Kenwood SPECTRUM 1050 AV - Manual (Page 25)

Tiiniiig the speakers
Setting the center speaker mode
To get the best performance out of your system, you
need to set the center speaker mode, even ;f you're not
using a center speaker,
1 Turn the power to the system ON.
2 Make sure that the integrated amplifier is in either the
DOLBY PRO LOGIC or DOLBY 3 STEREO mode.
3 Using a pen or other pointed object, press the
CENTER MODE button on the integrated amplifer’s
front panel. Each time you press the button, your unit
cycles through the mode settings and shows them on
the integrated amplifier's display.
• If you're using the center speaker that came with your
system, or another small or medium-size center
speaker, select 'Normal'.
• If you're using a large center speaker, select
‘Wideband'.
• if you're not using a center speaker, select 'Phantom'
(the center channel signal is sent to the left and right
speakers).
CENTER MODE
button
Calibrating the speaker levels
Calibrating is an important step in making sure your
system sounds as good as possible. Dunng calibration,
you're balancing the sound coming from each speaker to
create the nght surround-sound environment.
Loading batteries into your remote
You’ll use the remote to calibrate the system, so you'll
need to load the batteries. You'll fnd the instructions for
the remote in your 'Using Your Kenwood Audio/Video
System' manual.
Doing the calibrating
1 Eliminate as many external noise sources as possible,
2 Turn the system's power ON.
3 Select DOLBY PRO LOGIC mode,
4 Press the AUDIO button on the remote until AUDIO
appears in the remote's display.
5 Set the volume to -20 dB, If this level is uncomfort­
ably loud, lower the volume to -25 dB
6
Press the FUNCTION button on the remote.
You’ll hear test noise cycle between the channels in
the following order:
LEFT>CENTER>RIGHT>SURROUND. (If the center
channel is in the PHANTOM mode, it cannot be
adjusted.)
7 Sit in the place where you and your guests are most
likely to sit while watching movies or listening to
music. Listen to the test noise level of each channel
carefully.
8 If the left and nght channels are not both the same
volume, use the BALANCE control on the integrated ^
amplifier’s front panel to adjust them so they both
play the test noise at the same volume.
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