Advanced sound configurations

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•Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary to change other sound field program parameter settings.

•The available parameters for some of the sound field programs may be displayed on more than one page in the OSD. In this case, press 8 k / n to scroll through pages.

•When you set a sound field parameter to a value other than the initial factory settings, an asterisk mark (*) appears by the parameter name in the OSD.

•If you press and hold 8 l / h to change the value, the value shown in the front panel display will momentarily stop at the initial factory setting.

•To initialize the parameters of the selected sound field program, press 8 k / n repeatedly to select “INITIALIZE” and then press 8 h. In the confirmation screen, press 8 h to confirm or 8 l to cancel the initialization.

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5Press JPARAMETER to turn off the sound field parameter display.■Basic configuration of sound fieldprograms

Each sound field program has some parameters defining the characteristics of the program. To customize the selected sound field program, adjust “DSP LEVEL” and/ or “DIALOG LIFT” first, and then try other parameters.

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To change sound field parameter settings, see page 67 for details.

Adjusting the effect sound level of the sound field programs (DSP LEVEL)

Sound field programs add effect sounds (DSP effect sounds) to the original source sound to create sound field in the listening room. Use the “DSP LEVEL” parameter to adjust the level of the effect sounds.

The DSP effect

The DSP effect sound

sound level is low

level is high

Adjust “DSP LEVEL” as follows:
Increase the value of “DSP LEVEL” when•the effect sound of the selected sound field program is too weak.•you cannot recognize any difference between the sound field programs.Decrease the value of “DSP LEVEL” when•the sound is vague.•you feel that the additional sound effect is excessive.Control range: –6 dB to +3 dBAdjusting the vertical dialogue position(DIALOG LIFT)

Use this feature to adjust the vertical position of the dialogues in movies. The ideal position of the dialogues is at the center of the video monitor screen.

The ideal dialogue position

If the dialogues are heard at the lower position of the video monitor screen, increase the value of “DIALOG LIFT”.

Move up to the ideal dialogue position

Choices: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5“0” (initial setting) is the lowest position, and “5” is the highest position.

Notes

•“DIALOG LIFT” is available only when “PRESENCE SP” is set to “YES” (page 76).

•You cannot move the dialogue position down from the initial dialogue position.

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