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However, at the normal level suitable for listening in your room,
the low-level parts of source sound often cannot be heard well
because they will be lost among noise in your environment.
Dolby Digital technology has also made it possible to reduce an
original sound track’s dynamic range for a home audio format
by “compressing” the sound data.
MAX:
In this position, a source encoded with Dolby Digital
is reproduced in the original sound track’s wide
dynamic range to provide you with powerful sounds
just like those in a movie theater.
Selecting this position will be even better if you can
listen to a source at a high output level in a room
specially soundproofed for audio/video enjoyment.
STD (Standard):
In this position, a source encoded with Dolby Digital
is reproduced in the “compressed” dynamic range of
the source that is suitable for low-level listening.
MIN:
In this position, the dynamic range is more reduced
than in the STD position.
Selecting this position will be effective when you
must listen to a sound source at a low level.
* In this position, it may happen that sound is output
faintly or not output normally depending on the
source. In that case, select the MAX or STD
position.
DTS LFE (Adjusting the level of the LFE
channel for DTS)
Control range: –10 dB to +10 dB (in 1 dB steps)
Preset value: 0 dB
* This adjustment is effective only when DTS is being decoded
and the signals of the selected source encoded with DTS
contain LFE signals.
This adjusts the output level of the LFE channel. If the LFE
signals are mixed with signals of other channels and they are
output from the same speakers, the ratio of the LFE signal level
to the level of the other signals can be adjusted.
(See page 6 for details about the LFE channel.)
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE “SET MENU” MODE
The following ten types of functions will maximize the performance of your system and expand your enjoyment for audio listening
and video watching.
1.
CNTR (CENTER SPEAKER)
2.
REAR (REAR SPEAKERS)
3.
MAIN (MAIN SPEAKERS)
4.
BASS (LFE/BASS OUT)
5.
M.LVL (MAIN LEVEL)
6.
D.D.LFE
(DOLBY DIGITAL LFE LEVEL)
For details on “CNTR”, “REAR”, “MAIN”, “BASS” and “M.LVL”,
see page 19. (Once you have selected the appropriate
settings, you do not have to change any settings unless an
alteration is made in your speaker system.)
D.D.LFE (Adjusting the level of the LFE
channel for Dolby Digital)
Control range: –20 dB to 0 dB (in 1 dB steps)
Preset value: 0 dB
* This adjustment is effective only when Dolby Digital is being
decoded and the signals of the selected source encoded with
Dolby Digital contain LFE signals.
This adjusts the output level of the LFE channel. If the LFE
signals are mixed with signals of other channels and they are
output from the same speakers, the ratio of the LFE signal level
to the level of the other signals can be adjusted.
(See page 6 for details about the LFE channel.)
D.RNG (Adjusting the dynamic range)
Choices: MAX/STD/MIN
Preset position: MAX
* This adjustment is effective only when Dolby Digital is being
decoded.
“Dynamic range” is the difference between the maximum level
and the minimum level of sounds.
Sounds on a movie originally designed for movie theaters
feature a very wide dynamic range.
Dolby Digital technology can modify the original sound track
into a home audio format with this wide dynamic range un-
changed.
Powerful sounds of extremely wide dynamic range are not
always suitable for home use. Depending upon the condition of
your listening environment, it may not be possible to increase
the sound output to a level as high as that in a movie theater.
7.
D.RNG (DYNAMIC RANGE)
8.
DTS LFE (DTS LFE LEVEL)
9.
C.DELAY (CENTER DELAY)
10. GUARD (MEMORY GUARD)
11. INPUT (INPUT MODE)
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