Customizing sound fields (continued)

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.

The LEVEL button lights up and the LEVEL menu appears in the display.

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

xTEST TONE (Test tone)*1

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.

xPHASE NOISE (Phase noise)*1

Initial setting: OFF

Lets you output the test tone sequentially from two adjacent speakers.

xPHASE AUDIO (Phase audio)*1

Initial setting: OFF

Lets you output the source sound (instead of the test tone) sequentially from two adjacent speakers.

xFRONT (Front speaker balance)

Initial setting: midpoint (0)

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.

xCENTER XXX.X dB (Center speaker level)

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

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

xSURR BACK XXX.X dB (Surround back speaker level)*2

xSURR BACK L XXX.X dB (Surround back speaker (L) level)*3

xSURR BACK R XXX.X dB (Surround back speaker (R) level)*3

Initial setting: 0 dB

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

xS.WOOFER XXX.X dB

(Sub woofer level)

Initial setting: 0 dB

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

xMULTI CH 1 SW XXX dB

(Multi channel 1 sub woofer level)

xMULTI CH 2 SW XXX dB

(Multi channel 2 sub woofer level)

Initial setting: 0 dB

Lets you increase the level of the MULTI CHANNEL IN 1/2 sub woofer channel by +10 dB. This adjustment may be necessary when connecting a DVD player to the MULTI CHANNEL IN 1/2 jacks. The sub woofer level from DVD players is

10 dB lower than Super Audio CD players.

*1 Only one of these parameters appears according to the “T.TONE” setting in the CUSTOMIZE menu (page 48).

*2 Only when “SURR BACK L/R” is set to “NO” (page 23).

*3 Only when “SURR BACK L/R” is set to “YES” (page 23).

Note

When one of the following sound fields are selected, no sound is output from the sub woofer if “FRONT SP” (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.

–D.CONCERT HALL A/B

–CHURCH

–OPERA HOUSE

–JAZZ CLUB

–LIVE CONCERT

–ARENA

–STADIUM

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