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Adjusting the speaker volume
Use the remote while seated in your listening position to adjust the volume of each speaker.
Note
This unit incorporates a new test tone with a frequency centered at 800 Hz for easier speaker volume adjustment.
1Press 1/uto turn on the receiver.
2Press TEST TONE on the supplied remote.
You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence.
3Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same when you are in your main listening position.
•To adjust the balance of the front right and front left speakers, use the BALANCE control on the front of the receiver.
•To adjust the balance of the rear right and rear left speakers, use the REAR BALANCE parameter in the SURROUND cursor mode (see pages 33 and 34). (The rear balance can also be adjusted from the remote.)
•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.
4Press 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.
Notes
•The rear balance, center level, and rear level are shown in the display during adjustment.
•Although these adjustments can also be made via the front panel using the CURSOR MODE menu SURROUND parameters (when the test tone is output, the CURSOR MODE switches to the SURROUND parameters automatically), we recommend you follow the procedure described above and adjust the speaker levels from your listening position using the remote control.
zWhen setting the volume levels for each speaker
Let’s assume that you have matched the sound levels of all the speakers using the test tone. Although this lays the foundation for high quality surround sound, it may be necessary to make further adjustments while listening to playback of actual software. This is because most software contains center and rear channels recorded at slightly lower levels than the two front channels.
When you actually playback software recorded in multi channel surround you will notice that increasing the center and rear speaker levels produces a better blend between the front and center speakers and greater cohesion between the front and rear speakers. Increasing the level of the center speaker about 1 dB, and the rear speakers about 1~2 dB is likely to produce better results.
In other words, in order to create a more cohesive soundstage with balanced dialog, we recommend that you make some adjustments while playing your software. Changes of only 1 dB can make a huge difference in the character of the soundstage.