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Using balance adjustment, Using the sound field control

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Available accessories Section 19 Available accessories Note When you make adjustments to the listening position, the speaker outputs are automatically set for appropriate levels. You can tailor the levels more precisely referring to Adjusting the speaker output levels using a test tone or Adjusting the speaker output levels. Using balance adjustment You can change the fader/balance setting so that it can provide the ideal listening environment in all occupied seats. 1 Touch Fader/Balance on the DSP function menu. 2 Touch a or b to adjust front/rear speaker balance. Each time you touch a or b it moves the front/rear speaker balance towards the front or the rear. Front:25 to Rear:25 is displayed as the front/ rear speaker balance moves from front to rear. # FR: 0/LR: 0 is the proper setting when only two speakers are used. 3 Touch c or d to adjust left/right speaker balance. Each time you touch c or d it moves the left/ right speaker balance towards the left or the right. Left:25 to Right:25 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to right. verberations. Those factors are programed into the SFC circuitry to recreate the acoustics of various performance settings. % Touch SFC on the DSP function menu to select the setting. Touch SFC until the desired setting appears in the display. Musical-Drama-Action-Jazz-Hall- Club-Off Display Setting Musical Musical Drama Drama Action Action Jazz Jazz Hall Hall Club Club Off Off Note If the source is a 2-channel LPCM audio or a 2channel Dolby Digital audio and you select SFC effects that are most applicable for 5.1-channel audio (i.e., Musical, Drama or Action), we recommend turning Dolby Pro Logic II on. On the other hand, when selecting SFC effects that are intended for use with 2-channel audio (i.e., Jazz, Hall or Club), we recommend turning Dolby Pro Logic II off. Using the sound field control The SFC function creates the sensation of a live performance. ! The acoustics of different performance en- vironments are not the same and depend on the extent and contour of space through which sound waves move and on how sounds bounce off the stage, walls, floors and ceilings. At a live performance you hear music in three stages: direct sound, early reflections, and late reflections, or re- En 83

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Note
When you make adjustments to the listening po-
sition, the speaker outputs are automatically set
for appropriate levels. You can tailor the levels
more precisely referring to
Adjusting the speaker
output levels using a test tone
or
Adjusting the
speaker output levels
.
Using balance adjustment
You can change the fader/balance setting so
that it can provide the ideal listening environ-
ment in all occupied seats.
1
Touch Fader/Balance on the DSP func-
tion menu.
2
Touch
a
or
b
to adjust front/rear
speaker balance.
Each time you touch
a
or
b
it moves the
front/rear speaker balance towards the front or
the rear.
Front:25
to
Rear:25
is displayed as the front/
rear speaker balance moves from front to rear.
#
FR: 0/LR: 0
is the proper setting when only
two speakers are used.
3
Touch
c
or
d
to adjust left/right speak-
er balance.
Each time you touch
c
or
d
it moves the left/
right speaker balance towards the left or the
right.
Left:25
to
Right:25
is displayed as the left/
right speaker balance moves from left to right.
Using the sound field control
The SFC function creates the sensation of a
live performance.
!
The acoustics of different performance en-
vironments are not the same and depend
on the extent and contour of space through
which sound waves move and on how
sounds bounce off the stage, walls, floors
and ceilings. At a live performance you
hear music in three stages: direct sound,
early reflections, and late reflections, or re-
verberations. Those factors are programed
into the SFC circuitry to recreate the acous-
tics of various performance settings.
%
Touch SFC on the DSP function menu to
select the setting.
Touch
SFC
until the desired setting appears in
the display.
Musical
Drama
Action
Jazz
Hall
Club
Off
Display
Setting
Musical
Musical
Drama
Drama
Action
Action
Jazz
Jazz
Hall
Hall
Club
Club
Off
Off
Note
If the source is a 2-channel LPCM audio or a 2-
channel Dolby Digital audio and you select SFC
effects that are most applicable for 5.1-channel
audio (i.e.,
Musical
,
Drama
or
Action
), we re-
commend turning Dolby Pro Logic II on. On the
other hand, when selecting SFC effects that are
intended for use with 2-channel audio (i.e.,
Jazz
,
Hall
or
Club
), we recommend turning Dolby Pro
Logic II off.
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Available accessories