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ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
paused there, using the
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/
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Buttons. Use the
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Buttons to move
the cursor to another line, and the test tone will follow the cursor.
When this setting reads MANUAL, the test tone will not move to the
next channel until you use the
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Buttons.
Individual Channels: If you are using an external source to set your
output levels, navigate to each channel, press the Set Button and use the
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Buttons to adjust the level, as desired, between –10dB and
+
10dB.
NOTE: Setting the channel levels while one surround mode is
active does not carry over to other mode groups. After you have
set the levels satisfactorily in one mode, write down the results
and change to other surround modes. Either copy the settings
you obtained (as a short cut), or redo the procedure to deter-
mine the correct settings.
When you have finished adjusting the speaker levels, select the SAVE
option. Record the level settings in Table A3 in the appendix.
Audio Effects
To adjust other audio settings, such as the tone controls, to improve
performance, press the Audio Effects Button to display the Audio Effects
menu (see Figure 71). The menu may also be accessed from the
Setup Source menu by pressing the Info Settings Button and selecting
Audio Effects.
NOTE: The settings in the Audio Effects menu affect each
source independently.
Figure 71 – Audio Effects Menu
Tone Control: Determines whether the treble and bass
controls are active.When it’s off, the tone controls are “flat”, with no
changes.When it’s on, the bass and treble frequencies are boosted
or cut depending upon the tone-control settings.When an analog audio
source is in use and the 2-Channel Stereo surround mode is selected,
setting the Tone Control to “Off” places the unit in analog bypass mode.
Treble and Bass: Boost or cut the high or low frequencies by up to
10dB by using the
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Buttons to change the temperature bar setting.
The default setting is 0dB, at the center of the temperature bar.
EzSet/EQ On/Off: This setting activates or deactivates the settings
obtained when the EzSet/EQ process was run. The settings are saved
for reactivation at a later listening session.
LFE Trim: Attenuates the loudness of the subwoofer. The setting defaults
to the maximum of 0dB. Press the
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Buttons to reduce the level by
up to 10dB; the setting will appear as a negative number.
Night Mode: Used with encoded Dolby Digital programs to compress
the signal so that louder passages do not disturb others, while dialogue
remains intelligible.
• Off: For normal listening.
• Half: Applies moderate compression.
• Full: Applies the most compression.
When you have finished, press the Audio Effects Button or the
Back/Exit Button.
Video Adjustments
The AVR 3550HD uses leading-edge Faroudja DCDi Cinema video
processing technology. Incoming video is upscaled to 1080p (1080i
with component video outputs) for outstanding video quality, even with
analog video sources.The Faroudja DCDi Cinema Dual 3D comb filters
and 10-bit video processing eliminate the jagged edges and moiré
patterns seen with less advanced processing. The “Torino” video
processing chip generates on-screen graphics in high definition, and
blends it with the incoming video, so that you can continue to watch
a program while using system menus.
The video processor automatically provides the best picture based on
the capabilities of your video display and the incoming source video.
You may experiment with the Video Modes menu adjustments to try
to improve the picture further.
Video Modes
Adjust the picture settings on your video display before adjusting the
AVR. Access the picture settings from the Video Modes menu. Press
the Video Modes Button, and the screen shown in Figure 72 will appear.
The menu may also be accessed from the Info Settings menu.
Figure 72 – Video Modes Menu
Video Mode: The default setting of Processor Off passes the video
signal through to the display without any picture processing. Video scaling
cannot be turned off. Select one of these processing options to optimize
the picture for the current program by applying adjustments to the
brightness, contrast, color and sharpness: