Sony SA-VA1 Operating Instructions - Page 13

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2 Press TEST TONE. A test tone is output automatically from each speaker in the following order. Front (L) • Center (C) • i Rear * Front (R) TIEST TONE commander 3 Adjust the sound level of the center and rear speakers and the balance of the sound from the front speakers with CENTER LEVEL +/-, REAR LEVEL +/- and BALANCE L/R to obtain the same sound level from each speaker in respect to your listening position. The volume of the center and rear speakers appears on the display, and is adjusted in a range of +10 dB to -10 dB, in 1 dB steps. CENTE LEVEL 1=1 REAR LEVEL =1 BALANCE --. =I 1=3 Remote commander 4 Press TEST TONE to turn off the test tone signal. TEST TONE =i E BALANCE LIR buttons Use the BALANCE L/R buttons to obtain symmetry in the sound image. Press BALANCE L to move the sound image leftward. Press BALANCE R to move the sound image rightward. .- BALANCE -. =I =I Remote commander Note Since the BALANCE L/R buttons control sound from the front right and left speakers, they have little effect in the DOLBY PRO LOGIC modes (see page 14) for sources with a high proportion of center-channel components. 0 DELAY TIME button The DELAY TIME button allows you to change the spatial characteristics of the sound in DOLBY or DOLBY PRO LOGIC modes. Press DELAY TIME to choose one of the following delay times:15, 20, 25, and 30 ms. The selected delay time appears on the display. DELAY TIME ED Remote commander El STD LEVEL button Press STD LEVEL to restore the volume level of the center, rear, super woofer speakers and delay time to their factory settings (the STD LEVEL indicator lights up), and again to restore the previous volume level of each speaker and delay time. If the super woofers are off, pressing the STD LEVEL button causes the super woofer speakers to turn on automatically. STD LEVEL Operation panel STD LEVEL =I Remote commander 13

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2
Press
TEST
TONE.
A
test
tone
is
output
automatically
from
each
speaker
in
the
following
order.
Front
(L)
Center
(C)
i
Rear
*
Front
(R)
TEST
TONE
I
commander
3
Adjust
the
sound
level
of
the
center
and
rear
speakers
and
the
balance
of
the
sound
from
the
front
speakers
with
CENTER
LEVEL
+/-,
REAR
LEVEL
+/-
and
BALANCE
L/R
to
obtain
the
same
sound
level
from
each
speaker
in
respect
to
your
listening
position.
The
volume
of
the
center
and
rear
speakers
appears
on
the
display,
and
is
adjusted
in
a
range
of
+10
dB
to
-10
dB,
in
1
dB
steps.
CENTE
LEVEL
1
=1
REAR
LEVEL
=1
Remote
commander
BALANCE
--.
=I
1
=3
4
Press
TEST
TONE
to
turn
off
the
test
tone
signal.
TEST
TONE
=i
E
BALANCE
LIR
buttons
Use
the
BALANCE
L/R
buttons
to
obtain
symmetry
in
the
sound
image.
Press
BALANCE
L
to
move
the
sound
image
leftward.
Press
BALANCE
R
to
move
the
sound
image
rightward.
.-
BALANCE
-.
=I
=I
Remote
commander
Note
Since
the
BALANCE
L/R
buttons
control
sound
from
the
front
right
and
left
speakers,
they
have
little
effect
in
the
DOLBY
PRO
LOGIC
modes
(see
page
14)
for
sources
with
a
high
proportion
of
center
-channel
components.
0
DELAY
TIME
button
The
DELAY
TIME
button
allows
you
to
change
the
spatial
characteristics
of
the
sound
in
DOLBY
or
DOLBY
PRO
LOGIC
modes.
Press
DELAY
TIME
to
choose
one
of
the
following
delay
times:15,
20,
25,
and
30
ms.
The
selected
delay
time
appears
on
the
display.
DELAY
TIME
ED
Remote
commander
El
STD
LEVEL
button
Press
STD
LEVEL
to
restore
the
volume
level
of
the
center,
rear,
super
woofer
speakers
and
delay
time
to
their
factory
settings
(the
STD
LEVEL
indicator
lights
up),
and
again
to
restore
the
previous
volume
level
of
each
speaker
and
delay
time.
If
the
super
woofers
are
off,
pressing
the
STD
LEVEL
button
causes
the
super
woofer
speakers
to
turn
on
automatically.
STD
LEVEL
STD
LEVEL
=I
Operation
panel
Remote
commander
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