7:Adjusting the speaker levels and balance

—TEST TONE

Adjust the speaker levels and balance while listening to the test tone from your listening position. Use the remote for the operation.

Tip

The receiver employs a test tone with a frequency centered at 800 Hz.

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Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver.

Press TEST TONE.

“T. TONE” appears in the display and the test tone is output from each speaker in sequence.

Front (left) t Center t Front (right) t Surround (right) t Surround back t Surround (left) t Sub woofer

3 Adjust the speaker levels and balance using the LEVEL menu so that the level of the test tone sounds the same from each speaker.

For details on the LEVEL menu settings, see page 36.

Tips

•To adjust the level of all speakers at the same time, press MASTER VOL +/– on the remote or turn MASTER VOLUME –/+ on the receiver.

•The adjusted value are shown in the display during adjustment.

4 Press TEST TONE again after adjustment.

The test tone turns off.

Notes

•(HT-9900M and HT-6900DP only) The test tone cannot be used when MULTI CH IN function is used.

•Although these adjustments can also be made via the front panel using the LEVEL menu (when the test tone is output, the receiver switches to the LEVEL menu automatically), we recommend you follow the procedure described above and adjust the speaker levels from your listening position using the remote.

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