Sony STR-DA80ES - Manual (Page 26)

Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the equalizer parameters
Adjust die equalization (bass or treble) of the front,
center and rear speakers for optimum sound.
The following adjustments effect all sound fields
simultaneously.
1
While playing a component, press DPC MODE
repeatedly until the EQ indicator lights up.
Z
Press EQUALIZER CH repeatedly to select the
parameter to be set. Then press EQUALIZER
BAND repeatedly to select the level or frequency
of the selected speaker, and then use the buttons
(♦ / ♦ ) to select the setting.
To set Select And set between
bass level of the
front speakers
F:BASS -lO.OdB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
bass frequency of
front speakers
F-.BASS 99Hz and 992Hz (in
21 levels)
treble level of the
front speakers F; TREBLE -lO.OdB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
treble frequency of
the front speakers F: TREBLE 1.0kHz and 8.6kHz
(in 21 levels)
bass level of the
center speaker CBASS -lO.OdB and
+10.0dB (in 0.5 dB
steps)
bass frequency of
the center speaker GBASS 99Hzand992Hz(in
21 levels)
treble level of the
center speaker C: TREBLE -lO.OdB and
+10.0dB(m0.5dB
steps)
treble frequency of
the center speaker C: TREBLE 1.0kHz and S.6kHz
(in 21 levels)
bass level of the rear R.-BASS
speakers -lO.OdB and
+10.0dB(in0.5dB
steps)
ba№ frequency of
die rear speakers
R;BASS 99Hz and 992Hz (in
21 levels)
treble level of the
rear speakers R: TREBLE -10.0dB and
+10.0dB(in0.5dB
steps)
treble frequency of
the rear speakers R: TREBLE l.OkHz and 8.6kHz
(in 21 levels)
3 Repeat Step 2 if necessary.
V You can trun off the equalizer adjustments without
erasing them GG
Press EQ/TONE on the remote.
Note
You may hear some noise as you adjust the parameters.
Adjusting the effect and surround sound
parameters
Change the surround parameters to fit your listening
situation. See the duut on page 25 for parameters you
can adjust in each sound field.
1 Press DPC MODE repeatedly until the SUR
indicator lights up.
2 Use the digital processing control buttons ( ♦ / ♦ )
to select the parameter to be set and use the
buttons ( ♦ / ♦ ) to select the setting.
To Select And set between
set die overall
presence of die
sound fieid’^ EFFECT 0% and 100%
set the level of the
high frequencies
to alter the sonic
character of your
listening
environment WALL TYPE S (soft wall) and H
(hard wall) (in 17
levels)
select your seat
position (front or
rear) to simulate
the acoustics of
the selected
position SEAT F (firont) and R (rear)
(in 17 levels)
select your seat
position (left or
right) to simulate
die acoustics of
the selected
positicm
SEAT L (left) and R (right)
(in 17 levels)
set the length of
time required for
the reverberation
from a given
sound to
attenuate to -60
dB
REVERB S (short) and L (long
(in 17 levels)
attenuate die level
of the LFE (Low
Frequency
Extoision)
channel output
from the -
subwoofer^^ LFE MIX MUTE, -20.0dB an<
OdB (in 0 J dB steps
compress the
dynamic range of
the sound track
D.RANGE
COMP OFF, 0.1 to0.9,Sn
MAX’i
1) When the sound field is KARAOKE, this páramete
adjusts the vocal presence. The higher the setting,
less dominant the vocal sound.
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