.2 Briefly press ASC button.

 

• Each time the button is pressed, the selection alternates

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between S.LOGO ON and S.LOGO OFF.

• If you select "S.LOGO ON", a sound logo will be output

when the disc reading is finished after power-on. If you

select "S.LOGO OFF", no sound logo will be output.

To Verify the Auto Sound Calibration1 Press and hold ASC button twice.

2 Briefly press ASC button.

•Distance and level values specified for each channel will appear in the display.