Dynamic range compressor (D. RANGE)

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 “COMP. OFF”.

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

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

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

Note

Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only.

Adjusting the surround parameters

The SURR menu contains parameters 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 LEVEL/SURR.

The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed.

3 Press the cursor buttons (U or u) to

select the parameter you want to adjust.

4 Press + or – to select the setting you want.

The setting is stored automatically.

Initial settings

Parameter

Initial setting

EFFECT LEVEL

(depends on the sound field)

 

 

WALL TYPE

WALL MID

 

 

REVERBERATION

REVB. MID

TIME

 

 

 

Effect level (EFFECT)

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

Wall type (WALL)

Lets you control the level of the high frequencies to alter the sonic character of your listening environment by simulating a softer (S) or harder (H) wall. The midpoint designates a neutral wall (made of wood).

Reverberation (REVERB)

Lets you control the spacing of the early reflections to simulate a sonically longer (L) or shorter (S) room. The midpoint designates a standard room with no adjustment.

Resetting customized sound fields to the factory settings

1 If the power is on, press ?/1 to turn off the power.

2 Hold down SOUND FIELD + and press ?/1.

“S.F. CLR.” appears in the display and all sound fields are reset at once.

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