Dolby Surround Setup
Selecting the center mode
The receiver offers you four center modes: PHANTOM, 3CH LOGIC, NORMAL, and WIDE. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that best suits the speakers you use.
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Adjusting the speaker volume
The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your rear speakers and/or center speaker to the same level as that of the front speakers to maximize the Dolby Pro Logic Surround effect. (If all of your speakers are equal in performance, you don’t have to adjust the speaker volume.)
Using the controls on the remote, you can adjust the volume level from wherever you’re listening.
1Make sure that the center mode is correctly set (see the table on this page).
2Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound field.
3Press GENRE repeatedly to select “CINEMA.”
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4Press MODE repeatedly to select “PRO LOGIC.”
5Press TEST TONE on the supplied remote.
You will hear a test tone (see this page) from each speaker sequentially.
6Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same from where you are listening.
•To adjust the balance of the front right and front left speakers, use the BALANCE control on the front of the main unit.
•To adjust the volume level of the center speaker, press the LEVEL CENTER +/– buttons on the remote.
•To adjust the volume level of the rear speakers, press the LEVEL REAR +/– buttons on the remote.
7Press TEST TONE on the remote again to turn off the test tone.
zYou can adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time
Rotate MASTER VOLUME on the main unit or press MASTER VOLUME +/– on the remote.
zWhat is a test tone?
A test tone is a signal that is produced by the receiver and used to adjust speaker volume. The test tone is output from speakers in the following two ways:
•When NORMAL, WIDE, or 3CH LOGIC mode is selected
The test tone is output from the front L (left), center, front R (right), and rear speakers (except for 3CH LOGIC mode) in succession.
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•When PHANTOM mode is selected
The test tone is output from the front and the rear speakers alternately.
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See the table on page 28 for information on the output of the test tone for sound fields other than PRO LOGIC.