26
Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the effect and surround sound
parameters
Change the surround parameters to fit your listening
situation. See the chart on page 25 for parameters you
can adjust in each sound field.
1
Press DPC MODE repeatedly until the SUR
indicator lights up.
2
Use the digital processing control buttons (
V
/
v
)
to select the parameter to be set and use the
buttons (
B
/
b
) to select the setting.
To
Select
And set between
set the overall
presence of the
sound field
1)
EFFECT
0% and 100%
set the level of the
high frequencies
to alter the sonic
character of your
listening
environment
WALL TYPE
S (soft wall) and H
(hard wall) (in 17
levels)
select your seat
position (front or
rear) to simulate
the acoustics of
the selected
position
SEAT
F (front) and R (rear)
(in 17 levels)
select your seat
position (left or
right) to simulate
the acoustics of
the selected
position
SEAT
L (left) and R (right)
(in 17 levels)
set the length of
time required for
the reverberation
from a given
sound to
attenuate to –60
dB
REVERB
S (short) and L (long)
(in 17 levels)
attenuate the level
of the LFE (Low
Frequency
Extension)
channel output
from the
subwoofer
2)
LFE MIX
MUTE, –20.0dB and
0dB (in 0.5 dB steps)
compress the
dynamic range of
the sound track
D.RANGE
COMP
OFF, 0.1 to 0.9, STD,
MAX
3)
Adjusting the equalizer parameters
Adjust the equalization (bass or treble) of the front,
center and rear speakers for optimum sound.
The following adjustments effect all sound fields
simultaneously.
1
While playing a component, press DPC MODE
repeatedly until the EQ indicator lights up.
2
Press EQUALIZER CH repeatedly to select the
parameter to be set. Then press EQUALIZER
BAND repeatedly to select the level or frequency
of the selected speaker, and then use the buttons
(
B
/
b
) to select the setting.
To set
Select
And set between
bass level of the
front speakers
F: BASS
–10.0dB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
bass frequency of
the front speakers
F: BASS
99Hz and 992Hz (in
21 levels)
treble level of the
front speakers
F: TREBLE
–10.0dB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
treble frequency of
the front speakers
F: TREBLE
1.0kHz and 8.6kHz
(in 21 levels)
bass level of the
center speaker
C: BASS
–10.0dB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
bass frequency of
the center speaker
C: BASS
99Hz and 992Hz (in
21 levels)
treble level of the
center speaker
C: TREBLE
–10.0dB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
treble frequency of
the center speaker
C: TREBLE
1.0kHz and 8.6kHz
(in 21 levels)
bass level of the rear
speakers
R: BASS
–10.0dB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
bass frequency of
the rear speakers
R: BASS
99Hz and 992Hz (in
21 levels)
treble level of the
rear speakers
R: TREBLE
–10.0dB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
treble frequency of
the rear speakers
R: TREBLE
1.0kHz and 8.6kHz
(in 21 levels)
3
Repeat Step 2 if necessary.
z
You can trun off the equalizer adjustments without
erasing them
Z
Press EQ/TONE on the remote.
Note
You may hear some noise as you adjust the parameters.
1) When the sound field is KARAOKE, this parameter
adjusts the vocal presence. The higher the setting, the
less dominant the vocal sound.
