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Adjusting the LEVEL menu

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Customizing sound fields (continued) Adjusting the LEVEL menu You can adjust the balance and level of each speaker. These settings are applied to all sound fields. 1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.). 2 Press LEVEL. The LEVEL menu appears in the display. 3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the parameter. For details, see "LEVEL menu parameters" below. 4 While monitoring the sound, turn the jog dial to adjust the selected parameter. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters. LEVEL menu parameters x TEST TONE (Test tone)* Initial setting: OFF Lets you output the test tone sequentially from each speaker. When set to "AUTO", the test tone is output from each speaker automatically. When set to "FIX", you can select which speaker will output the test tone. x PHASE NOISE (Phase noise)* Initial setting: OFF Lets you output the test tone sequentially from two adjacent speakers. x PHASE AUDIO (Phase audio)* Initial setting: OFF Lets you output the source sound (instead of the test tone) sequentially from two adjacent speakers. x FRONT (Front speaker balance) Initial setting: midpoint (0) Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. x CENTER XXX.X dB (Center speaker level) x SURROUND L XXX.X dB (Surround speaker (L) level) x SURROUND R XXX.X dB (Surround speaker (R) level) x SURR BACK XXX.X dB (Surround back speaker level) Initial setting: 0 dB You can adjust from -20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps. x S.WOOFER XXX.X dB (Sub woofer level) Initial setting: 0 dB You can adjust from -20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps. x MULTI CH 1 SW XXX dB (Multi channel 1 sub woofer level) x MULTI CH 2 SW XXX dB (Multi channel 2 sub woofer level) Initial setting: +10 dB Lets you increase the level of the MULTI CH IN 1/2 sub woofer channel by +10 dB. This adjustment may be necessary when connecting a DVD player to the MULTI CH IN 1/2 jacks. The sub woofer level from DVD players is 10 dB lower than Super Audio CD players. * Only one of these parameters appears according to the "T.TONE" setting in the CUSTOMIZE menu (page 48). Note When one of the following sound fields are selected, no sound is output from the sub woofer if "FRONT SP" (front speaker size) in the SET UP menu is set to "LARGE". However, the sound will be output from the sub woofer if the digital input signal contains LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signals. - D.CONCERT HALL A/B - CHURCH - OPERA HOUSE - JAZZ CLUB - LIVE CONCERT - ARENA - STADIUM 44GB

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Customizing sound fields (continued)
Adjusting the LEVEL menu
You can adjust the balance and level of each
speaker. These settings are applied to all sound
fields.
1
Start playing a source encoded with
multi channel surround effects (DVD,
etc.).
2
Press LEVEL.
The LEVEL menu appears in the display.
3
Press the cursor buttons (
or
) to
select the parameter.
For details, see “LEVEL menu parameters”
below.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn the
jog dial to adjust the selected
parameter.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other
parameters.
LEVEL menu parameters
x
TEST TONE (Test tone)*
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from each
speaker. When set to “AUTO”, the test tone is output
from each speaker automatically. When set to “FIX”,
you can select which speaker will output the test tone.
x
PHASE NOISE (Phase noise)*
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from two
adjacent speakers.
x
PHASE AUDIO (Phase audio)*
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the source sound (instead of the test
tone) sequentially from two adjacent speakers.
x
FRONT (Front speaker balance)
Initial setting: midpoint (0)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left and
right speakers.
x
CENTER XXX.X dB
(Center speaker level)
x
SURROUND L XXX.X dB
(Surround speaker (L) level)
x
SURROUND R XXX.X dB
(Surround speaker (R) level)
x
SURR BACK XXX.X dB
(Surround back speaker level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from –20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB
steps.
x
S.WOOFER XXX.X dB
(Sub woofer level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from –20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB
steps.
x
MULTI CH 1 SW XXX dB
(Multi channel 1 sub woofer level)
x
MULTI CH 2 SW XXX dB
(Multi channel 2 sub woofer level)
Initial setting: +10 dB
Lets you increase the level of the MULTI CH IN 1/2
sub woofer channel by +10 dB. This adjustment may
be necessary when connecting a DVD player to the
MULTI CH IN 1/2 jacks. The sub woofer level from
DVD players is 10 dB lower than Super Audio CD
players.
* Only one of these parameters appears according to
the “T.TONE” setting in the CUSTOMIZE menu
(page 48).
Note
When one of the following sound fields are selected,
no sound is output from the sub woofer if “FRONT
SP” (front speaker size) in the SET UP menu is set to
“LARGE”. However, the sound will be output from
the sub woofer if the digital input signal contains LFE
(Low Frequency Effect) signals.
– D.CONCERT HALL A/B
– CHURCH
– OPERA HOUSE
– JAZZ CLUB
– LIVE CONCERT
– ARENA
– STADIUM