Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the SURROUND menu and 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 SURROUND menu

You can customize the surround effects of the selected sound field. The settings are stored individually for each sound field.

1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.).

2 Press SURR.

The SURROUND menu appears in the display.

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

For details, see “SURROUND 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.

SURROUND menu parameters

xEFFECT (Effect level)

Initial setting: (depends on the sound field) Higher settings apply more surround effect.

For advanced SURROUND menu adjustments

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

For details on “MENU EXPAND”, see page 46.

For details on how to set the items, see page 52.

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