Tone Control Setting; Adjusting The Sound Quality; Tone Defeat Mode - Denon AVR-486 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Operation
TONE CONTROL
SURROUND MODE SELECT
SURROUND PARAMETER
2 Operating the surround mode and the surround
parameters from the main unit's panel
1
SELECT
Turn the knob to select the surround
mode.
When turned clockwise:
DIRECT STEREO DOLBY PRO LOGIC
MONO MOVIE 5CH/7CH STEREO
ROCK ARENA JAZZ CLUB VIDEO GAME
VIRTUAL SURROUND MATRIX
When turned counterclockwise:
DIRECT STEREO DOLBY PRO LOGIC
MONO MOVIE 5CH/7CH STEREO
ROCK ARENA JAZZ CLUB VIDEO GAME
VIRTUAL SURROUND MATRIX
To select the surround mode while adjusting the surround
parameters, tone defeat or tone control, press the
SURROUND MODE button, then operate the selector.
2
SURROUND PARAMETER
Press and hold in the
button to select the parameter you want to set.
The parameters which can be set differ for the different
surround modes are displayed. (Refer to "Surround modes
and parameters" ( page 43).)
3
Display the parameter you want to adjust, then
turn the
• When making parameter settings, the display will return to the
regular condition several seconds after the last button was
pressed and the setting will be completed.
2 Surround parameters r
TONE DEFEAT
ROOM SIZE:
This sets the size of the sound field.
There are five settings: "small", "med.s" (medium-small),
"medium", "med.l" (medium-large) and "large". "small"
recreates a small sound field, "large" a large sound field.
EFFECT LEVEL:
This sets the strength of the surround effect.
The level can be set in 15 steps from 1 to 15. Lower the level
if the sound seems distorted.
DELAY TIME:
The delay time can be set within the range of 0 to 110 ms only
II
x
in the matrix mode.
DTS NEO:6
TONE CONTROL:
This can be set individually for each surround mode except
DIRECT.
II x
DTS NEO:6
SELECT
knob to set it.
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Tone control setting

2 Adjusting the sound quality (tone)
The tone control function will not work in the DIRECT mode.
1 TONE CONTROL
Press the button.
The tone switches as follows each time the TONE CONTROL
button is pressed.
BASS TREBLE
2 SELECT
Turn the knob to adjust the level of the
bass or treble.
To increase the bass or treble:
Turn the control clockwise. (The bass or treble sound can be
increased up to +12 dB in steps of 2 dB.)
To decrease the bass or treble:
Turn the control counterclockwise. (The bass or treble sound
can be decreased down to –12 dB in steps of 2 dB.)

2 Tone defeat mode

If you do not want the bass and treble to be adjusted, turn on the
tone defeat mode.
TONE DEFEAT
Press the button.
The signals do not pass through the bass and treble
adjustment circuits, thus resulting in higher quality sound.
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Basic Operation