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Using other functions 08 Chapter 8: Using other functions Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a setting doesn't appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status of the receiver. 1 Press RECEIVER , then press AUDIO PARAMETER. 2 Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this. 3 Use / to set as necessary. See the table below for the options available for each setting. 4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu. Setting What it does Option(s) MCACC (MCACC preset) Selects your favorite MCACC M1. MEMORY 1 preset memory when multiple to preset memories are saved. When M6. MEMORY 6 an MCACC preset memory has Default: been renamed, the given name is M1. MEMORY 1 displayed. EQ Switches on/off the effects of EQ ON (Acoustic Pro. OFF Calibration EQ) S-WAVE Switches on/off the effects of ON (Standing Standing Wave Control. OFF Wave) DELAY (Sound Delay) Some monitors have a slight 0.0 to 10.0 delay when showing video, so the (frames) soundtrack will be slightly out of 1 second = 30 sync with the picture. By adding a frames (NTSC) bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match the presentation Default: 0.0 of the video. MIDNIGHT Allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volumes. MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS OFF MIDNIGHT ON LOUDNESS Used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volumes. LOUDNESS ON Setting What it does Option(s) TONE (Tone Control) Applies the treble and bass tone controls to a source, or bypasses them completely. BYPASS ON BASSa Adjusts the amount of bass. -6 to +6 (dB) Default: 0 (dB) TREBLEa Adjusts the amount of treble. -6 to +6 (dB) Default: 0 (dB) S.RTRV (Sound Retriever) With the Sound Retriever function, DSP processing is used to compensate for the loss of audio data upon compression, improving the sound's sense of density and modulation. OFFb ON DNR May improve the quality of sound OFF (Digital in a noisy source (for example, ON Noise video tape with lots of background Reduction) noise) when switched on. DIALOG E (Dialog Enhance ment) Localizes dialog in the center OFF channel to make it stand out from FLAT other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack. By moving UP1/UP2/UP3/ from UP1 through UP2 and UP3 UP4c up to UP4, you can make the sound source seem to relocate upwards. DUAL (Dual Mono) Specifies how dual mono CH1 - Channel encoded Dolby Digital 1 is heard only soundtracks should be played. CH2 - Channel Dual mono is not widely used, but 2 is heard only is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to CH1 CH2 - separate channels. Both channels heard from front speakers DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when listening to surround sound at low volumes). AUTOd MAX MID OFF 55 En

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Using other functions
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Chapter 8:
Using other functions
Setting the Audio options
The
r
e a
r
e a numbe
r
of additional sound settings you can
make using the
AUDIO PARAMETER
menu. The
defaults, if not stated, a
r
e listed in bold.
Important
•
Note that if a setting doesn’t a
pp
ea
r
in the
AUDIO
PARAMETER
menu, it is unavailable due to the
cu
rr
ent sou
r
ce, settings and status of the
r
eceive
r
.
1
Press
, then press
AUDIO PARAMETER
.
2
Use
/
to select the setting you want to adjust.
De
p
ending on the cu
rr
ent status/mode of the
r
eceive
r
,
ce
r
tain o
p
tions may not be able to be selected. Check the
table below fo
r
notes on this.
3
Use
/
to set as necessary.
See the table below fo
r
the o
p
tions available fo
r
each
setting.
4
Press
RETURN
to confirm and exit the menu.
Setting
What it does
Option(s)
MCACC
(MCACC
pr
eset)
Selects you
r
favo
r
ite MCACC
pr
eset memo
r
y when multi
p
le
pr
eset memo
r
ies a
r
e saved. When
an MCACC
pr
eset memo
r
y has
been
r
enamed, the given name is
dis
p
layed.
M1. MEMORY 1
to
M6. MEMORY 6
Default:
M1. MEMORY 1
EQ
(Acoustic
Calib
r
ation
EQ)
Switches on/off the effects of EQ
P
r
o.
ON
OFF
S-WAVE
(Standing
Wave)
Switches on/off the effects of
Standing Wave Cont
r
ol.
ON
OFF
DELAY
(Sound
Delay)
Some monito
r
s have a slight
delay when showing video, so the
soundt
r
ack will be slightly out of
sync with the
p
ictu
r
e. By adding a
bit of delay, you can adjust the
sound to match the
pr
esentation
of the video.
0.0 to 10.0
(f
r
ames)
1 second = 30
frames (NTSC)
Default:
0.0
MIDNIGHT
Allows you to hea
r
effective
su
rr
ound sound of movies at low
volumes.
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
OFF
MIDNIGHT ON
LOUDNESS
Used to get good bass and t
r
eble
f
r
om music sou
r
ces at low
volumes.
LOUDNESS
ON
RECEIVER
TONE
(Tone
Cont
r
ol)
A
pp
lies the t
r
eble and bass tone
cont
r
ols to a sou
r
ce, o
r
by
p
asses
them com
p
letely.
BYPASS
ON
BASS
a
Adjusts the amount of bass.
–6 to +6 (dB)
Default:
0
(dB)
TREBLE
a
Adjusts the amount of t
r
eble.
–6 to +6 (dB)
Default:
0
(dB)
S.RTRV
(Sound
Ret
r
ieve
r
)
With the Sound Ret
r
ieve
r
function, DSP
pr
ocessing is used
to com
p
ensate fo
r
the loss of
audio data u
p
on com
pr
ession,
im
pr
oving the sound’s sense of
density and modulation.
OFF
b
ON
DNR
(Digital
Noise
Reduction)
May im
pr
ove the quality of sound
in a noisy sou
r
ce (fo
r
exam
p
le,
video ta
p
e with lots of backg
r
ound
noise) when switched on.
OFF
ON
DIALOG E
(Dialog
Enhance
ment)
Localizes dialog in the cente
r
channel to make it stand out f
r
om
othe
r
backg
r
ound sounds in a TV
o
r
movie soundt
r
ack. By moving
f
r
om UP1 th
r
ough UP2 and UP3
u
p
to UP4, you can make the
sound sou
r
ce seem to
r
elocate
u
p
wa
r
ds.
OFF
FLAT
UP1/UP2/UP3/
UP4
c
DUAL
(Dual
Mono)
S
p
ecifies how dual mono
encoded Dolby Digital
soundt
r
acks should be
p
layed.
Dual mono is not widely used, but
is sometimes necessa
r
y when
two languages need to be sent to
se
p
a
r
ate channels.
CH1
– Channel
1 is hea
r
d only
CH2
– Channel
2 is hea
r
d only
CH1 CH2
–
Both channels
hea
r
d f
r
om
f
r
ont s
p
eake
r
s
DRC
(Dynamic
Range
Cont
r
ol)
Adjusts the level of dynamic
r
ange fo
r
movie soundt
r
acks
o
p
timized fo
r
Dolby Digital, DTS,
Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby T
r
ueHD,
DTS-HD and DTS-HD Maste
r
Audio (you may need to use this
featu
r
e when listening to
su
rr
ound sound at low volumes).
AUTO
d
MAX
MID
OFF
Setting
What it does
Option(s)