Audio adjustments
You can adjust sound to your preference according to your
listening conditions or sources.
• You can also adjust sound using the choice menu except
"AUDIO POS" and "B.BOOST" (see page 54).
Operating procedure
Before you start, remember...
There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is
canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
From the remote control ONLY:
S-BACK
SURR-L
SETTING
–
–
0
10
TV RETURN
FM MODE
ADJUST
ON
SCREEN
ENTER
CHOICE
PROGRESSIVE
1 Press SETTING/ADJUST twice.
"ADJUST" appears on the display.
• Each time you press SETTING/ADJUST, the function for
the button changes as follow.
SETTING \ ADJUST \ current source \
(back to the beginning)
2 Press Cursor ∞/5 repeatedly to select the
item you want to adjust while "ADJUST"
appears on the display.
• Each time you press the button, the item shown on the
display changes as follow:
" TREBLE " LFE ATT. "
BASS
" B.BOOST " AUDIO POS
MIDNIGHT
" (back to the beginning)
BAL
3 Press Cursor 3/2 repeatedly to select the
appropriate setting for the item.
Your adjustment is stored.
Adjusting the tone
You can adjust the bass and treble sounds as you like.
Adjust the bass or treble level of the front channel signal
in 2 step intervals.
• Adjustable range: "−10" to "10."
Setting the level of the low
frequency effect attenuator
The Low Frequency Effect attenuator diminishes the distortion
of the bass sound from the subwoofer when playing back
Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround software.
Turn ON or OFF the LFE attenuator:
ON (−10 dB) :Select to diminish the distortion of the bass
sound from the subwoofer.
OFF (0 dB) :Select to cancel this function.
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SURR-R
–
+10
100+
Set the remote
AUDIO/
TV/VCR
control mode
CATV/DBS
selector to
VFP
"AUDIO/TV/VCR."
"
—BASS, TREBLE
—LFE ATT.
Setting the dynamic range
—MIDNIGHT
You can reinforce the bass sound if bass sounds are not
sufficient.
Select one of the following settings:
1
:Select when you want to reduce the dynamic
range a little.
2
:Select when you want to apply the compression
effect fully (useful at night).
OFF
:Select when you want to enjoy surround with its full
dynamic range (no effect applied).
Reinforcing the bass sound
—B (bass).BOOST
You can activate or deactivate the bass boost.
• When bass boost is turned on, the BASS indicator lights up
on the display.
Turn ON or OFF bass boost.
ON
:Select when activating bass boost.
OFF
:Select when deactivating bass boost.
Setting the subwoofer audio
position
—AUDIO POS (position)
You may feel subwoofer is reinforced when listening stereo
sound.
If this is the case, you can automatically change the
subwoofer level properly when listening stereo sound.
• To adjust the subwoofer level, see page 17.
Select the automatic adjustment level from "0" to "−6" (in
−2 step intervals):
If no adjustment is required, select "0." The smaller the
number becomes, the more the level decreases automatically
when listening in stereo.
Adjusting the front speakers
balance
—BAL (balance)
If the sounds through the front speakers are not well-
balanced, adjust the front speaker output balance.
Adjust the front speakers' output balance within the range
of "R −21" to "L −21."
• "R −21": no sound comes out of the right speaker.
• "L −21": no sound comes out of the left speaker.
• "CENTER": output levels of both speakers are identical.