Customizing sound fields (continued)

Dynamic range compressor (D.

RANGE COMP.)

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. We recommend using the “MAX” setting.

•To reproduce the sound track with no compression, select “OFF”.

•To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer, select “STD”.

•To compress the dynamic range in small steps to achieve the sound you desire, select “0.1”– “0.9”.

•To reproduce a dramatic compression of the dynamic range, select “MAX”.

Notes

•Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only.

•While NIGHT MODE is activated, D.RANGE COMP. is automatically set to MAX and is not displayed in the LEVEL menu.

Adjusting the equalizer

The EQ menu lets you adjust the equalization of the front, center, surround, and surround back speakers. The settings are stored individually for each sound field.

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

2 Press EQ.

The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed.

3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the parameter (gain (dB), frequency (Hz)) you want to adjust.

4 Turn the jog dial to select the setting you want.

The setting is entered automatically.

To turn on/off the equalizer

Press EQUALIZER. The EQ indicator in the display lights up when the equalizer is turned on. When you adjust the equalizer using the EQ parameters, the settings are stored separately for each sound field and can be reproduced whenever you turn on the equalizer.

Front speaker bass adjustment (Gain/Frequency)

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of bass.

Front speaker midrange adjustment (Gain/Frequency)

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of midrange.

Front speaker treble adjustment (Gain/Frequency)

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of treble.

Center speaker bass adjustment (Gain/Frequency)

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of bass.

Center speaker midrange adjustment (Gain/Frequency)

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of midrange.

Center speaker treble adjustment (Gain/Frequency)

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of treble.

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Gain (dB)

Frequency (Hz)