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Bass Limiter Setup
The bass in today’s film soundtracks is often far louder
than it is on music recordings or older films. Handling
these loud bass tones can make many smaller sub-
woofers sound distorted and could, in very rare cases,
even damage them. The bass limiter puts a cap on sub-
woofer output levels, to prevent this. Because Halo C 1
owners are apt to have large, high-output subwoofers that
don’t need this protection, the factory default is “Off.” If
you ever do hear distorted bass from your sub, however,
you can turn the C 1 Bass Limiter on and set its level to
match your subwoofer’s capabilities. (The bass limiter is not needed with subwoofers meeting
THX Ultra2 standards, so it is not available if you selected such a sub under “THX Audio Setup.”)
To set the bass limiter, first press the MENU button on the C 1 front panel or the thumbpad on the
Master remote to move the cursor to “Limiter noise,” then rock the thumbpad or turn the front-
panel knob one click to switch the noise on. This will feed a low-frequency signal to your subwoofer.
Next, move to “Limiter level” and rock the thumbpad sideways or turn the front-panel knob to
raise the noise level until you just start to hear distortion from your subwoofer. Using the
thumbpad or front-panel controls, turn the noise off and the bass limiter on.
Preset Setup
The preset menu lets you create up five different sound
profiles, each with its own memorized combination of
Treble, Bass, Center level, Surround level, and Sub level
adjustments. Each preset can then be assigned to one or
more specific inputs in the “Source Setup” menu. This
gives you a way to automatically compensate for the
audio properties of different sources (especially analog
sources such as cassette decks or VCRs that seem to
need some help) or simply set preferences for each.
Preset is used to choose whichever of the five presets you want to adjust.
Treble and Bass override any treble and bass adjustments you may have made in the Audio
Setup menu, but only for the input or inputs to which the preset is assigned. The range is from
–12 dB (cut) to +12 dB (boost).
Center, Surround, and Subw will, for any input assigned to a preset, raise or lower the levels
in these channels by up to 12 dB relative to those selected in “Level Setup,” under the “Speaker
Setup” menu.
Preset setup
᭤ Preset 1
Treble 0dB
Bass 0dB
Center 0dB
Surround 0dB
Subw 0dB
Exit
Bass limiter setup
᭤ Bass limiter Off
Limiter level —11dB
Limiter noise Off
Exit
ADJUSTMENTS, MENUS, AND SETUP continued
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