Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the surround and level parameters of the front, center, and surround speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation.

Once you customize a sound field, the changes are stored in the memory indefinitely (unless the amplifier is unplugged for about two weeks). You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters.

See the tables on page 30 for the parameters available in each sound field.

To get the most from multi channel surround sound

Position your speakers and do the procedures described in “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 13 before you customize a sound field.

Adjusting the level parameters

The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and volumes of each speaker. The settings are applied to all sound fields.

1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound.

2 Press LEVEL.

The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed.

3 Press the cursor buttons (U or u) to

select the parameter you want to adjust.

4 Press + or – to select the setting you want.

The setting is stored automatically.

Initial settings

Parameter

Initial setting

FRONT BALANCE*

BALANCE

 

 

SURR BALANCE*

BALANCE

 

 

CENTER LEVEL*

CTR 0 dB

 

 

SURR LEVEL*

SURR 0 dB

 

 

SUB WOOFER LEVEL*

S.W. 0 dB

 

 

LFE MIX LEVEL

L.F.E. 0 dB

 

 

DYNAMIC RANGE COMP

COMP. OFF

*These parameters can be adjusted separately for

MULTI CH IN.

Front balance ( L R )

Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers.

Surround balance (SLSR)

Lets you adjust the balance between surround left and right speakers.

Center level ( C )

Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.

Surround level (SLSR)

Lets you adjust the level of the surround left and right speakers.

Sub woofer level (SW)

Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.

Low Frequency Effect (LFE)

Lets you attenuate the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel output from the sub woofer without effecting the level of the bass frequencies sent to the sub woofer from the front, center or surround channels via the Dolby Digital or DTS bass redirection circuitry.

•“0 dB” outputs the full LFE signal at the mix level determined by the recording engineer.

•To mute the sound of the LFE channel from the sub woofer, select “OFF”. However, the low frequency sounds of the front, center, or surround speakers are output from the sub woofer according to the settings made for each speaker in the speaker setup (pages 16–17).

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