The Outlaws’ Guide to the Marantz AV7005
surrounds. “Dimension” allows for settings ranging from -3 to +3, with a default of 0.
Setting this value to less than zero will cause Pro Logic IIx to steer more information into
the surrounds, moving the soundstage “back” into the room. This can help with sources
that seem too much like mono. Setting this value to more than zero pulls the
soundstage “forward” toward the front speakers, reducing the surround activity. The
third Pro Logic IIx setting is “Center Width,” which can be adjusted from 0 to 7. At a
Center Width of 0, all center channel information is sent to the center channel output. As
the Center Width setting increases, more of the center channel data is spread out to the
left and right channels. A Center Width of 7 will redirect all center channel data to the
left and right channels. The default value is 3. All three of these settings only appear in
the menu when Pro Logic IIx-Music processing is being used with a stereo source.
Pro Logic IIz
includes a setting called “Height Gain” which allows user adjustment to
the output of the front height channel. The options are “Low,” Mid,” and “High” and the
default is “Mid.” At the “Mid” setting, the height channel volume is matched to the front
channels. “Low” and “High” decrease or increase the height channel volume,
respectively. This setting will only be available for adjustment when the height speakers
are enabled and Pro Logic IIz processing is being used.
The last setting in the
Surround Parameter
sub-menu is “Default.” Setting this to “Yes”
will cause all settings in the sub-menu to be reset to the factory defaults.
The second sub-menu under
Audio Adjust
is
Tone
. This sub-menu contains three
settings. The first is “Tone Control,” and when set to “On” it will enable the bass and
treble tone controls. Those two controls are also in this sub-menu, and each allows
adjustment from -6dB to +6dB. Tone Control can only be set to “On” when Audyssey
Dynamic EQ is disabled. The Dynamic EQ setting appears in the next sub-menu.
Audyssey Settings
is the third sub-menu under
Audio Adjust
. It starts with a setting for
MultEQ XT
, the room correction equalizer that is at the heart of the AV7005’s Audyssey
software suite. This setting allows the user to specify which equalization curve will be
applied by the AV7005. It can only be adjusted after an automatic setup has been
performed and the Audyssey curves have been generated.
If any changes are made to
the speaker settings generated by Audyssey MultEQ XT auto setup, the Audyssey
curves will not be available for selection. See the “Restore” setting under
Parameter
Check
in the
Auto Setup
menu (page 48) if settings have been changed and you wish to
revert to the calculated values.
Audyssey: Equalization is applied to all speakers based on Audyssey
calculations to correct for the sound characteristics of the listening room.
Audyssey Byp. L/R: No equalization is applied to the front speakers. Equalization
is applied to the other speakers based on Audyssey calculations.
Audyssey Flat: Equalization is applied to all speakers based on Audyssey
calculations. Additionally, the frequency characteristics of all speakers are
flattened. This mode is recommended for multichannel music playback.
Manual: Equalization is applied to all speakers based on user-defined
equalization curves set in the
Manual EQ
sub-menu discussed on the next page.
Off: No equalization is applied.
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Roadmap to the Setup Menus
