Customizing sound fields (continued)

For advanced SURROUND menu adjustments

Use the CUSTOMIZE menu and set “MENU” to “MENU EXP.” to enable advanced adjustments.

For details on “MENU”, see page 40.

For details on how to set the items, see page 44.

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 LEVEL.

3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the parameter.

For details, see “LEVEL menu parameters” below.

4 While monitoring the sound, turn the jog dial to adjust the selected parameter.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters.

LEVEL menu parameters

xBAL. **** (Front speaker balance)

Initial setting: 0 (BALANCE)

Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. You can adjust from –8 dB to +8 dB in 0.5 dB steps.

xCTR XXX.X dB

(Center speaker level)

xSUR.L. XXX.X dB (Surround speaker (L) level)

xSUR.R. XXX.X dB (Surround speaker (R) level)

xS.W. XXX.X dB (Sub woofer level)

Initial setting: 0 dB

You can adjust from –20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.

xS.W. XXX dB (MULTI CH IN)

(Multi channel sub woofer level)

Initial setting: +10 dB

Lets you increase the level of the MULTI CH IN sub woofer channel by +10 dB. This adjustment may be necessary when connecting a DVD player to the MULTI CH IN jacks. The sub woofer level from DVD players is 10 dB lower than Super Audio CD players.

Note

When one of the following sound fields are selected, no sound is output from the sub woofer if “FRONT” (front speaker size) in the SET UP menu is set to “LARGE”. However, the sound will be output from the sub woofer if the digital input signal contains LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signals.

HALL

JAZZ CLUB

LIVE CONCERT

For advanced LEVEL menu adjustments

Use the CUSTOMIZE menu and set “MENU” to “MENU EXP.” to enable advanced adjustments.

For details on “MENU”, see page 40.

For details on how to set the items, see page 45.

Resetting sound fields to the initial settings

1 Press ?/1 to turn off the power.

2 While holding down MODE +, press ?/1.

“S.F CLR.” appears in the display and all sound fields are reset to the initial settings.

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