
Graphical user interface (GUI) menu
■Speaker Level (Speaker level)
Use this feature to manually balance the speaker levels between the front left or surround left speakers and each speaker selected in “Speaker Set” (see page 84).
Control range:
Initial setting: 0.0 dB
Control step: 0.5 dB
Speaker Level | Adjusted speaker |
Front L | Front left speaker |
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Front R | Front right speaker |
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Center | Center speaker |
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Surround L | Surround left speaker |
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Surround R | Surround right speaker |
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Surround Back L | Surround back left speaker |
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Surround Back R | Surround back right speaker |
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Front Presence L | Front presence left speaker |
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Front Presence R | Front presence right speaker |
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Rear Presence L | Rear presence left speaker |
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Rear Presence R | Rear presence right speaker |
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Subwoofer L | Subwoofer left |
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Subwoofer R | Subwoofer right |
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•If your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set the crossover frequency to the maximum.
•If you use a handheld sound pressure level meter, hold at arm’s length and point upwards so that the meter is in the listening position. With the meter set to the 70 dB scale and to C SLOW, calibrate each speaker to 75 dB.
Notes
•The available speaker channels differ depending on the setting of the speakers.
•If you are only using one surround back speaker, connect it to the SUR.BACK SINGLE jack, and adjust the balance in “Surround Back L”.
•The setting of “Speaker Level” changes depending on the setting of “PEQ Select” in “Manual Setup” (see page 87).
Manual Setup (Volume)
Use this menu to manually adjust the various volume settings.
Adaptive DRC (Adaptive dynamic range control)
Use this feature to adjust the dynamic range in conjunction with the volume level. This feature is useful when you are listening at lower volumes or at night. When “Adaptive DRC” is set to “Auto”, this unit controls the dynamic range as follows:
–If the VOLUME setting is low: the dynamic range is narrow
–If the VOLUME setting is high: the dynamic range is wide
level | AUTO | level | AUTO | |
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OFF | OFF |
Input level | Input level | |
| VOLUME: low | VOLUME: high |
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Auto | Adjusts the dynamic range automatically. | |
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Off | Does not adjust the dynamic range automatically. | |
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•You can also adjust the dynamic range of the bitstream signal sources by using “Dynamic Range” in “Sound” (see page 87).
•This function is also useful for listening with your headphones.
Notes
•The adaptive dynamic range control feature does not function when this unit is in the THX Surround modes (see page 73) or Pure Direct mode (see page 61).
•If you set “Direct” in “2ch Stereo” to “Auto” (see page 80) and this unit is in the 2ch Stereo mode, the adaptive dynamic range control feature does not function in some cases.
Adaptive DSP Lvl (Adaptive DSP effect level)
Use this feature to make fine adjustments of the DSP effect level (see page 77) automatically in conjunction with the volume level.
Choice | Functions |
Auto | Adjusts the DSP effect level in conjunction with the |
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Off | Does not adjust the DSP effect level automatically. |
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Note
Even if you set “Adaptive DSP Lvl” to “Auto”, this unit does not change but
Max Volume (Maximum volume)
Use this feature to set the maximum volume level in the main zone. This feature is useful to avoid the unexpected loud sound by mistake. For example, the original volume range is
Control range:
Control step: 5.0 dB
Initial Volume (Initial volume)
Use this feature to set the volume level of the main zone when the power of this unit is turned on.
Choices: Off, Mute,
Control step: 0.5 dB
Notes
•When this unit is in the auto setup procedure, the volume level is automatically set to 0 dB regardless of the current “Max Volume” setting.
•The “Max Volume” setting takes priority over the initial volume setting. For example, if “Initial Volume” is set to
Muting Type (Muting type)
Use this feature to adjust how much the mute function reduces the output volume (see page 52).
Choice | Functions |
Full | Mutes all the audio output. |
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Reduces the current volume by 20 dB. | |
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Reduces the current volume by 40 dB. | |
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Manual Setup (Sound)
Use this menu to adjust the sound parameters.
■LFE Level (Low-frequency effect level)
Use this feature to adjust the output level of the
LFE
Control range:
Control step: 1.0 dB