Denon 488BA Owners Manual - English - Page 30

Tone Control

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Getting Started Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Information Troubleshooting ENGLISH CENTER WIDTH Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider sound. [Variable range] 0 ~ 3 ~ 7 DELAY TIME Adjust delay time to control sound stage size. [Variable range] 0 ms ~ 30 ms ~ 300 ms EFFECT LEVEL Adjust the strength of the surround effect. [Variable range] 1 ~ 10 ~ 15 Set to a lower level if the positioning and sense of phase of the surround signals seems unnatural. ROOM SIZE Determine size of acoustic environment. [Selectable items] small : Simulate acoustics of a small room. med. s medium med. l large : Simulate acoustics of a large room. SUBWOOFER ATT. Attenuate subwoofer level when using EXT. IN mode. [Selectable items] ON : The input from the subwoofer channel is attenuated. OFF : The input from the subwoofer channel is not attenuated. Usually use in this mode. Set this to "ON" if the subwoofer channel level seems too high when playing audio signal. Subwoofer Turn subwoofer output on and off. [Selectable items] ON : The subwoofer is used. OFF : The subwoofer is not used. Default Resets the settings to the default values. Tone Control Adjust the tonal quality of the sound. Tone defeat mode can be called out directly by pressing the TONE DEFEAT button on the main unit. Tone Defeat Turn tone adjustments off. [Selectable items] ON : Playback without tone adjustment. OFF : Allow tone adjustment (treble, bass). The tone cannot be adjusted when in the DIRECT mode. Bass Adjust low frequency range (bass). [Variable range] -14dB ~ 14dB Treble Adjust high frequency range (treble). [Variable range] -14dB ~ 14dB "Bass" and "Treble" can be set when "Tone Defeat" is set to "OFF". NOTE "ROOM SIZE" does not indicate the size of the room in which sources are played. 27

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DELAY TIME
Adjust delay time to control sound stage size.
[Variable range]
0 ms
~
30 ms
~
300 ms
CENTER WIDTH
Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider
sound.
[Variable range]
0
~
3
~
7
EFFECT LEVEL
Adjust the strength of the surround effect.
[Variable range]
1
~
10
~
15
Set to a lower level if the positioning and sense of phase of the
surround signals seems unnatural.
ROOM SIZE
Determine size of acoustic environment.
[Selectable items]
small
:
Simulate acoustics of a small room.
med. s
medium
med. l
large
:
Simulate acoustics of a large room.
NOTE
“ROOM SIZE” does not indicate the size of the room in which sources
are played.
Setup
SUBWOOFER ATT.
Attenuate subwoofer level when using EXT. IN mode.
[Selectable items]
ON
:
The input from the subwoofer channel is attenuated.
OFF
:
The input from the subwoofer channel is not attenuated.
Usually use in this mode.
Set this to “ON” if the subwoofer channel level seems too high when
playing audio signal.
Subwoofer
Turn subwoofer output on and off.
[Selectable items]
ON
:
The subwoofer is used.
OFF
:
The subwoofer is not used.
Default
Resets the settings to the default values.
Tone Control
Adjust the tonal quality of the sound.
Tone Defeat
Turn tone adjustments off.
[Selectable items]
ON
:
Playback without tone adjustment.
OFF
:
Allow tone adjustment (treble, bass).
The tone cannot be adjusted when in the DIRECT mode.
Bass
Adjust low frequency range (bass).
[Variable range]
–14dB ~ 14dB
Treble
Adjust high frequency range (treble).
[Variable range]
–14dB ~ 14dB
“Bass” and “Treble” can be set when “Tone Defeat” is set to “OFF”
.
Tone defeat mode can be called out directly by pressing the
TONE
DEFEAT
button on the main unit.
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