Onkyo HT-RC440 - Manual (Page 43)

Advanced Operations
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Note
• For a more accurate setting, look up the frequency response in the
manuals supplied with your speakers and set accordingly.
• Choose a higher crossover frequency if you want more sound
from your subwoofer.
■ Double Bass
` On
` Off
Turn this setting on to boost bass output by feeding bass
sounds from the front left, right, and center channels to
the subwoofer.
Note
• When the “Subwoofer” setting is set to “No” or the “Front”
setting to “Small”, this setting is fixed to “Off” ( ➔ page 42 ).
• This setting is set to “On” automatically when the “Subwoofer”
and “Front” settings are set for the first time to “Yes” and
“Large” respectively.
Menu Sp Distance
Here you can specify the distance from each speaker to the
listening position so that the sound from each speaker
arrives at the listener’s ears as the sound designer intended.
Note
• These settings are not available in either of the following cases:
– A pair of headphones is connected.
– The “Audio TV Out” setting is set to “On” (
➔ page 47 ).
– “HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)” is set to “On” ( ➔ page 47 ) and you’re
listening through your TV speakers.
■ Unit
` feet:
Distances can be set in feet. Range: 1ft to 30ft in
1 foot steps.
` meters:
Distances can be set in meters. Range: 0.3m to 9.0m
in 0.3 meter steps.
■ Left, Center, Right, Surround Right, Surround
Left, Subwoofer
` Specify the distance from each speaker to your
listening position.
Note
• Speakers that you set to “No” or “None” in the “Sp Config
(Speaker Configuration)” ( ➔ page 42 ) cannot be selected.
Menu Level Cal
Here you can adjust the level of each speaker with the
built-in test tone so that the volume of each speaker is the
same at the listening position.
Note
• These settings cannot be calibrated in either of the following
cases:
– A pair of headphones is connected.
– The “Audio TV Out” setting is set to “On” (
➔ page 47 ).
– “HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)” is set to “On” ( ➔ page 47 ) and you’re
listening through your TV speakers.
– The AV receiver is muted.
■ Left, Center *1 , Right, Surround Right, Surround
Left
` –12 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB in 1 dB steps.
■ Subwoofer *1
` –15 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB in 1 dB steps.
Note
• Speakers that you set to “No” or “None” in “Sp Config (Speaker
Configuration)” ( ➔ page 42 ) cannot be selected.
*1 For the center speaker and subwoofer, the level settings made
by using the Quick Setup are saved in this menu (
➔ page 38 ).
Tip
• If you’re using a handheld sound level meter, adjust the level of
each speaker so that it reads 75 dB SPL at the listening position,
measured with C-weighting and slow reading.
Sp Distance (Speaker Distance)
1 2 3 4 5
“Setup”
Level Cal (Level Calibration)
1 2 3 4 5
“Setup”