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Adjusting the speaker output, levels, Selecting a cross-over frequency - problems

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Available accessories Section 19 Available accessories # You cannot select Off, when Front (front speakers) have been selected. # You can select On or Off, when Subwoofer (subwoofer) has been selected. # You can switch Reverse (reverse phase) or Normal (normal phase), when Phase (subwoofer setting) has been selected. Correcting the subwoofer's phase If trying to boost the bass output of the subwoofer doesn't do much or rather makes you feel that the bass gets more murky, this may indicate that the subwoofer's output and bass content you hear over other speakers cancel each other out. To remove this problem, try changing the phase setting for the subwoofer. 1 Touch Speaker Setting. 2 Touch a or b to select Subwoofer (subwoofer). Each time you touch a or b selects the speaker in the following order: Front (front speakers)-Center (center speaker)-Rear (rear speakers)-Subwoofer (subwoofer)-Phase (subwoofer setting) 3 Touch d to turn subwoofer output on. # To turn subwoofer output off, touch c. 4 Touch b and then touch c or d to select the phase of subwoofer output. Touch d to select normal phase and Normal appears in the display. Touch c to select reverse phase and Reverse appears in the display. Note When playing a 2-channel mono source with Dolby Pro Logic II turned on, there may be occasions when the following will occur: ! No audio is outputted if the center speaker setting is Small or Large and no center speaker is installed. ! Audio is heard only over the center speaker if installed and the center speaker setting is Small or Large. Adjusting the speaker output levels Speaker level can be adjusted finely by listening to an audio output. First, use test tone to adjust the approximate speaker level, and then use this function to adjust finely. 1 Touch Speaker Level. 2 Touch a or b to select the speaker to be adjusted. Each time you touch a or b selects the speaker in the following order: Front-L (front speaker left)-Center (center speaker)-Front-R (front speaker right)- Rear-R (rear speaker right)-Rear-L (rear speaker left)-Subwoofer (subwoofer) # You cannot select speakers whose size is set to Off. (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on the previous page.) 3 Touch c or d to adjust the speaker output level. Each time you touch c or d it increases or decreases the equalizer level. +10 to -10 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. Note To adjust the speaker output levels in this mode is the same as making the speaker output levels at Test Tone. Both provide the same results. Selecting a cross-over frequency You can select a frequency, under which sounds are reproduced through the subwoofer. If the installed speakers include one whose size has been set to Small, you can select a frequency, under which sounds are reproduced through a Large speaker or subwoofer. 1 Touch Cross Over. 2 Touch a or b to select the speaker to be adjusted. Each time you touch a or b selects the speaker in the following order: En 87

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#
You cannot select
Off
, when
Front
(front
speakers) have been selected.
#
You can select
On
or
Off
, when
Subwoofer
(subwoofer) has been selected.
#
You can switch
Reverse
(reverse phase) or
Normal
(normal phase), when
Phase
(subwoofer
setting) has been selected.
Correcting the subwoofer
s phase
If trying to boost the bass output of the sub-
woofer doesn
t do much or rather makes you
feel that the bass gets more murky, this may
indicate that the subwoofer
s output and bass
content you hear over other speakers cancel
each other out. To remove this problem, try
changing the phase setting for the subwoofer.
1
Touch Speaker Setting.
2
Touch
a
or
b
to select Subwoofer (sub-
woofer).
Each time you touch
a
or
b
selects the speak-
er in the following order:
Front
(front speakers)
Center
(center speak-
er)
Rear
(rear speakers)
Subwoofer
(sub-
woofer)
Phase
(subwoofer setting)
3
Touch
d
to turn subwoofer output on.
#
To turn subwoofer output off, touch
c
.
4
Touch
b
and then touch
c
or
d
to se-
lect the phase of subwoofer output.
Touch
d
to select normal phase and
Normal
appears in the display. Touch
c
to select re-
verse phase and
Reverse
appears in the dis-
play.
Note
When playing a 2-channel mono source with
Dolby Pro Logic II turned on, there may be occa-
sions when the following will occur:
!
No audio is outputted if the center speaker
setting is
Small
or
Large
and no center speak-
er is installed.
!
Audio is heard only over the center speaker if
installed and the center speaker setting is
Small
or
Large
.
Adjusting the speaker output
levels
Speaker level can be adjusted finely by listen-
ing to an audio output. First, use test tone to
adjust the approximate speaker level, and then
use this function to adjust finely.
1
Touch Speaker Level.
2
Touch
a
or
b
to select the speaker to
be adjusted.
Each time you touch
a
or
b
selects the speak-
er in the following order:
Front-L
(front speaker left)
Center
(center
speaker)
Front-R
(front speaker right)
Rear-R
(rear speaker right)
Rear-L
(rear
speaker left)
Subwoofer
(subwoofer)
#
You cannot select speakers whose size is set
to
Off
. (Refer to
Setting the speaker setting
on the
previous page.)
3
Touch
c
or
d
to adjust the speaker out-
put level.
Each time you touch
c
or
d
it increases or de-
creases the equalizer level.
+10
to
10
is dis-
played as the level is increased or decreased.
Note
To adjust the speaker output levels in this mode is
the same as making the speaker output levels at
Test Tone
. Both provide the same results.
Selecting a cross-over frequency
You can select a frequency, under which
sounds are reproduced through the subwoo-
fer. If the installed speakers include one whose
size has been set to
Small
, you can select a
frequency, under which sounds are repro-
duced through a
Large
speaker or subwoofer.
1
Touch Cross Over.
2
Touch
a
or
b
to select the speaker to
be adjusted.
Each time you touch
a
or
b
selects the speak-
er in the following order:
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Available accessories