Denon AVR 688 Owners Manual - English - Page 34

Getting Started Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Information Troubleshooting ENGLISH D.COMP CENTER WIDTH Parameter Surround Parameter Adjust surround sound parameters. The adjustable parameters differ for the different surround modes (vpage 53, 54). q Press the SURR. PARA button on the main unit or the PARA button on the remote control unit. w Press the u i button to select the item, then press the o p button to set. Compress dynamic range (difference between loud and soft sounds). [Selectable items] OFF : Turn dynamic range compression off. LOW : Low setting. MID : Middle setting. HIGH : High setting. When playing DTS sources, this is only displayed for compatible software. LFE 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 MODE Adjust the low-frequency effects level (LFE). Select the mode according to the playback source. n In the PLgx or PLg mode [Selectable items] CINEMA MUSIC GAME z: Can be selected in the PLg mode. n In the DTS NEO:6 mode [Selectable items] CINEMA MUSIC PL z CINEMA : Surround sound mode optimized for movie sources. MUSIC : Surround sound mode optimized for music sources. GAME : Surround sound mode optimized for games. PL : Dolby Pro Logic playback mode. The MUSIC mode is also effective for movie sources including a lot of stereo music. CINEMA EQ Soften the treble range of movie soundtracks for better understanding. [Selectable items] ON : CINEMA EQ is used. OFF : CINEMA EQ is not used. [Variable range] -10dB ~ 0dB For proper playback of the different program sources, we recommend setting to the values below. • Dolby Digital sources: "0 dB" • DTS movie sources: "0 dB" • DTS music sources: "-10 dB" CENTER IMAGE Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider sound. [Variable range] 0.0 ~ 0.3 ~ 1.0 PANORAMA Assign front L/R signal also to surround channels, for wider sound. If the surround effect seems weak, set "PANORAMA" to "ON". [Selectable items] ON OFF DIMENSION Shift sound image center to front or rear, to adjust playback balance. [Variable range] 0 ~ 3 ~ 6 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. 31