Adjusting the speaker levels and balance, Test tone, Adjusting the speaker levels and – Sony STR-DE898 User Manual

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Adjust the speaker levels and balance while
listening to the test tone from your listening
position. Use the remote for the operation.

Tip

The receiver employs a test tone with a frequency
centered at 800 Hz.

1

Press

?/1

to turn on the receiver.

2

Press TEST TONE.

“TEST TONE [XXX]” appears in the
display and the test tone is output from each
speaker in sequence.

Front (left)

t Center t Front (right) t

Surround (right)

t Surround back (right)*

t Surround back (left)* t Surround
(left)

t Sub woofer

* You will only hear the test tone from the

– surround back left and right speakers when

surround back speaker selection is set to
“DUAL”.

– surround back left speaker when surround

back speaker selection is set to “SINGLE”.

3

Adjust the speaker levels and balance
using the LEVEL menu so that the level
of the test tone sounds the same from
each speaker.

For details on the LEVEL menu settings,
see page 37.

Tips

• To adjust the level of all speakers at the same

time, press MASTER VOL +/– on the remote or
turn MASTER VOLUME –/+ on the receiver.

• The adjusted value are shown in the display

during adjustment.

4

Press TEST TONE again after
adjustment.

The test tone turns off.

Note

Although these adjustments can also be made via the
front panel using the LEVEL menu (when the test tone
is output, the receiver switches to the LEVEL menu
automatically), we recommend you follow the
procedure described above and adjust the speaker
levels from your listening position using the remote.

6: Adjusting the speaker
levels and balance

— TEST TONE

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