Sony STR-DE475 Operating Instructions Manual page 31

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 MENU </> to select the parameter you
want to adjust.
4
Press MENU +/- to select the setting you want.
The setting is stored automatically.
*Front balance (_° i_)
Initial setting : BALANCE
Lets you adjust the balance between the fl'ont 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 18).
*Surround balance (_ _)
Initial setting : BALANCE
Lets you adjust the balance between the surround 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 18).
*Surround level
Initial setting : SURR 0 dB
Lets you adjust level of the surround (left and right)
speakers.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps fl'om 10 dB to
+6 dB.
• These settings can also be adjusted directly using the
supplied remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume"
(page 18).
*Center level
Initial setting : CTR 0 dB
Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps fl'om 10 dB to
+6 dB.
*Sub woofer level
Initial setting : S. W. 0 dB
Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps fl'om 10 dB to
+6 dB.
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Low Frequency Effect
Initial setting : L.F.E. 0 dB
This parameter lets you attenuate the level of the LFE
(Low Frequency Eflect) channel output fl'om the sub
woofer without aflecting the level of the bass fl'equencies
sent to the sub woofer from the fl'ont, center or surround
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 flfll LFE signal at the
mix level determined by the recording engineer.
• Selecting OFF mutes the sound of the LFE channel fl'om
the sub woofer. However, the low frequency sounds of
the fl'ont, center, or surround speakers are output fl'om
the sub woofer according to the settings made for each
speaker in the speaker setup (page 15).
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