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Enjoying Surround Sound
Adjusting the level
parameters
The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let
you adjust the balance and volumes of each
speaker. The settings are applied to all sound
fields.
1 Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2 Press LEVEL.
The button lights up and the first parameter
is displayed.
3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to
select the parameter you want to
adjust.
4 Turn the jog dial to select the setting
you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
Initial settings
Parameter Initial setting
FRONT L__I__R Center
SURROUND L__I__R Center
SUR.BACK L__I__R Center
CENTER LEVEL XXX dB 0 dB
SURROUND LEVEL XXX dB 0 dB
SURR BACK LEVEL XXX dB 0 dB
S. WOOFER LEVEL XXX dB 0 dB
LFE MIX XXX dB 0 dB
D. RANGE COMP. OFF
Front balance (FRONT)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left
and right speakers.
Surround balance (SURROUND)
Lets you adjust the balance between surround
left and right speakers.
Surround back balance (SUR.BACK)
Lets you adjust the balance between surround
back left and right speakers when surround
back L/R speakers are set to “YES”.
Center level (CENTER LEVEL)
Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.
Surround level (SURROUND LEVEL)
Lets you adjust the level of the surround left
and right speakers.
Surround back level (SURR BACK
LEVEL)
Lets you adjust level of the surround back (left
and right) speaker(s).
Sub woofer level (S. WOOFER LEVEL)
Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.
LFE (Low Frequency Effect) mix
level (LFE MIX)
Lets you attenuate the level of the LFE (Low
Frequency Effect) channel output from the sub
woofer without effecting the level of the bass
frequencies sent to the sub woofer from the
front, center or surround channels via the
Dolby Digital or DTS bass redirection
circuitry.
• For LFE mix level, “0 dB” outputs the full LFE
signal at the mix level determined by the
recording engineer.
• To mute the sound of the LFE channel from the
sub woofer, select “OFF”. However, the low
frequency sounds of the front, center, or
surround speakers are output from the sub
woofer according to the settings made for each
speaker in the speaker setup (page 17–19).
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