Denon AVR-3803 Operating Instruction page 13

Setting the channel level
• Use this setting to adjust so that the playback level between the different channels is equal.
• From the listening position, listen to the test tones produced from the speakers to adjust the level.
• The level can also be adjusted directly from the remote control unit. (For details, see page 31.)
• When using both surround speakers A and B, their playback levels can be adjusted separately.
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At the System Setup Menu select "Channel Level".
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Switch to the Channel Level screen.
3
Select "Test Tone".
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Select the mode.
Select "Auto" or "Manual".
• Auto:
Adjust the level while listening to the test tones
produced automatically from the different speakers.
• Manual:
Select the speaker from which you want to produce the
test tone to adjust the level.
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Select "Surr. Sp.", then select the surround speaker(s) from which you want to produce the test tone (A,
B or A+B).
• Surr. Sp.: A
• Surr. Sp.: B
• Surr. Sp.: A+B
The "Surr. Sp." can only be selected when both surround speakers A and B have been selected at the
"Speaker Configuration" (when both A and B have been set to "Large" or "Small").
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Select "Test Tone Start".
Example: When the "Auto" mode is selected
Adjusts the balance of the playback level between the
channels when using surround speaker A.
Adjusts the balance of the playback level between the
channels when using surround speaker B.
Adjusts the balance of the playback level between the
channels when using surround speakers A and B at the same
time.
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Select "Yes".
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a. If the "Auto" mode is selected:
Test tones are automatically emitted from the different
speakers.
The test tones are emitted from the different speakers in
the following order, at 4-second intervals the first time and
second time around, 2-second intervals the third time
around and on:
FL C FR
When the surround back speaker setting is set to "1spkr" for "Speaker
Configuration", this is set to "SB".
Use the CURSOR left and right buttons to adjust all the speakers to the same volume.
The volume can be adjusted between –12 dB and +12 dB in units of 0.5 dB.
b. When the "Manual" mode is selected
Use the CURSOR up and down to select the speaker for
which you want to output test tones, then use the
CURSOR left and right to adjust so that the volume of the
test tones from the various speakers is the same.
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After the above settings are completed, press the ENTER button.
The "Channel Level" screen reappears.
To cancel the settings, select "Level Clear" and "Yes" on the "Channel Level" screen, then make the
settings again.
The level of each channel should be adjusted to 75 dB (C-weighted, slow meter mode) on a sound level meter
at the listening position.
If a sound level meter is not available adjust the channels by ear so the sound levels are the same. Because
adjusting the subwoofer level test tone by ear is difficult, use a well known music selection and adjust for natural
balance.
NOTE: When adjusting the level of an active subwoofer system, you may also need to adjust the subwoofer's
own volume control.
Flashing
Example: When the volume is set to
1spkr
–11.5 dB while the test
SB
tone is being produced
SR SBR SBL SL SW
from the Front L-ch speaker
2spkrs
Flashing
Example: When the volume is set to
–11.5 dB while the Front L-
ch speaker is selected
ENGLISH
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