Onkyo HT-R420 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
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SUBWOOFER MODE
TEST
LEVEL 5/
CH SEL
Adjusting each speaker’s relative volume
balance — Test tone
Adjust each speaker’s relative volume balance so that the volumes
of all speakers’ test tones sound equal at the listening position.
Adjust the volume to your normal listening level, prior to
commencing settings.
Note
You cannot adjust the volume balance while the muting function is
activated.
1. Press TEST on the remote controller.
Each speaker emits the test tone (pink noise) and the display
shows the speaker emitting the test tone.
2. Press CH SEL repeatedly to select the speaker,
then press LEVEL 5/ on the remote controller
to adjust the volume level.
When CH SEL is pressed repeatedly, each speaker produces the
test tone (pink noise) in the following order: Left Center
Right Surr Right Surr Left Subwoofer.
The volume level can be adjusted between –12dB and +12dB.
Speaker setup
Notes
No test tone will be emitted from the speaker which is not
included in the speaker configuration on page 18 even if it
is actually connected.
No test tone will be emitted from the subwoofer when the
subwoofer mode is set to “Subwoofer Off”.
Even when CH SEL is not pressed, the test tone will move
to the next speaker in 2 seconds.
3. When you have completed the adjustment by
repeating step 2, press TEST.
The test tone stops and the normal display resumes.
Note
Even if you don’t press TEST, the test tone will stop after
2 minutes.
Setting the subwoofer mode
Press SUBWOOFER MODE on the unit.
With the first press of the button, you can check the present setting.
Then each press of the button changes the subwoofer mode as
follows (a tip on how to select the right subwoofer mode is in
parenthesis):
Subwoofer Mode 1 (Default)
(To output the low frequencies of all
channels from the subwoofer.)
Subwoofer Mode 2
(To output the low frequencies of the center and surround
channels from the subwoofer.)
Subwoofer Mode 3
(To output only the LFE channel* of a 5.1-channel source from
the subwoofer.)
Subwoofer Off
(When no subwoofer is connected or when a subwoofer is
connected but not used.)
* LFE channel: The channel recording the LFE (Low Frequency
Effects).
The normal display resumes in three seconds.
Note
When the subwoofer mode is set to Mode 2 or Mode 3 and audio is
reproduced in the Stereo mode, the subwoofer may not output
audio from certain sources (2 channel-Dolby Digital/DTS source
etc.).
These buttons
may be in a
slightly different
position on your
remote controller.