qa

L F E : Lights up when the disc being

 

played back contains the LFE (Low

 

Frequency Effect) channel and when the

 

sound of the LFE channel signal is actually

 

being reproduced.

qs SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to “YES” (page 20) and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jacks.

qd SP. OFF: Lights up when headphones are inserted or the SPEAKERS A/B button is set to “SP. OFF”.

Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the surround parameters and the equalization of the front speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation.

Once you customize a sound field, the changes are stored in the memory indefinitely. You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters.

See the tables on back page for the parameters available in each sound field.

To get the most from multi channel surround sound

Position your speakers and do the procedures described in “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 17 before you customize a sound field.

Adjusting the surround parameter

The SURR menu contains parameter that let you customize various aspects of the current sound field. The settings are stored individually for each sound field.

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

2 Press SURR.

The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed.

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

The setting is entered automatically.

Initial settings

Parameter

Initial setting

EFFECT

(depends on the sound field)

 

 

Effect level (EFFECT)

Lets you adjust the “presence” of the current surround effect.

Adjusting the level parameters

The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and volumes of each speaker. The settings are applied to all sound fields.

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

2 Press LEVEL.

The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed.

3 Press or to select the parameter you want to adjust.

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

The setting is entered automatically.

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