Balancing The Speaker System - RCA RV3693 User Manual

OPERATING the Receiver

Balancing the Speaker System

To reproduce sound effects as they were intended, the
speakers must be correctly balanced.
To balance the speakers using the test tone, all speakers must
be connected to your receiver. Your receiver must be in the
Dolby* Pro Logic Surround, Dolby 3 Stereo or Hall Mode.
To balance the speakers
1. Press the TEST button on the receiver front panel. The
receiver generates "pink noise" and applies it
automatically at 2-second intervals to the left main
channel, center channel, right main channel, and left and
right rear channels (simultaneously), in that order.
2. As the pink noise is generated, go to the spot in the room
where you are most likely to be when listening to your
system. The rear Surround sound and center speaker should
be adjusted to equal the level of output from the left and
right main speakers.
3. Make adjustments by pressing the CENTER•REAR button,
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+
and then the or
LEVEL up or down button on the receiver. The output from
the selected speaker(s) is adjusted accordingly. The
adjustments will be indicated on the receiver's display as
they are made.
Each time you press the
control or the LEVEL up or down button on the receiver to
adjust a channel, the receiver provides you with
4 more seconds of pink noise to that channel before
moving on to the next.
4. Press the TEST button again to end the test.
You may not need to check or adjust these levels again unless
you move your system, rearrange the speakers, or change your
preferred seating location in the room.
*Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
button on your remote control or the
-
+
or button on your remote
Fine tuning is best performed
with the remote control so that
adjustments can be made from
the viewing or listening area.
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