ADVANCED SETUP
Input monitor
is used to visually compare the input levels from each digital audio source and each
analog audio source. This enables you to adjust analog levels so they won’t overload the 7100’s
analog-to-digital converters, and also to adjust each analog audio source so volume levels will not
shift annoyingly when you switch between them or between analog and digital sources. The digital
levels are fixed and cannot be adjusted, but you may adjust analog sources to match them.
This feature is found in the Source setup menu page where you will select Input monitor. This
feature enables you to adjust the Gain for each analog source so listening levels don’t jump up
or down each time you listen to another source
or switch from an analog source component to a
digital source component. The Input monitor menu
page includes a level scale that is flanked by
fluctuating level-meter bars for the L and R
channels, shorter bars linger briefly at the peaks
to help you see which number they reach.
Play your loudest music on the digital source component that is connected to the
Digital Input
jack
you selected as the
Digital in
on this menu page. Note the peak level of the moving bars.
Stop play and turn off this digital player.
Note:
There is no adjustment necessary or available for digital sources.
Next, play a movie or music on the source component that you connected to the
Source-Analog
Audio Input
title or number on this menu page. Play program material high volume levels and
adjust the input level with the
right
or
left cursor buttons
until the bar meter reaches about the
same peak level as you previously noted for the digital player. Listen carefully as you increase the
gain until you can hear the sound starting to distort. Press the remote’s
down cursor button
or
turn the front-panel knob to lower the gain gradually until the distortion is gone.
Video In
lets you select which of the 13 video inputs is associated with that source so that video
source is always selected together with the source number or title.
Note:
Factory-set video type associations are:
Source Name or #
Video Selected
DVD
Component Video 1
SAT
Component Video 2
VCR
S-Video VCR
In 4
Composite Video 4
In 5
Composite Video 5
In 6
Composite Video 6
In 7
Off (no video)
In 8
Off (no video)
In 9
Off (no video)
In 10
Component Video 3
Note:
When you select Exit at the bottom of this page you will return to the higher level menu to
proceed to the next setup page or review a previous setup page.
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SOURCE SETUP
SOURCE:
1
Source setup
> Source
1
Title
DVD
Digital in
Coax 1
Video in
Component 1
Input monitor
Preset
No change
Exit
Input monitor
0
Gain: 0dB
-4
Peak: -53dB
-8
-12
Use < and >
-16
to adjust gain
-20
-24
Press Enter
-32
to accept or
-40
Esc to cancel
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SOURCE SETUP
INPUT MONITOR
