Sony HT-6600DP - Manual (Page 29)

Enjoying Surround Sound
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Front balance ( L R BAL. L/R XX)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left
and right speakers.
Center level (CTR XXX dB)
Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.
Surround left level (SUR.L. XXX dB)
Lets you adjust the level of the surround left
speaker.
Surround right level (SUR.R. XXX dB)
Lets you adjust the level of the surround right
speaker.
Sub woofer level (S.W. XXX dB)
Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.
Dynamic range compressor (
D. RANGE
COMP. XXX)
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.
We recommend using the “MAX” setting.
• To reproduce the sound track with no
compression, select “OFF”.
• To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic
range intended by the recording engineer, select
“STD”.
• To reproduce a dramatic compression of the
dynamic range, select “MAX”.
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.
Effect level (EFCT. XXX)
Lets you adjust the “presence” of the current
surround effect.
Adjusting the tone
parameters
The TONE menu contains parameters that lets
you adjust the tone of the front speakers for
optimum sound. The settings are applied to all
sound fields.
1
Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
“
TONE ”.
3
Press 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.
Initial settings
Parameter Initial setting
BASS XX dB 0 dB
TREB. XX dB 0 dB
Bass (BASS XX dB)
Lets you adjust the bass tone.
Treble (TREB. XX dB)
Lets you adjust the treble tone.
Note
When you use the Micro Satellite Speakers or other
small speakers, adjust LEVEL on the subwoofer
(page 21) to reinforce the bass.
Resetting customized sound
fields to the factory settings
1
If the power is on, press ?/1 to turn off
the power.
2
Hold down 2CH and press ?/1.
“SF. CLR.” appears in the display and all
sound fields are reset at once.