Onkyo TX-SR501 Instruction Manual page 38

Audio Adjust Functions--Continued
The Audio Adjust funclions are explained below.
• Bass
With this function you can boost or cm low-frequency
sounds ouit)ut by the front speakers from 12 dB io +12 dB
in 2 dB steps,
• Treble
With this funclion you can boost or cut high-frequency
sounds ouq)ut by the front speakers from 12 dB io +12 dB
in 2 dB steps,
• Late Night (Dolby Digital)
With this funclion you can reduce the dynamic range of
Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts
even when listening at low volume levels ideal for watch-
ing movies late at night when you don't want to disturb any-
one,
Lale Nigh_Off, ........... no effect
Lale Nigh_Low .......... small reduction in dynamic range
Lale Nigh_High ......... big reduction in dynamic range
Note that the impact of the Late Night funclion depends on
the Dolby Digital material that you are playing, and with
some material there will be liltle or no effect,
This funclion is automatically cancelled when you set the
TX-SRS01/TX-SR501E to Standby,
• Cinema Filter
With this function, you can soften the harshness, or bright-
ness sometimes experienced with movie soundtracks, which
are lypically mixed for reproduction in a movie theater.
• Center Image (DTS Neo:6 Music)
The DTS Neo:6 surround format derives its cenler-channel
signal from slereo malerial, either analog or digital. In Music
mode, the center speaker is inlended to augment the left and
right speakers, allowing them to f:aithfully reproduce the
original stereo mix. For this reason, the center channel sound
is not fully subtracled from the left and right channels, With
this function, you can adjust the amount of subtraction
depending on your room layout and personal preference,
Center Image: 5 ........... nothing is subtracled from the left
and right channels.
Center Image: 0 ........... the left and right channel levels
are halved ( 6 dB), making the
center channel more dominant,
parlicularly useful when the lis-
tener is off-center,
This function has no effect on the level of the cenler speaker,
• Panorama (Pro Logic II Music)
With this funclion, you can exlend the front stereo image to
the surround speakers io provide a "wraparound" effect,
especially useful when not much sound is being oulput by the
surround speakers.
• Dimension (Pro Logic II Music)
With this function, you can move the soundfield backward or
forward.
Dimension: 3 ............... the soundfield is in the normal
posilion.
Choose a lower setling io move the soundfield forward.
Choose a higher setting to move it backward.
if the stereo image is too wide, or there's too much surround
information, try moving the soundfield forward io achieve a
better balance. If the stereo image is too narrow, or it sounds
almost like it's in mono, try moving the soundfield backward.
• CenterWidth (Pro Logic II Music)
in Pro Logic 11decoding, the center-channel signal is output
by the center speaker. Ira cenler speaker is not used, the
decoder divides the center signal equally between the front
left and right speakers, producing what's known as a "phan-
tom" center. With this function you can choose to have the
cenler-channel signal output by only the cenler speaker, by
only the front left and right speakers ("phantom" center), or
by a mix of the two.
Center Width: 0........... the center-channel signal is output
only by the center speaker.
Center Width: 7........... it's output only by the front left
and right speakers ("phantom"
center),
In home theaters, adding some width io the center channel
can improve the balance between the center and front left and
right speakers. Most stereo malerial will benefit from appro-
priate use of this function.
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