Sony STR-DE545 Operating Instructions (Receiver) - Page 20

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Notes • The front balance, rear balance, center level, and rear level are shown in the display during adjustment. • Although these adjustments can also be made via the front panel using the LEVEL menu (when the test tone is output, the receiver switches to the LEVEL menu automatically), we recommend you follow the procedure previously described in this section and adjust the speaker levels from your listening position using the remote control. z When setting the volume levels for each speaker Let's assume that you have matched the sound levels of all the speakers using the test tone. Although this lays the foundation for high quality surround sound, it may be necessary to make further adjustments while listening to playback of actual software. This is because most software contains center and rear channels recorded at slightly lower levels than the two front channels. When you actually play back software recorded in multi channel surround, you will notice that increasing the center and rear speaker levels produces a better blend between the front and center speakers and greater cohesion between the front and rear speakers. Increasing the level of the center speaker about 1 dB, and the rear speakers about 1~2 dB is likely to produce better results. In other words, in order to create a more cohesive soundstage with balanced dialog, we recommend that you make some adjustments while playing your software. Changes of only 1 dB can make a huge difference in the character of the soundstage. Before You Use Your Receiver Before turning on the receiver Make sure that you have: • Selected the appropriate front speakers (see "7 SPEAKERS selector" on page 23). (STR-DE545 and STRSE501 only). Checking the connections After connecting all of your components to the receiver, do the following to verify that the connections were made correctly. 1/u Function buttons MASTER VOLUME ? / 1 SPEAKERS R ON r OFF A B PHONES MULTI CHANNEL DECODING DIMMER DISPLAY INPUT MODE VIDEO DVD/LD TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX CINEMA STUDIO A B C SOUND FIELD A. F. D. 2CH MODE I - LEVEL SUR BASS/ TREBLE i + SET UP NAME ENTER BASS BOOST TONE MASTER VOLUME PRESET - TUNING + SHIFT - TUNING + MEMORY FM/AM FM MODE BASS MUTING BOOST TONE 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. 2 Press a function button to select a component (program source) that you connected (e.g., CD player or tape deck). 3 Turn on the component and start playing it. 4 Rotate MASTER VOLUME to turn up the volume. If you do not obtain normal sound output after performing this procedure, look for the reason in the following checklist and take the appropriate measures to correct the problem. There is no sound no matter which component is selected. , Check that both the receiver and all components are turned on. , Check that the volume level on the display is not set to VOL MIN by turning the MASTER VOLUME. , Check that the SPEAKERS selector is not set to OFF or to a position for front speakers that are not connected to the receiver (see "7 SPEAKERS selector" on page 23). (STR-DE545 and STR-SE501 only) , Check that all speaker cords are connected correctly. , Press the MUTING button to turn off the indicator. 20