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Using the auto-equalizer, Audio Adjustments

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Audio Adjustments Section 15 Audio Adjustments ! The center speaker largely determines the sound image and getting the balance right isnt easy. We recommend reproducing a 2ch. audio (a CD for example) and getting the balance right among the speakers except for the center, and then reproducing a 5.1-ch. audio (Dolby Digital or DTS) and adjusting the center speaker output to the balance you have already got among the other speakers. 1 Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then touch PARAMETRIC EQ. 2 Touch C.EQ to select the equalizer. Touch C.EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers: SUPER BASS (S BASS) POWERFUL (PWRFUL)NATURALVOCAL FLATCUSTOM1CUSTOM2 CUSTOM3CUSTOM4 3 Touch POS to select the speaker to be adjusted. Each time you touch POS it selects speakers in the following order: FRONT (front speakers)REAR (rear speakers)CENTER (center speaker) # You cannot select speakers whose size is set at OFF. 4 Touch BAND to select the equalizer band to be adjusted. Each time you touch BAND it selects equalizer bands in the following order: LOW (low)MID (mid)HIGH (high) 5 Touch c or d to select the center frequency of selected band. Touch c or d until the desired frequency appears in the display. 40506380100125160200 2503154005006308001k 1.25k1.6k2k2.5k3.15k4k5k 6.3k8k10k12.5k (Hz) # You can select a center frequency from among 20 frequencies for each band. You can change the center frequency in 1/3-octave steps, but you cannot select frequencies that have intervals shorter than 1 octave among the center frequencies of the three bands. 6 Touch a or b to adjust the equalizer level. Each time you touch a or b it increases or decreases the equalizer level. +12dB  12dB is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. 7 Touch Q.Fac to select the desired Q factor. Each time you touch Q.Fac it switches between the following Q factor: WIDE (wide)NARROW (narrow) # You can adjust parameters for each band of the other speakers in the same way. 8 Touch ESC to return to the playback display. Using the auto-equalizer The auto-equalizer is the equalizer curve created by auto TA and EQ (refer to Auto TA and EQ (auto-time alignment and auto-equalizing) on page 81). You can turn the auto-equalizer on or off. 1 Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then touch AUTO EQ. # You cannot use this function if auto TA and EQ has not been carried out. 2 Touch a to turn the auto-equalizer on. # To turn auto-equalizer off, touch b. En 75

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!
The center speaker largely determines the
sound image and getting the balance right
isn
±
t easy. We recommend reproducing a 2-
ch. audio (a CD for example) and getting
the balance right among the speakers ex-
cept for the center, and then reproducing a
5.1-ch. audio (Dolby Digital or DTS) and ad-
justing the center speaker output to the
balance you have already got among the
other speakers.
1
Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then
touch PARAMETRIC EQ.
2
Touch C.EQ to select the equalizer.
Touch
C.EQ
repeatedly to switch between the
following equalizers:
SUPER BASS (S BASS)
µ
POWERFUL (PWRFUL)
µ
NATURAL
µ
VOCAL
µ
FLAT
µ
CUSTOM1
µ
CUSTOM2
µ
CUSTOM3
µ
CUSTOM4
3
Touch POS to select the speaker to be
adjusted.
Each time you touch
POS
it selects speakers
in the following order:
FRONT
(front speakers)
µ
REAR
(rear speak-
ers)
µ
CENTER
(center speaker)
#
You cannot select speakers whose size is set
at
OFF
.
4
Touch BAND to select the equalizer
band to be adjusted.
Each time you touch
BAND
it selects equalizer
bands in the following order:
LOW
(low)
µ
MID
(mid)
µ
HIGH
(high)
5
Touch
c
or
d
to select the center fre-
quency of selected band.
Touch
c
or
d
until the desired frequency ap-
pears in the display.
40
µ
50
µ
63
µ
80
µ
100
µ
125
µ
160
µ
200
µ
250
µ
315
µ
400
µ
500
µ
630
µ
800
µ
1k
µ
1.25k
µ
1.6k
µ
2k
µ
2.5k
µ
3.15k
µ
4k
µ
5k
µ
6.3k
µ
8k
µ
10k
µ
12.5k
(Hz)
#
You can select a center frequency from
among 20 frequencies for each band. You can
change the center frequency in 1/3-octave steps,
but you cannot select frequencies that have inter-
vals shorter than 1 octave among the center fre-
quencies of the three bands.
6
Touch
a
or
b
to adjust the equalizer
level.
Each time you touch
a
or
b
it increases or de-
creases the equalizer level.
+12dB
´
±
12dB
is
displayed as the level is increased or de-
creased.
7
Touch Q.Fac to select the desired Q fac-
tor.
Each time you touch
Q.Fac
it switches be-
tween the following Q factor:
WIDE
(wide)
µ
NARROW
(narrow)
#
You can adjust parameters for each band of
the other speakers in the same way.
8
Touch ESC to return to the playback dis-
play.
Using the auto-equalizer
The auto-equalizer is the equalizer curve cre-
ated by auto TA and EQ (refer to
Auto TA and
EQ (auto-time alignment and auto-equalizing)
on page 81).
You can turn the auto-equalizer on or off.
1
Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then
touch AUTO EQ.
#
You cannot use this function if auto TA and
EQ has not been carried out.
2
Touch
a
to turn the auto-equalizer on.
#
To turn auto-equalizer off, touch
b
.
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Section
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Audio Adjustments