Sony STR-AV900 Operating Instructions - Page 28

Using

the

Graphic

Equalizer

You

can

enjoy

a

music

with

a

different

equalization

curve

than

the

ones

preset

at

the

factory.

Creating

a

New

Equalization

Curve

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2

3

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Select

SPEAKERS

A

or

B

1

2

3

4

Press

RTA/EQ.

This

switches

the

display

to

the

equalizer

setting.

Press

the

frequency

select

button

for

the

frequency

of

which

the

level

you

want

to

raise

or

lower.

Press

the

LEVEL

+

(or

—)

button

to

raise

(or

lower)

the

level

of

the

selected

frequency.

(The

MANUAL

indicator

will

light

up.)

Repeat

Steps

2

and

3

for

other

frequencies

until

you

obtain

the

desired

equalization

curve.

To

restore

the

RTA

(real

time

analyzer)

display,

press

RTA/EQ.

Adjustable

frequency

bands

and

the

effect

of

level

adjustment

63

Hz:

Lowering

the

level

will

cut

the

ventilation

noise

of

a

music

hall,

hum

of

electronic

instruments,

boomy

bass,

etc.

Raising

the

level

will

reinforce

the

heavy

bass

part

of

a

pipe

organ

or

add

depth

to

the

bass

sound.

150

Hz:

Boosting

or

cutting

the

normal

bass.

400

Hz:

Increasing

or

decreasing

the

power,

spaciousness

and

warmth

of

the

sound.

1

kHz:

Providing

more

presence

for

vocals,

and

moving

the

sound

forward

or

into

the

background.

2.4

kHz:

Lowering

the

level

will

reduce

stridency,

and

raising

will

make

the

base

sound

brighter.

6

kHz:

Increasing

or

decreasing

the

brightness

of

the

sound;

for

example,

raising

the

level

will

make

the

violin

sound

silky

smooth.

14

kHz:

Changing

the

general

atmosphere

rather

than

the

sound

itself.

Raising

the

level

will

highlight

the

delicate

quality

of

instrumental

sound,

and

lowering

will

reduce

high

-frequency

noise

such

as

the

resonant

peak

of

a

cartridge,

tape

hiss,

etc.

Memorizing

a

New

Equalization

Curve

You

can

store

a

created

equalization

curve

into

memory

under

any

Music

Index

Category

you

select.

However,

note

that

this

operation

will

erase

the

factory

-preset

equalization

curve

or

the

last

memorized

one

under

the

selected

Music

Index

Category.

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1

2

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Select

SPEAKERS

A

or

B

Before

beginning

the

operation

below,

make

sure

that

neither

DEFEAT

indicato?

nor

LINK

indicator

is

lit.

If

lit,

press

the

DEFEAT

and/or

PRESET

EQ

LINK

button.

1

2

3

Create

an

equalization

curve

you

want

to

store.

Press

MEMORY

EQ.

The

MEMORY

indicator

will

light

up

for

a

few

seconds.

Press,

while

the

MEMORY

indicator

is

displayed,

the

EQ/MUSIC

INDEX

CATEGORY

button

for

the

category

under

which

you

want

to

store

the

equalization

curve.

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