Parameter, Surround parameter – Denon AVR-1508 User Manual

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PANORAMA

Assign front L/R signal also to surround channels, for wider sound.
If the surround effect seems weak, set “PANORAMA” to “ON”.

[Selectable items]

ON

OFF

DIMENSION

Shift sound image center to front or rear, to adjust playback balance.

[Variable range] 0

~

3

~

6

DELAY TIME

Adjust delay time to control sound stage size.

[Variable range] 0 ms

~

30 ms

~

300 ms

CENTER WIDTH

Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider
sound.

[Variable range] 0

~

3

~

7

EFFECT LEVEL

Adjust the strength of the surround effect.

[Variable range] 1

~

10

~

15

Set to a lower level if the positioning and sense of phase of the
surround signals seems unnatural.

CINEMA EQ

Soften the treble range of movie soundtracks for better
understanding.

[Selectable items]

ON

: CINEMA EQ is used.

OFF

: CINEMA EQ is not used.

D.COMP

Compress dynamic range (difference between loud and soft sounds).

[Selectable items]

OFF

: Turn dynamic range compression off.

LOW

: Low setting.

MID

: Middle setting.

HIGH

: High setting.

When playing DTS sources, this is only displayed for compatible
software.

LFE

Adjust the low-frequency effects level (LFE).

[Variable range] –10dB

~

0dB

CENTER IMAGE

Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider
sound.

[Variable range] 0.0

~

0.3

~

1.0

For proper playback of the different program sources, we recommend
setting to the values below.
• Dolby Digital sources: “0 dB”
• DTS movie sources: “0 dB”
• DTS music sources: “–10 dB”

Parameter

MODE

Select the mode according to the playback source.

n

In the PLgx or PLg mode

[Selectable items]

CINEMA

MUSIC

GAME

PL

z

z

: Can be selected in the PLg mode.

n

In the DTS NEO:6 mode

[Selectable items]

CINEMA

MUSIC

CINEMA

: Surround sound mode optimized for movie sources.

MUSIC

: Surround sound mode optimized for music sources.

GAME

: Surround sound mode optimized for games.

PL

: Dolby Pro Logic playback mode.

The MUSIC mode is also effective for movie sources including a lot of
stereo music.

ROOM SIZE

Determine size of acoustic environment.

[Selectable items]

small

: Simulate acoustics of a small room.

med. s

medium

med. l

large

: Simulate acoustics of a large room.

NOTE

“ROOM SIZE” does not indicate the size of the room in which sources
are played.

q

Press the SURR. PARA

button on the main unit or the PARA button

on the remote control unit.

w

Press the

u

i

button to select the item, then press the

o

p

button to set.

Set
up

Surround Parameter

Adjust surround sound parameters.
The adjustable parameters differ for the different surround modes
(vpage 48, 49).

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