Sony STR-LV500 - Manual (Page 26)

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By adjusting the LEVEL menu and TONE
menu, you can customize the sound fields to suit
your particular listening situation.
Position your speakers and do the procedures
described in “Placing speakers” (page 8) and
“Checking the connections” (page 11) before
you customize a sound field.
Adjusting the LEVEL menu
You can adjust the balance and level of each
speaker. These settings are applied to all sound
fields. (Except for the EFCT. parameter. The
setting of the EFCT. parameter is stored for each
sound field independently.)
1
Start playing a source encoded with
multi channel surround effects (DVD,
etc.).
2
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
the LEVEL menu.
3
Press V/v to select the parameter.
For details, see “LEVEL menu parameters”
below.
4
While monitoring the sound, press B/b
to adjust the selected parameter.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other
parameters.
LEVEL menu parameters
x BAL. XXX (Front speaker balance)
Initial setting: BALANCE
Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right
speakers. You can adjust in the range of L (+1 to +8),
BALANCE (0), R (+1 to +8) in 17 steps.
x CTR XXX dB
(Center speaker level)
x SUR.L. XXX dB
(Surround speaker (L) level)
x SUR.R. XXX dB
(Surround speaker (R) level)
x S.W. XXX dB
(Sub woofer level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from –10 dB to +10 dB in 1 dB steps.
x COMP.
(Dynamic range compressor)
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound
track. This may be useful when you want to watch
movies at low volumes late at night.
• OFF
The dynamic range is not compressed.
• STD
The dynamic range is compressed as intended by the
recording engineer.
• MAX
The dynamic range is compressed dramatically.
Tip
Dynamic range compressor lets you compress the
dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the dynamic
range information included in the Dolby Digital signal.
“STD” is the initial setting, but it only enacts light
compression.
Therefore, we recommend using the “MAX” setting.
This greatly compresses the dynamic range and lets
you view movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike
analog limiters, the levels are predetermined and
provide a very natural compression.
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.
x EFCT. XXX (Effect level)
Lets you adjust the size of the current surround
effect. This parameter is displayed only when
“C.ST.EX A”, “C.ST.EX B”, “C.ST.EX C”,
“CONCERT”, “JAZZ”, or “HALL” is selected.
• MIN
The surround effect decreases.
• STD
Normal surround effect is applied.
• MAX
The surround effect increases.
Adjusting the TONE menu
You can adjust the tonal quality (bass, treble
level) of each speaker using the TONE menu.
1
Start playing a source encoded with
multi channel surround effects (DVD,
etc.).
2
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
the TONE menu.
3
Press V/v to select the parameter.
Customizing sound fields
L R
D.RANGE