Customizing sound fields
By adjusting the LEVEL menu, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation.
Note on the displayed items
The setup items you can adjust in each menu vary depending on the sound field. Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the display. This means that the selected parameter is either unavailable or fixed and unchangeable.
Adjusting the LEVEL menu
You can adjust the balance and level of each speaker. These settings are applied to all sound fields.
1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.).
2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select “LEVEL”.
4 While monitoring the sound, rotate –/+
to adjust the selected parameter.
LEVEL menu parameters
x T.TONE (Test Tone) Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from each speaker. When set to “AUTO”, the test tone is output from each speaker automatically. When set to “FIX”, you can select which speaker will output the test tone.
x BAL. XXXX (Front speaker balance) Initial setting: 0 (BALANCE)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. You can adjust in the range of L (+1 to +16), 0, R (+1 to +16) in 33 steps.
Advanced Adjustments and Settings
Switching the audio input mode for digital components
— INPUT MODE
You can switch the audio input mode for components which have digital audio input jacks.
1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select the input.
2 Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to select the audio input mode.
The selected audio input mode appears in the display.
Audio input modes
•AUTO IN
Gives priority to the analog audio signals input to the AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks when there is no digital audio signals.
•COAX IN
Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL input jack.
•OPT IN
Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL input jacks.
•ANALOG
Specifies the analog audio signals input to the AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks.