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Using other functions
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Chapter 8:
Using other functions
Setting the Audio options
The r e a r e a numbe r of additional sound settings you can
make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The
defaults, if not stated, a r e listed in bold.
Important
• Note that if a setting doesn’t a pp ea r in the AUDIO
PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the
cu rr ent sou r ce, settings and status of the r eceive r .
1 Press , then press AUDIO PARAMETER.
2 Use
/
to select the setting you want to adjust.
De p ending on the cu rr ent status/mode of the r eceive r ,
ce r tain o p tions may not be able to be selected. Check the
table below fo r notes on this.
3 Use
/
to set it as necessary.
See the table below fo r the o p tions available fo r each
setting.
4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.
Setting What it does Option(s)
MCACC
(MCACC
pr eset)
Selects you r favo r ite MCACC
pr eset memo r y when multi p le
pr eset memo r ies a r e saved. When
an MCACC pr eset memo r y has
been r enamed, the given name is
dis p layed.
M1. MEMORY 1
to
M6. MEMORY 6
Default:
M1. MEMORY 1
EQ
(Acoustic
Calib
r ation
EQ)
Switches on/off the effects of EQ
P
r o.
ON
OFF
a
S-WAVE
(Standing
Wave)
Switches on/off the effects of
Standing Wave Cont
r ol.
ON
OFF
DELAY
(Sound
Delay)
Some monito r s have a slight
delay when showing video, so the
soundt
r ack will be slightly out of
sync with the p ictu r e. By adding a
bit of delay, you can adjust the
sound to match the
pr esentation
of the video.
0.0 to 10.0
(f r ames)
1 second = 25
frames (PAL)
Default: 0.0
MIDNIGHT Allows you to hea r effective
su rr ound sound of movies at low
volumes.
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
OFF
MIDNIGHT ON
LOUDNESS
Used to get good bass and t r eble
f r om music sou r ces at low
volumes.
LOUDNESS
ON
RECEIVER
TONE
b
(Tone
Cont
r ol)
A pp lies the t r eble and bass tone
cont r ols to a sou r ce, o r by p asses
them com p letely.
BYPASS
ON
BASS
c Adjusts the amount of bass. –6 to +6 (dB)
Default: 0 (dB)
TREBLE
c Adjusts the amount of t r eble. –6 to +6 (dB)
Default: 0 (dB)
S.RTRV
(Sound
Ret
r ieve r )
With the Sound Ret r ieve r
function, DSP pr ocessing is used
to com p ensate fo r the loss of
audio data u p on com pr ession,
im pr oving the sound’s sense of
density and modulation.
OFF
d
ON
DNR
(Digital
Noise
Reduction)
May im pr ove the quality of sound
in a noisy sou r ce (fo r exam p le,
video ta p e with lots of backg r ound
noise) when switched on.
OFF
ON
DIALOG E.
(Dialog
Enhancem
ent)
Localizes dialog in the cente r
channel to make it stand out f r om
othe r backg r ound sounds in a TV
o r movie soundt r ack.
OFF
ON
DUAL
(Dual
Mono)
S p ecifies how dual mono
encoded Dolby Digital
soundt
r acks should be p layed.
Dual mono is not widely used, but
is sometimes necessa
r y when
two languages need to be sent to
se
p a r ate channels.
CH1 – Channel
1 is hea r d only
CH2
– Channel
2 is hea r d only
CH1 CH2 –
Both channels
hea r d f r om
f r ont s p eake r s
DRC
(Dynamic
Range
Cont
r ol)
Adjusts the level of dynamic
r ange fo r movie soundt r acks
o p timized fo r Dolby Digital, DTS,
Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby T r ueHD,
DTS-HD and DTS-HD Maste r
Audio (you may need to use this
featu
r e when listening to
su rr ound sound at low volumes).
AUTO
e
MAX
MID
OFF
LFE
(LFE
Attenuate)
Some Dolby Digital and DTS
audio sou
r ces include ult r a-low
bass tones. Set the LFE attenuato r
as necessa r y to pr event the ult r a-
low bass tones f r om disto r ting the
sound f r om the s p eake r s.
The LFE is not limited when set to
0 dB, which is the
r ecommended
value. When set to –5 dB, –10 dB,
–15 dB o
r –20 dB, the LFE is
limited by the r es p ective deg r ee.
When OFF is selected, no sound
is out
p ut f r om the LFE channel.
0dB / –5dB/
–10dB/ –15dB/
–20dB
OFF
Setting What it does Option(s)
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