Sony STR-DA4ES Stereo System User Manual


 
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Adjusting the LEVEL menu
You can adjust the balance and level of each
speaker. These settings are applied to all sound
fields.
1 Start playing a source encoded with
multi channel surround effects (DVD,
etc.).
2 Press LEVEL.
The LEVEL button lights up and the
LEVEL menu appears in the display.
3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to
select the parameter.
For details, see LEVEL menu parameters
below.
4 While monitoring the sound, turn the
jog dial to adjust the selected
parameter.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other
parameters.
LEVEL menu parameters
x TEST TONE (Test tone)*
1
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from each
speaker. When set to AUTO, the test tone is output
from each speaker automatically. When set to FIX,
you can select which speaker will output the test tone.
x PHASE NOISE (Phase noise)*
1
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from two
adjacent speakers.
x PHASE AUDIO (Phase audio)*
1
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the source sound (instead of the test
tone) sequentially from two adjacent speakers.
x FRONT (Front speaker balance)
Initial setting: midpoint (0)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left and
right speakers. You can adjust from 8 dB to +8 dB in
0.5 dB steps.
Customizing sound fields (continued)
x CENTER XXX.X dB
(Center speaker level)
x SURROUND L XXX.X dB
(Surround speaker (L) level)
x SURROUND R XXX.X dB
(Surround speaker (R) level)
x SURR BACK XXX.X dB
(Surround back speaker level)*
2
x SURR BACK L XXX.X dB
(Surround back speaker (L) level)*
3
x SURR BACK R XXX.X dB
(Surround back speaker (R) level)*
3
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from 20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB
steps.
x S.WOOFER XXX.X dB
(Sub woofer level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from 20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB
steps.
x MULTI CH 1 SW XXX dB
(Multi channel 1 sub woofer level)
x MULTI CH 2 SW XXX dB
(Multi channel 2 sub woofer level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
Lets you increase the level of the MULTI CHANNEL
IN 1/2 sub woofer channel by +10 dB. This
adjustment may be necessary when connecting a
DVD player to the MULTI CHANNEL IN 1/2 jacks.
The sub woofer level from DVD players is
10 dB lower than Super Audio CD players.
*
1
Only one of these parameters appears according to
the T.TONE setting in the CUSTOMIZE menu
(page 48).
*
2
Only when SURR BACK L/R is set to NO
(page 23).
*
3
Only when SURR BACK L/R is set to YES
(page 23).
Note
When one of the following sound fields are selected,
no sound is output from the sub woofer if FRONT
SP (front speaker size) in the SET UP menu is set to
LARGE. However, the sound will be output from
the sub woofer if the digital input signal contains LFE
(Low Frequency Effect) signals.
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