Creating A New Equalization Curve.28 - Sony STR-AV1000 Operating Instructions Manual

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You can enjoy a music with a different equalization curve than the ones preset at the factory.
Creating a New Equalization Curve
Select SPEAKERS A or B
1
Press RTA/EQ.
This switches the display to the equalizer
setting.
2
Press the frequency select button for the
frequency of which the level you want to
raise or lower.
O Press the LEVEL
+
(or -) button
to raise (or
lower) the level of the selected frequency. (The
MANUAL indicator will light up.)
4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for other frequencies
until you obtain the desired equalization
curve.
To restore the RTA (real time analyzer) display press
RTA/EQ.
Adjustable frequency bands and the effect of level
63 Hz:
Lowering the level will cut the ventilation
noise of a music hall, hum of electronic
instruments, boomy bass, etc.
Raising the level will reinforce the heavy bass
part of a pipe organ or add depth to the bass
sound.
150 Hz:
Boosting or cutting the normal bass.
400 Hz:
Increasing or decreasing the power,
spaciousness and warmth of the sound.
1 kHz:
Providing more presence for vocals, and
moving the sound forward or into the background.
adjustment
2.4 kHz:
Lowering the level will reduce stridency,
and raising will make the base sound brighter,
6
kHz:
Increasing or decreasing the brightness of
the sound; for example, raising the level will make
the violin sound silky smooth.
14 kHz:
Changing the general atmosphere rather
than the sound itself.
Raising the level will highlight the delicate quality
of insfrumental sound, and lowering will reduce
high-frequency noise such as the resonant peak
of a cartridge, tape hiss, etc.
Memorizing a New Equalization Curve
You can store a created equalization curve into memory under any Music Index Category you select. However, note
that this operation will erase the factory-preset equalization curve or the last memorized one under the selected
Music Index Category.
SYSTEM POWER - ON
Before beginning the operation below, make sure
that neither DEFEAT indicate? nor LINK indicator is
lit. If lit, press the DEFEAT and/or PRESET EQ
LINK button.
1
Create an equalization curve
you want to store.
2
Press MEMORY EQ.
The MEMORY indicator
will light up for a few seconds.
3
Press, while the MEMORY indicator is
displayed, the EQ/MUSIC INDEX CATEGORY
button
for the category under which you want
to store the equalization curve.

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