Sony HT-M5 - Manual (Page 49)

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xxx represent a speaker channel.
– HT-M7 only: FL, FR, CNT, SL, SR, SBL, SBR, SW
– HT-M3/HT-M5 only: FL, FR, CNT, SL, SR, SW
b)
HT-M7 only.
c)
USA, Latin America, Argentina and Mexico models only.
d)
You can only select this parameter if the sound field is set to “MOVIE A” and surround speaker position is
set to “REAR”.
e)
USA model only.
f)
Other models.
You can adjust the level and balance of each
speaker manually.
x T. TONE
Lets you adjust the speaker levels and balance
while listening to the test tone from your
seating position (page 31).
x FRT BAL
Lets you adjust the balance between front left
and right speakers.
x CNT LVL, SL LVL, SR LVL,
SBL LVL*, SBR LVL*, SW LVL
You can adjust each speaker’s level (center,
surround left/right, surround back left/right*,
subwoofer).
* HT-M7 only.
x D. RANGE
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the
soundtrack. This may be useful when you want
to watch movies at low volumes late at night.
Dynamic range compression is possible with
Dolby Digital sources only.
• COMP. MAX
The dynamic range is compressed
dramatically.
• COMP. STD
The dynamic range is compressed as
intended by the recording engineer.
• COMP. OFF
The dynamic range is not compressed.
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.
“COMP. STD” is the standard setting, and enacts
light compression. Therefore, we recommend using
the “COMP. 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.
SYSTEM
[SYSTEM]
(page 52) Brightness of the display panel
[DIMMER] DIM ON, DIM OFF DIM OFF
Auto standby mode
[AUTO.STBY] STBY ON, STBY OFF STBY ON
Naming inputs
[NAME IN] For details, see “Naming inputs”
(page 33).
Menu
[Display] Parameters
[Display] Settings Default
setting
LEVEL menu