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G. Raising and lowering the volume:
Raising and lowering the master volume is accomplished by pressing
VOL+
or
VOL-
on the
remote control. Or, if you have a preferred, known listening level, you can press
F -
x - x
(
F
followed by a two-digit number), which will set the volume to
xx
decibels (dB) below full
rated output (0 dB). The volume can be directly set this way on page 3 of the remote’s
The-
aterMaster
device (Note: since there is no numeral zero on this screen, volumes louder than
11 dB cannot be set this way). The master volume level is displayed on the Main LCD dis-
play screen (see figure, page 16).
If the various speaker volumes are set to different levels (which is typically the case after
setup), then the master volume displayed on the Main LCD display screen refers to the front
stereo speakers—or to the
loudest
front stereo speaker if these are set to different
levels (see Chapter V: “B. Manual setup using the Static Noise Generator”).
After turning up the volume, you may observe that the volume indicator on the main display
screen starts to blink. This means that one or more speakers have exceeded their maximum
output level (0 dB). Further increases in master volume are still possible, but those speakers
that have reached full volume will not go up any further. Turning up the volume under these
circumstances results in temporary loss of inter-channel volume balance. Balance is restored
when the volume is turned down.
If this happens frequently, or occurs at normal listening levels, it means that certain speakers
have been set too high relative to other speakers during setup. This can happen if one speaker
has insufficient sensitivity or amplifier gain, and most commonly occurs with the LFE sub-
woofer, which requires greater gain and power handing capacity than the other speakers.
Correct this situation by turning up the gain control on a powered subwoofer, or by increasing
amplifier gain or speaker efficiency.
A preferred volume level can be stored by pressing
STO - Mem 1
, on page 3 of the remote’s
The-
aterMaster
device.
This information becomes part of your setup memory #1, so that on cold AC
power-up, the volume will automatically reset to this level.
H. Adjusting individual speaker volumes:
The user may wish to raise or lower the volume of individual speakers (i.e., adjust the bal-
ance of the system) . This procedure is straightforward, and is described in Chapter IV:
“C. Tweaking the system”. Generally, once TheaterMaster is setup properly, it should not be
necessary to repeatedly adjust the balance of the system.
However, listening preferences may change, or may be different in different modes (e.g.,
stereo playback of music vs. 5.1-channel movie soundtracks). For this purpose, Theater-
Master allows storage of multiple setups, and customization of setups for different playback
modes. Please refer to Chapter VIII: “Customizing your System: Storing Multiple Setups”.
I. Muting the output:
The TheaterMaster output can be temporarily muted by pressing the
mute
button on the
remote control, or by pressing the front-panel Power/Mute switch. During mute, the high-
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