Advanced Operations
En-66
Equalizer Settings
With the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of
speakers individually with a 15-band equalizer. The
volume of each speaker can be set (
➔
page 65
).
■
Manual Equalizer
`
On
:
You can adjust the equalizer for each speaker
manually. Continue with the following procedure:
`
Off
:
Tone off, response flat.
Note
• When the Direct listening mode is selected, the equalizer settings
have no effect.
• If “
Audyssey
” is enabled, it prevails over this setting
(
➔
page 72
).
THX Audio Setup
■
Surr Back Speaker Spacing
`
<1ft (<0.3m)
`
1ft-4ft (0.3m-1.2m)
`
>4ft (>1.2m)
You can specify the distance between your surround back
speakers.
Note
• This setting is not available in any of the following cases:
– “
Surround Back
” is set to “
None
” (
➔
page 64
).
– “
Surround Back Ch
” is set to “
1ch
” (
➔
page 64
).
– The “
Powered Zone 3
” setting is set to “
Yes
” (
➔
page 63
)
while Powered Zone 2 is enabled (
➔
page 86
).
■
THX Ultra2/Select2 Subwoofer
`
No
`
Yes
If you’re using a THX-certified subwoofer, set this setting
to “
Yes
”.
Note
• If the “
Subwoofer
” setting is set to “
No
”, this setting cannot be
selected (
➔
page 64
).
■
BGC
`
Off
`
On
You can apply THX’s Boundary Gain Compensation
(BGC) to compensate the perceived exaggeration of low
frequencies for listeners sitting very close to a room
boundary (i.e., wall).
Note
• This setting is only available if “
THX Ultra2/Select2
Subwoofer
” is set to “
Yes
”.
• If the “
Subwoofer
” setting is set to “
No
”, this setting cannot be
selected (
➔
page 64
).
■
Loudness Plus
`
Off
`
On
When the “
Loudness Plus
” setting is set to “
On
”, it is
possible to enjoy even subtle nuances of audio expression
at low volume. This is only available when the THX
listening mode is selected.
■
Preserve THX Settings
`
Yes
`
No
If this setting is set to “
Yes
”, Dynamic EQ,
Dynamic Volume and Dolby Volume have no effect in
THX listening mode.
Note
• This setting is fixed at “
Yes
” if “
Loudness Plus
” is set to “
On
”.
■
Metadata Compatible
`
On
:
When Metadata Compatible is set to “
On
”, valid
metadata is transmitted via the HDMI connections,
and can be used by other devices in the system.
`
Off
:
When Metadata Compatible is set to “
Off
”, metadata
is not transmitted via the HDMI connections.
1
Press
w
to select “Channel”, and then use
e
/
r
to
select a speaker.
2
Use
q
/
w
to select a frequency, and then use the
e
/
r
to adjust the level at that frequency.
The volume at each frequency can be adjusted from
–6dB
to
0dB
to
+6dB
in 1 dB steps.
Tip
• You can select: “
25Hz
”, “
40Hz
”, “
63Hz
”, “
100Hz
”,
“
160Hz
”, “
250Hz
”, “
400Hz
”, “
630Hz
”, “
1000Hz
”,
“
1600Hz
”, “
2500Hz
”, “
4000Hz
”, “
6300Hz
”, “
10000Hz
”,
or “
16000Hz
”. And for the subwoofer, “
25Hz
”, “
40Hz
”,
“
63Hz
”, “
100Hz
”, or “
160Hz
”.
• Low frequencies (e.g., 25 Hz) affect bass sounds; high
frequencies (e.g., 16000 Hz) affect treble sounds.
3
Use
q
to select “Channel”, and then use
e
/
r
to
select another speaker.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each speaker.
You cannot select speakers that you set to “
No
” or
“
None
” in the “Speaker Configuration”
(
➔
page 64
).
To be continued
