Customizing sound fields (continued)
Dynamic range compressor (D. COMP. XXX)
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 reproduce a dramatic compression of the dynamic range, select “MAX”.
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only.
Effect level (EFFECT XXX)
Lets you adjust the “presence” of the current surround effect.
Adjusting the equalizer parameter
The EQUALIZER menu contains parameters that let you adjust the equalizer of the front speakers for optimum sound. The settings are applied to all sound fields.
1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound.
2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select “
EQUALIZER
”.
3 Turn MENU 
/ 
parameter you want to adjust.
4 Turn the +/–
The setting is entered automatically.
Initial settings
Parameter | Initial setting |
BASS XXX.X dB | 0 dB |
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TREBLE XXX.X dB | 0 dB |
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EQUALIZER [XXX] | OFF |
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To turn on/off the equalizer
1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select “
EQUALIZER
”.
2 Turn MENU 
/ 
select “EQUALIZER [XXX]”.
3 Turn the +/–
Note
The EQ indicator in the display lights up when the equalizer is turned on. When you adjust the equalizer using the EQUALIZER parameters, the settings are applied to all sound fields and can be reproduced whenever you turn on the equalizer.
Bass (BASS XXX.X dB)
Lets you adjust the gain of bass.
Treble (TREBLE XXX.X dB)
Lets you adjust the gain of treble.
Resetting customized sound fields to the factory settings
1 If the power is on, press ?/1 to turn off the power.
2 Hold down 2CH and press ?/1.
“S.F. Initialize” appears in the display and all sound fields are reset at once.