Sound Surround Enjoying

Customizing Sound Fields

DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSOR (D. RANGE COMP)

Initial setting : OFF

Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track. This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes late at night.

•OFF reproduces the sound track with no compression.

•STD reproduces the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer.

•0.1 ~ 0.9 allow you to compress the dynamic range in small steps to achieve the sound you desire.

•MAX provides a dramatic compression of the dynamic range.

Note

Dynamic range compression is not possible with DTS sources.

zAbout the Dynamic Range Compressor

This parameter allows you to compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the dynamic range information included in the Dolby Digital signal. “STD” is standard compression, but because many sources have only light compression, you may not notice much difference when using 0.1~0.9.

Therefore, we recommend using the “MAX” setting. This greatly compresses the dynamic range and allows you to view movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog limiters, the levels are predetermined and provide a very natural compression.

REAR BALANCE (REAR)

Initial setting : center

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

•The balance can be adjusted ±8 dB in 1 dB steps.

•This setting can also be adjusted directly using the supplied remote. See “Adjusting the speaker volume” (page 18).

REAR LEVEL (REAR)

Initial setting : 0 dB

Lets you adjust level of the rear (left and right) speakers.

•The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –10 dB to +10 dB.

•This setting can also be adjusted directly using the supplied remote. See “Adjusting the speaker volume” (page 18).

CENTER LEVEL (CENTER)

Initial setting : 0 dB

Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.

•The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –10 dB to +10 dB.

SUB WOOFER LEVEL (WOOFER)

Initial setting : 0 dB

Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.

•The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –10 dB to +10 dB.

Adjusting the equalizer

The EQUALIZER menu lets you adjust the equalization (low, mid, and high frequencies) of the front and center speakers. The equalizer settings are stored individually for each sound field.

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

2Press CURSOR MODE repeatedly until the EQ indicator lights up.

3Press the cursor buttons (Vor v) to select the parameter you want to adjust.

4Press the cursor buttons (Bor b) to select setting you desire. The setting is entered automatically.

zYou can turn off the equalization without erasing it

The equalizer settings are stored separately for each sound field. Press the EQUALIZER button to turn the EQ indicator off.

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