Adjusting The Sound And Picture Quality; (Audio/Video Adjust); Adjusting The Sound (Audio Adjust) - Denon AVR-990 Owner's Manual

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Adjusting the Sound and Picture Quality (Audio/Video Adjust)
For details on how to select, set and cancel settings for each menu, see "GUI Menu Operation" (vpage 25).

Adjusting the Sound (Audio Adjust)

The sound being played in the surround mode can be adjusted to your liking.
The items (parameters) that can be adjusted depend on the signal being input and the currently set surround
mode. For details on the adjustable parameters, see "Surround Modes and Parameters" (vpage 91).
Setting items
Surround Parameters Mode : Set the play modes for the different surround modes.
Adjust surround sound
In the PLgx or PLg mode
n
parameters.
Cinema : Surround sound mode optimized for movie sources.
Music : Surround sound mode optimized for music sources.
Game : Surround sound mode optimized for games.
Pro Logic : Dolby Pro Logic playback mode (PLg mode only).
n In the PLgz mode
Height : Dolby PLgz Height playback mode.
n In the DTS NEO:6 mode
Cinema : Surround sound mode optimized for movie sources.
Music : Surround sound mode optimized for music sources.
• When "Surround Parameters" – "Front Height" (vpage 70) is set to
"ON", the "Height" mode is set automatically.
• The "Music" mode is also effective for movie sources including a lot of
stereo music.
• The "Cinema" and "Music" modes can also be set by pressing
[MUSIC].
or
Cinema EQ : Soften the treble range of movie soundtracks for better
understanding.
• OFF : "Cinema EQ" is not used.
• ON : "Cinema EQ" is used.
DRC : Compress dynamic range (difference between loud and soft
sounds).w
• Auto : Automatic dynamic range compression on/off control according
to source. This can be set in the Dolby TrueHD mode.
• Low / Middle / High : These set the compression level.
• OFF : Dynamic range compression always off.
D.COMP : Compress dynamic range (difference between loud and soft
sounds).
• OFF : Turn dynamic range compression off.
• Low / Middle / High : These set the compression level.

Remote control operation
buttons
Default settings are underlined.
Setting contents
[CINEMA]
:Displaying the menu :Moves the cursor
Cancel the menu (Up/Down/Left/Right)
Setting items
Surround Parameters LFE : Adjust the low-frequency effects level (LFE).
(Continued) • –10dB ~ 0dB
For proper playback of the different sources, we recommend setting
to the values below.
• Dolby Digital sources : "0dB"
• DTS movie sources : "0dB"
• DTS music sources : "–10dB"
Center Image : Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels
for wider sound.
• 0.0 ~ 1.0 (0.3)
Panorama : Assign front L/R signal also to surround channels, for wider
sound.
• OFF : Do not set.
• ON : Set.
Dimension : Shift sound image center to front or rear, to adjust playback
balance.
• 0 ~ 6 (3)
Center Width : Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels
for wider sound.
• 0 ~ 7 (3)
Delay Time : Adjust delay time to control sound stage size.
• 0ms ~ 300ms (30ms)
Effect Level : Adjust effect signal level.
• 1 ~ 15 (10)
Set to a lower level if the positioning and sense of phase of the
surround signals seems unnatural.
Room Size : Determine size of acoustic environment.
• Small : Simulate acoustics of a small room.
• Medium small : Simulate acoustics of a medium-small room.
• Medium : Simulate acoustics of a medium room.
• Medium large : Simulate acoustics of a medium-large room.
• Large : Simulate acoustics of a large room.
NOTE
"Room Size" does not indicate the size of the room in which sources are
played.
:Confirm the setting
Setting contents
:Return to previous menu