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Getting Started
Dolby Surround Setup
Selecting the center mode
The receiver offers you four center modes:
PHANTOM, 3 CH LOGIC, NORMAL, and WIDE. Each
mode is designed for a different speaker configuration.
Select the mode that best suits your speaker system
configuration.
1 Press SET UP on the main unit repeatedly to
select CENTER MODE (STR-DE715/D660Z) or
CTR MODE (STR-DE615/D560Z).
2 Use the digital processing control buttons ( /
/ / ) to select the center mode you want
by referring to the following table.
If you have So thatSelect
Front and rear
speakers, no center
speaker
PHANTOM The sound of the
center channel is
output from the
front speakers
Front and center
speakers, no rear
speaker
3 CH LOGIC
(3 Channel
Logic)
The sound of the
rear channel is
output from the
front speakers
Front and rear
speakers, and a small
center speaker
NORMAL The bass sound of
the center channel
is output from the
front speakers
(because a small
speaker cannot
produce enough
bass)
Front and rear
speakers, and a
center speaker
equivalent to your
front speakers
WIDE You can obtain
“complete” Dolby
Pro Logic Surround
sound
Adjusting the speaker volume Z
The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your
speakers to the same level. (If all of your speakers have
equal performance, you don’t have to adjust the
speaker volume.)
Using the controls on the remote lets you adjust the
volume level from your listening position.
1 Do Steps 1 to 3 on page 22 to select the PRO
LOGIC sound field.
2 Make sure the center mode setting is correctly
made (see the table on this page).
3 Press TEST TONE on the remote.
You will hear the test tone from each speaker
sequentially.
4 Adjust the volume levels so that you hear the test
tone from each speaker at the same volume level
when you are in your listening position:
• To adjust the balance of the front right and front
left speakers, use the BALANCE control on the
front of the main unit.
• To adjust the level of center speaker, press
CENTER LEVEL + or – on the remote.
• To adjust the level of rear speakers, press REAR
LEVEL + or – on the remote.
5 Press TEST TONE on the remote to turn off the
test tone.
z You can adjust all the speakers at one time
Adjust MASTER VOLUME.
z You can increase the output level of the rear
speakers
You can raise the output of the rear speakers by 5 dB.
When turning on the receiver, press POWER and
MODE simultaneously to display “GAIN UP.” To
return the output level to normal, repeat this procedure
to display “GAIN NORMAL” (STR-DE715/D660Z) or
“GAIN NORM” (STR-DE615/D560Z).
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