Customising sound fields

By adjusting the LEVEL menu and TONE menu, you can customise the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation.

Note on the displayed parameters

Adjustable parameters vary depending on the selected sound field. If a parameter appears dimmed, it may not be available to the selected sound field or it may be impossible to change it.

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MAIN MENU

Adjusting the LEVEL menu

You can adjust the balance and level of each speaker. These settings are applied to all sound fields.

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

2 Press the black MAIN MENU button repeatedly until LEVEL appears on the display.

3 Press / to select the parameter.

For details, see “LEVEL menu parameters”, below.

4 While monitoring the sound, press / to adjust the selected parameter.

You can select any parameter except EFCT. The EFCT. parameter setting is stored independently for each sound field.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters.LEVEL menu parameters

x L R BAL. XXX (Front speaker balance)

Initial setting: BALANCE

Lets you adjust the balance between the front left and right speakers. You can adjust in the range of L (+1 to +8), BALANCE (0), R (+1 to +8) in 17 steps.

xCTR XXX dB (Centre speaker level)

xSUR.L. XXX dB (Surround speaker (L) level)

xSUR.R. XXX dB (Surround speaker (R) level)

xS.W. XXX dB

(Subwoofer level)

Initial setting: 0 dB

You can adjust this parameter from –10 dB to +10 dB in 1 dB steps.

x D.RANGE COMP.

(Dynamic range compressor)

Lets you compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack. This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes.

•OFF

The dynamic range is not compressed.

•STD

The dynamic range is compressed as intended by the recording engineer.

•MAX

The dynamic range is compressed dramatically.

Tip

The dynamic range compressor lets you compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the dynamic range information included in the Dolby Digital signal. STD is the initial setting, but it only enacts light compression.

Therefore, we recommend using the MAX setting. This greatly compresses the dynamic range and lets you watch movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike analogue limiters, the levels are predetermined and provide a very natural compression.

Note

Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only.

xEFCT. XXX (Effect level)

Lets you adjust the size of the current surround effect. This parameter is displayed only when

C.ST.EX A, C.ST.EX B, C.ST.EX C, CONCERT, JAZZ, or HALL is selected.•MIN

The surround effect decreases.

•STD

Normal surround effect is applied.

•MAX

The surround effect increases.

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