Integra DPS-8.3 - Manual (Page 51)

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■ Gain Settings
Expert
You may want to make this setting if you connected this player
to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs.
Under the default setting, all channels are output at the
relative volumes they were recorded at. Change the setting to
[Variable] if you want to adjust the relative volume levels of
any of the speakers. Adjustment is in the range of –6dB to
+6dB, in steps of 0.5dB.
When set to [Variable], the overall output level may sound
quieter than when set to [Fix]. This is not a malfunction.
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Exit Move SETUP Select ENTER
Audio Out
Speaker Setting
Gain Setting
CD Digital Direct
2 Channel
Fix
Variable
Settings: Fix (Factory setting)
Variable
Notes
• Gain settings are not effective when playing a CD with CD Digital
Direct set to [On].
• When set to [Variable], the overall output level is set to –6.0dB.
Adjust the relative volume levels of [C (center)], [LS (left
surround)], [RS (right surround)], and [SW (subwoofer)] in the
range of –6.0dB to +6.0dB from the value. The maximum output
level (+6.0dB) which is set to [Variable] is same as the output
level when set to [Fix].
Therefore, when set to [Variable], the output level sounds quieter
than the output level when set to [Fix], in almost all cases.
When Variable is selected, the following screen appears:
Press the cursor button ( 3) to display the Test Tone screen.
■ CD Digital Direct
Expert
Setting this to [On] increases CD audio quality by bypassing
certain audio circuits in the player that audio signal would
otherwise pass through. However, this must be set to [Off] for
proper playback of DTS encoded CDs.
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Audio2 Video1 Language General A1 V2
Exit Move
Audio Out
Speaker Setting
Gain Setting
CD Digital Direct
2 Channel
Fix
On
Off
SETUP
Settings: On
Off (Factory setting)
Note
If this setting is set to [On] when a DTS CD is playback, noise is
produced.
Exit Select Gain
Return
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L
C
R
RS
LS
SW
Test Tone
— Off
— Off
— Off
— Off
— Off
— Off
L R
SW
LS RS
SETUP ENTER
RETURN
Exit Select Test Tone
Return
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L
C
R
RS
LS
SW
Gain Setting
— 0.0 dB
— 0.0 dB
— 0.0 dB
— 0.0 dB
— 0.0 dB
— 0.0 dB
L R
SW
LS RS
SETUP ENTER
RETURN
To help you gauge the correct gain levels, set the [Test Tone]
to [On] (test tone from just that speaker) or [Auto] (test tone
from each speaker in turn, excluding the subwoofer) then
adjust the gain so that all speakers appear to be the same
volume from your listening position.
Follow the on-screen displays to select speakers and set the
channel levels.
Press the cursor (
5) to select [Test Tone], then press the left
cursor button ( 2) to select the Gain Settings.
• You can adjust the [Test Tone] setting only when the player
is stopped.
• Many AV amplifiers allow you to make similar settings at the
amplifier stage. In this case, set the channel levels at the
player or the amplifier, not both.
• As the test tone plays through a speaker, its name is
highlighted in yellow on-screen.
Note
You can't use the test tone function when the Audio Out setting is 2
Channel (see page 50). The test tone will not work with the disc tray
open, or while a disc is playing.