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Balancing the Speaker Volumes, Bass Peak Level, Two : Setting Up PowerTouch III

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Chapter Two : Setting Up PowerTouch III 3. Touch or left speaker. to set the distance for the front 4. Touch or to select the next speaker. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each speaker. 6. Touch to move to the next speaker setting or touch to return to the Setup Surround menu. Balancing the Speaker Volumes In this step you will balance the volume levels of all the system's speakers except the subwoofer for your room and listening position. (To set the subwoofer level, see "Setting the Subwoofer Level" on this page.) When all the speakers are set at the same volume level, your system will create a more realistic, spacious surround sound environment. You can balance the speakers by ear, or you can use a sound level meter. Using a meter lets you balance your system more accurately, and lets you set the reference playback level. (See "Balancing the Speaker Levels with a Sound Level Meter" on page 46) When setting the speaker levels, be careful against the high-level test tone that is produced. 1. Eliminate as many external noise sources as possible. 2. Sit in the place where you and your guests are most likely to sit while watching movies or listening to music. 3. If you are not already there, touch on the Setup Surround menu to open the Speaker Level menu: 4. Touch until the Test Tone display reads "Manu". 5. Test noise will play from the front left speaker. Carefully listen to the volume level of the noise. 6. Touch or to select the next speaker. 7. Carefully listen to the volume level of the test noise. If the noise is a different volume than the noise from the front left speaker, use or to adjust the vol- ume so that the volume matches the volume from the front left speaker. (Do not be concerned with the volume number readout on the Level display-this is for reference purposes only. Use your ears to determine if the two speakers are playing at the same volume). 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all the system's speakers (except the subwoofer) play at the same volume. 9. To confirm the volume levels, touch until the Test Tone display reads "Auto". The test noise will automatically cycle between all of the speakers. Fine-tune the channel levels as necessary. 10. When all the channels sound like they're the same volume, you've balanced your system. 11. To turn off the test noise, touch until the Test Tone display reads "Off". Setting the Subwoofer Level: Because of the way humans hear, the test noise the Speaker Level menu sends through the subwoofer will not sound as loud as it really is. (The Speaker Level menu subwoofer test noise is designed to be used with a sound pressure level meter for balancing. See "Balancing the Speaker Levels with a Sound Level Meter" on page 46) Because of this, you cannot use that test noise to properly calibrate the level of your subwoofer by ear. To set the subwoofer level, listen to familiar music or films that have strong bass content and adjust the subwoofer level until it sounds balanced with the rest of the speakers. 12. Touch to move to the next speaker setting or touch to return to the Setup Surround menu. Bass Peak Level The LFE (bass effects) channel of Dolby Digital and DTS programs can contain up to 10dB more energy than the other channels, which is enough to damage some speakers. The VR-5900 has a bass limiter circuit that keeps the output to your subwoofer (or left & right speakers, if your system doesn't have a subwoofer) within safe limits. 1. Touch on the Setup Surround setting menu, or touch on the Speaker Level menu. 2. Touch on the Bass Peak Level setting menu. The test tone is output. (displayed "-30 dB") You will hear the bass peak test tone, and the display will read -30dB. (The test tone level is not affected by the receiver's volume control.) 39 3. Touch the slowly and repeatedly to increase the speaker volume until you just begin to hear audible distress from the woofer (distortion, clicking, "bottoming"). 4. Touch the once or twice to decrease the speaker volume to the level just before the distress began. 5. Touch the to save the setting. 6. Touch the to return to the Setup Surround menu. Do not output the test tone for a long period while the speaker's sound is distorted. Remote Setup

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Chapter Two : Setting Up PowerTouch III
39
Remote Setup
3.
Touch
or
to set the distance for the front
left speaker.
4.
Touch
or
to select the next speaker.
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each speaker.
6.
Touch
to move to the next speaker setting or touch
to return to the Setup Surround menu.
Balancing the Speaker Volumes
In this step you will balance the volume levels of all the
system
’
s speakers except the subwoofer for your room and
listening position. (To set the subwoofer level, see
“
Setting
the Subwoofer Level
”
on this page.) When all the speakers
are set at the same volume level, your system will create a
more realistic, spacious surround sound environment.
You can balance the speakers by ear, or you can use a sound
level meter. Using a meter lets you balance your system more
accurately, and lets you set the reference playback level. (See
“
Balancing the Speaker Levels with a Sound Level Meter
”
on page 46)
When setting the speaker levels, be careful against the
high-level test tone that is produced.
1.
Eliminate as many external noise sources as possible.
2.
Sit in the place where you and your guests are most likely
to sit while watching movies or listening to music.
3.
If you are not already there, touch
on the
Setup Surround menu to open the Speaker Level menu:
4.
Touch
until the Test Tone display reads
“
Manu
”
.
5.
Test noise will play from the front left speaker. Care-
fully listen to the volume level of the noise.
6.
Touch
or
to select the next speaker.
7.
Carefully listen to the volume level of the test noise. If
the noise is a different volume than the noise from the
front left speaker, use
or
to adjust the vol-
ume so that the volume matches the volume from the
front left speaker.
(Do not be concerned with the volume number read-
out on the Level display
—
this is for reference purposes
only. Use your ears to determine if the two speakers are
playing at the same volume).
8.
Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all the system
’
s speakers (except
the subwoofer) play at the same volume.
9.
To confirm the volume levels, touch
until the Test
Tone display reads
“
Auto
”
. The test noise will automati-
cally cycle between all of the speakers. Fine-tune the chan-
nel levels as necessary.
10. When all the channels sound like they
’
re the same vol-
ume, you
’
ve balanced your system.
11.
To turn off the test noise, touch
until the Test Tone
display reads
“
Off
”
.
Setting the Subwoofer Level:
Because of the way hu-
mans hear, the test noise the Speaker Level menu sends
through the subwoofer will not sound as loud as it re-
ally is. (The Speaker Level menu subwoofer test noise is
designed to be used with a sound pressure level meter
for balancing. See
“
Balancing the Speaker Levels with a
Sound Level Meter
”
on page 46)
Because of this, you cannot use that test noise to prop-
erly calibrate the level of your subwoofer by ear. To set
the subwoofer level, listen to familiar music or films
that have strong bass content and adjust the subwoofer
level until it sounds balanced with the rest of the speak-
ers.
12. Touch
to move to the next speaker setting or touch
to return to the Setup Surround menu.
Bass Peak Level
The LFE (bass effects) channel of Dolby Digital and DTS pro-
grams can contain up to 10dB more energy than the other
channels, which is enough to damage some speakers. The
VR-5900 has a bass limiter circuit that keeps the output to
your subwoofer (or left & right speakers, if your system doesn't
have a subwoofer) within safe limits.
1.
Touch
on the Setup Surround setting menu,
or touch
on the Speaker Level menu.
2.
Touch
on the Bass Peak Level setting menu.
The test tone is output. (displayed
“
-30 dB
”
)
You will hear the bass peak test tone, and the display
will read -30dB. (The test tone level is not affected by
the receiver's volume control.)
3.
Touch the
slowly and repeatedly to increase the
speaker volume until you just begin to hear audible
distress from the woofer (distortion, clicking, "bot-
toming").
4.
Touch the
once or twice to decrease the speaker
volume to the level just before the distress began.
5.
Touch the
to save the setting.
6.
Touch the
to return to the Setup Surround menu.
Do not output the test tone for a long period while the
speaker
’
s sound is distorted.