Adjusting surround sound parameters

Change the surround parameters to fit your listening situation. Refer to the chart on the previous page for parameters you can adjust in each sound field.

To adjust the parameters of the DOLBY SUR sound field, see “Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound” on this page.

1Press DPC MODE repeatedly until the SUR indicator lights up.

2Use the digital processing control buttons ( /

) to select the parameter you want.

3Use the digital processing control buttons ( / ) to adjust the level of the parameter.

The adjusted parameters are stored automatically.

Using Surround Sound

Note that you must have at least one additional pair of speakers and/or one centre speaker to do the following adjustments.

SOUND FIELD

ON/OFF

GENRE

MODE CENTER MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TONE

 

 

DPC SUR indicator

ON/OFF

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital processing

control buttons

Note

If you make new adjustments to a sound field, the previous settings are replaced by the new ones.

Resetting customized sound fields to the factory settings

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

2Hold down SOUND FIELD ON/OFF and press

POWER.

“SURR CLEAR!” appears in the display and all the sound fields are reset at once.

Remote

GENRE

SOUND FIELD ON/OFF

MODE

DPC MODE

DIGITAL

PROCESSING

CONTROL

￿￿

0 ) = +

TEST TONE

9 ( p P r

REAR

LEVEL (+/–)

CENTER

LEVEL (+/–)

Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound

To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, first select the centre mode according to your speaker system. Then, adjust the sound parameters of the PRO LOGIC sound field.

Selecting the centre mode

The amplifier offers you four centre modes: PHANTOM, 3 CHANNEL LOGIC, NORMAL, and WIDE. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that best suits your speaker system configuration.

1Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound fields.

2Press GENRE to select the PRO LOGIC sound field.

3Press CENTER MODE repeatedly until the centre mode you want appears in the display. Select the centre mode by referring to the following chart.

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TA-VE700 specifications

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