Sony STR-SE501 Operating Instructions (Receiver) Operating Instructions Manual page 34

Customizing Sound Fields
Adjusting the level parameters
The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust
the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker. The
settings available in this menu are applied to all sound
fields.
1
Start playing a program source encoded with multi
channel surround sound.
2
Press LEVEL.
The button lights up and the first parameter is
displayed.
3
Press the cursor buttons (
parameter you want to adjust.
4
Turn the jog dial to select the setting you want.
The setting is stored automatically.
*Front balance ( L R )
Initial setting : balance
Lets you adjust the balance between the front left and
right speakers.
• The balance can be adjusted ±8 steps.
• These settings can also be adjusted using the supplied
remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume" (page 19).
*Rear balance ( )
LS RS
Initial setting : balance
Lets you adjust the balance between the rear left and right
speakers.
• The balance can be adjusted ±8 steps.
• These settings can also be adjusted using the supplied
remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume" (page 19).
*Rear level (REAR)
Initial setting : 0 dB
Lets you adjust level of the rear (left and right) speakers.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –10 dB to
+6 dB.
• These settings can also be adjusted directly using the
supplied remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume"
(page 19).
*Center level (CTR)
Initial setting : 0 dB
Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –10 dB to
+6 dB.
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*Sub woofer level (S.W. xx)
Initial setting : 0 dB
Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –10 dB to
+6 dB.
* The parameters can be adjusted separately for 5.1 CH INPUT.
LFE (Low Frequency Effect) mix level (LFE
Initial setting : 0 dB
This parameter lets you attenuate the level of the LFE
(Low Frequency Effect) channel output from the sub
woofer without affecting the level of the bass frequencies
sent to the sub woofer from the front, center or rear
channels via the bass redirection circuitry.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –20.0 dB to
0 dB (line level). 0 dB outputs the full LFE signal at the
mix level determined by the recording engineer.
• Selecting OFF mutes the sound of the LFE channel from
the sub woofer. However, the low frequency sounds of
the front, center, or rear speakers are output from the
sub woofer according to the settings made for each
speaker in the speaker setup (page 16).
dts LFE (Low Frequenct Effect) mix level
(LFE xx)
dts
Initial setting: 0 dB
This parameter lets you attenuate the level of the LFE
(Low Frequency Effect) channel output from the sub
woofer without affecting the level of the bass frequencies
sent to the sub woofer from the front, center or rear
channels via the "dts" bass redirection circuitry.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –20.0 dB to
+10.0 dB (line level).
• Selecting OFF mutes the sound of the LFE channel from
the sub woofer. However, the low frequency sounds of
the front, center, or rear speakers are output from the
sub woofer according to the settings made for each
speaker setup (For details, refer to "Multi Channel
Surround Setup").
z About the level differences in the LFE MIX settings
The "dts LFE MIX" level is set to +10.0 dB and "LFE MIX" (Dolby
Digital) is set to 0 dB. This is because there is an initial difference
of 10 dB in the overall mix between the Dolby Digital and dts
LFE channel levels. Essentially, with the "dts LFE MIX" level set
to +10 dB and the "LFE MIX (Dolby Digital)" level set to 0 dB,
approximately the same amounts of LFE channel signal are
distributed to the other audio channels in the overall mix.
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