Marantz AV9000 AV9000 USER'S MANUAL - Page 18

ENGLISH LEVEL 1/2 (SPEAKER LEVEL BY TEST TONE) LEVEL 1/2 SPKR LEVEL TEST TONE : OFF MODE : MANUAL FRONT L : 0 dB Notes: Each time the subwoofer level is changed, perform the Bass Peak Level setup and correct the setting. The bass peak limiter is not effective in STEREO reproducing for analog input and 96kHz-PCM, or SOURCE-DIRECT and 6CHANNEL-DIRECT modes are selected. The selected value is displayed in the volume column before the test signal starts. TO NEXT LEVEL MENU SPKR LEVEL TEST TONE: Press the OK button, ON is indicated and the test tone starts from the front L-CH speaker. Press the OK button again, OFF is indicated and the output of the test tone will stop. MODE: Select the mode for generating the test tone. If you select AUTO, test tone will be output in a circular pattern which is Left → Center → Right → Surround Right → Surround Left → Subwoofer → Left →... 3 seconds for each channel. If you select MANUAL, press the OK or CH+ button to select the test tone channels. Channel: Adjust the level of test tone for each channel with the LVL+, LVL- or / buttons of the RC-18SR. The current volume level is shown at the center of the display. Notes: The setup level for each channel is memorized to reproduce the all surround mode. These levels are common for all surround modes, except 6CH-DIRECT mode. SURROUND MODE SURROUND MODE MODE : STEREO NIGHT MODE : OFF LFE LEVEL : OdB RETURN TO MAIN/EXIT MODE: Select the surround mode with or button. NIGHT MODE: Switch the NIGHT MODE ON or OFF with the or button. Selecting the Night Mode ON is effective in Dolby Digital only, and it compresses the dynamic range by up to 1/4 to 1/3. This softens loud passages such as sudden explosions, to help prevent disturbing others late at night. LFE LEVEL: Select the output level of the LFE signal included in the Dolby Digital signal or the DTS signal. Select 0 dB, -10 dB or OFF with or button. The level is ordinarily set to 0 dB except DTS-Music mode. In the DTS-Music mode, default level is set to -10 dB. LEVEL 2/2 (BASS PEAK LEVEL LIMIT) LEVEL 2/2 BASS LEVEL BASS PEAK LEVEL TEST SIGNAL : STOP VOLUME : - 75dB ENTER RETURN TO MAIN/EXIT With Dolby Digital and DTS , not only the LFE (Low Frequency Effects), but also the bass of all channels can be heard from the Subwoofer or Large-speakers. This procedure prevents these speakers from becoming too loud and creating an unbalanced sound. Since the sound is output at a loud volume, perform this operation carefully. TEST SIGNAL: Press the OK button, START is indicated and a Bass test tone is generated from the speaker, according to SPK size setup. But the sound is not heard because the Master volume is set to ∞ automatically. Press button to move the cursor to VOLUME control. VOLUME: Adjust the bass test tone output level to where the bass sound begins to distort or maximum level with the VOL+, VOL- or / button. Press button to move the cursor to ENTER. ENTER: Press the OK button, ENTER is blinking and the Bass test tone stops. The Bass Peak Limit Level for your system has been memorized REC COPY REC COPY VCR1 : SOURCE TAPE : SOURCE DIGITAL : SOURCE RETURN TO MAIN/EXIT VCR1 COPY Select the visual source of the VCR1 output with or button for video and audio dubbing to the VCR1 deck. The source is switched in the following sequence. SOURCE → TV → LD → DVD → DSS/VCR2 → AUX → SOURCE → ..... To determine each source, display the desired source and press the OK button or / button. TAPE COPY Select the audio source of the TAPE output with or button for audio dubbing to the tape deck. The source is switched in the following sequence. SOURCE → TUNER → CD → CD-R/MD → SOURCE → .... To determine each source, display the desired source and press the OK button or / button. 13