Sony STR-K502P - Manual (Page 34)

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Enjoying Surr
ound Sound
Customizing Sound Fields
Adjusting the equalizer
The EQ menu lets you adjust the equalization (low and
high frequencies) of the front speakers. The equalizer
settings are stored individually for each sound field.
1
Start playing a program source encoded with multi
channel surround sound.
2 Press EQ.
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 stored automatically.
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You can turn off the equalization without erasing it
The equalizer settings are stored separately for each sound field.
Press the EQUALIZER button to turn the EQ indicator off.
Front speaker bass adjustment (Level/Frequency)
1 Use the cursor buttons ( / ) to select the level (dB)
or frequency (Hz).
2 Use the jog dial to adjust.
Repeat until you achieve the sound you desire.
• The level can be adjusted ±6 dB in 1 dB steps.
• The frequency can be adjusted from 99 Hz to 1.0 kHz in
21 steps.
Front speaker treble adjustment (Level/
Frequency)
Adjust as described in “Front speaker bass adjustment”.
• The level can be adjusted ±6 dB in 1 dB steps.
• The frequency can be adjusted from 1.0 kHz to 10 kHz
in 23 steps.
Resetting customized sound fields to the
factory settings
1 If the power is on, press ? /1 to turn off the power.
2
Hold down MODE and press ? /1.
“SF. CLR” appears in the display and all sound fields
are reset at once.
Dynamic range compressor ( D. RANGE )
Initial setting : COMP. OFF
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.
• COMP. OFF reproduces the sound track with no
compression.
• COMP. STD reproduces the sound track with the
dynamic range intended by the recording engineer.
• COMP. 0.1 ~ 0.9 allow you to compress the dynamic
range in small steps to achieve the sound you want.
• COMP. MAX provides a dramatic compression of the
dynamic range.
Note
Dynamic range compression does not work with DTS sources.
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About the Dynamic Range Compressor
This parameter allows you to compress the dynamic range of the
soundtrack based on the dynamic range information included in
the Dolby Digital signal. “COMP. STD” is standard compression,
but because many sources have only light compression, you may
not notice much difference when using COMP. 0.1~0.9.
Therefore, we recommend using the “COMP. MAX” setting. This
greatly compresses the dynamic range and allows you to view
movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog limiters, the
levels are predetermined and it provides a very natural
compression.