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Achieving powerful high volume sound (LISTENING
MODE)
With Dolby Digital, the dynamic range is compressed so that powerful
sound can be achieved at regular volume levels. This compression can
be cancelled to achieve an energetic sound with even greater power, like
the sound in a movie theater. This function works only in the Dolby
Digital mode.
Touch
[
]
or
[
]
of LISTENING MODE to select STD or MAX.
•
Keep the volume to a level at which sounds outside the vehicle can
still be heard.
Adjusting the speaker levels (OUTPUT LEVEL)
The test tones help to make the volume adjustments of the different
speakers. When levels are equal, a strong sense of presence can be heard
from the different speakers at the listening position.
•
Avoid stopping, pausing, switching the disc, cueing, fast-forwarding
or switching the audio channel of this unit while making this
adjustment. The setting is cancelled if the decode mode is switched.
1 Touch
[ON]
of OUTPUT LEVEL.
Test tone output is repeated for each of the different
speaker channels. They will be repeated in the order
shown below.
If no operation is performed for 2 seconds, the channel
switches to the next channel.
2 While the test tone is being produced from the speakers,
touch
[
]
or
[
]
of OUTPUT LEVEL balance the output
from all the speakers.
3 Touch
[ON]
again to turn off.
•
If a speaker is set to off mode, that speaker’s level adjustment cannot
be made. Refer to “Speaker Setup” (page 45).
The PXA-H700 or PXA-H701 can be set according to the playable
frequency range of your speakers.
Check the playable frequency range of the speakers (not including the
subwoofer) before performing this operation to verify whether the
speakers can play low frequencies (of about 80 Hz or less).
•
Avoid stopping, pausing, switching the disc, cueing, fast-forwarding
or switching the audio channel of this unit while making this
adjustment. The setting is cancelled if Decode mode is switched.
Setting item: SPEAKER SETUP
Select the speaker characteristic by touching
[
]
,
[
]
of
the desired speaker setting.
*
1
It is not possible to set the front speakers to “OFF”.
*
2
If the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, the rear and centre
speakers cannot be set to “LARGE”.
•
The subwoofer can be set only to ON/OFF.
•
If the centre speaker is turned “OFF”, the centre channel’s audio
signals are added to the audio signals output from the front speakers.
•
If you set the speaker response to “OFF”, also set the speaker setting
to “OFF” (page 44).
•
Perform the setup for all the speakers (“Front”, “Centre” ,“Rear”
and “Subwoofer”). If not, the sound may not be balanced.
•
When centre is set to “OFF”, the setting is ineffective even if centre
is set with this function.
•
Through changing the settings on each speaker, a change in the
output of the other speakers may occur due to the setting
requirements.
•
When using the PRO LOGIC II, if the rear speaker is set to
“LARGE”, then there will be no output from the subwoofer.
The volume (signal level) for Dolby Digital, Dolby PL II, DTS and
PCM modes can be set.
•
Avoid stopping, pausing, switching the disc, cueing, fast-forwarding
or switching the audio channel of this unit while making this
adjustment. The setting is cancelled if the Decode mode is switched.
Setting item: DVD LEVEL
Adjust the level by touching
[
]
or
[
]
of the desired
adjusting mode.
The level can be adjusted in the range of –5 dB to +5 dB.
STD:
For powerful sound at regular volume levels
MAX.:
For powerful sound at high volumes
Left
Centre
Right
Right
Surround
Left Surround
Left
•
The adjustment range for the different speakers is
–10 dB - +10 dB.
•
Adjust based on the front speakers.
Speaker Setup
OFF
*
1
:
When no speaker is connected.
SMALL:
When a speaker that cannot play low frequencies
(80 Hz or less) is connected.
LARGE
*
2
:
When a speaker that can play low frequencies
(80 Hz or less) is connected.
Adjusting the DVD Level
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