Adjusting the sound
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Chapter 11
Adjusting the sound
Using the Sound menu
EV500 only
1
There are several optional sound settings you
can make from the sound menu.
1 Press
SOUND MODE
.
2 Use
/
to choose the setting you want
to adjust.
The current setting is shown for each option (in
the order shown in step 3) as you cycle through
the display.
3 Use
/
to adjust.
Make adjustments to the following settings:
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other settings.
5 When you’re done, press
ENTER
to leave
the Sound menu.
Tip
• You can store your current bass, treble and
stereo-wide settings as a preset. Simply
hold
ENTER
for three seconds, use
/
to
select
USER 1
or
USER 2
then press
ENTER
again to confirm. You can now select this
preset from the
SFC
menu (see
Using the
Sound Field Control
below).
Using the Sound Field Control
EV500 only
Depending on the source you’re listening to,
you may want to use the Sound Field Control to
match the source you’re listening to.
2
• Press SFC repeatedly to select a mode.
The options are as follows:
•
ACTION
– Good for sound effects.
•
DOME
– Gives a ‘live’ feel to the sound.
•
DRAMA
– Good for enhancing dialogue.
•
KARAOKE
– Reduces the level of vocal
tracks on pre-recorded music.
•
USER 1
/
2
– See
Tip
above.
•
SFC OFF
– (
SFC
indicator disappears)
Boosting the bass level
If you want to bring up the low end for certain
kinds of music or sound sources, you can use
the bass boost to do so.
• Press
X.BOOM
repeatedly to select a mode.
The options are as follows:
•
X.BOOM M
– Good for music with lots of
bass.
•
X.BOOM MV
– Boosts low frequency
(bass) sounds in movies.
•
OFF
– Switches the bass boost off.
Muting the sound
• Press MUTE to switch off the volume.
To switch the sound back on, adjust the
volume or press
MUTE
again.
Note
1 For the EV700/1000 model, see
Using the Sound menu
on page 27.
Setting What it does
Option(s)
Bass
Adjusts the amount of bass.
–4
to
+4
Treble
Adjusts the amount of treble.
–4
to
+4
Balance Adjusts the left and right
channel balance.
CENTER to LEFT
10 / RIGHT 10
Stereo
Wide
Makes the stereo spread
appear wider than it really is
OFF
ON
2 If you have adjusted sound parameters for separate SFC modes (from the sound menu), these are applied as well.
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