Adjusting The Surround Sound - Sony SAVA-27 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the Surround Sound

Although this speaker system is factory preset to
provide balanced surround sound without adjustment,
you can adjust the volume of each speaker and the
delay time to accommodate the conditions in your
living room or your individual preference.
+ +
CENTER +/–
– –
+ +
– –
BALANCE L/R
Adjusting the speaker volumes
The test tone feature lets you adjust the volume of the
sound coming from each speaker to the same level, so
that the surround sound will be even and natural.
Make the following adjustments from your listening
position.
1
Select the PRO LOGIC or THEATER mode.
2
Press TEST TONE on the remote.
The test tone comes from each speaker in
sequence:
Left Front (L) Center
/ /
Rear
3
Adjust the volume levels so that you hear the test
tone from each speaker at the same volume level
when you are in your listening position:
To adjust the level
between the right and left
front speakers
of the center speaker
of the rear speaker
4
Press TEST TONE on the remote to turn off the
test tone.
The adjustment levels for the selected mode are
stored in memory.
To restore the center, rear, or balance levels to the
factory setting
Press CENTER +/–, REAR +/–, or BALANCE L or R,
then press RESET.
Note
Pressing buttons other than MASTER VOL, RESET,
CENTER +/–, REAR +/–, or BALANCE L or R cancels the
test tone.
+
REAR +/–
–
TEST TONE
DELAY
RESET
Right Front (R)
/
?
press
BALANCE L or R
CENTER + or –
REAR + or –
Home Theater Operations
Adjusting the delay time
By adjusting the delay time you can enhance the spatial
characteristics of the sound to obtain a theater-like
presence regardless of the size of your room. If the rear
speakers are close to your listening position, choose a
longer delay time.
You can adjust the settings individually for PRO
LOGIC, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM, and GAME.
Note
The delay time cannot be adjusted in PRO LOGIC 3CH
mode.
1
Select any surround mode.
2
Playback a program.
3
Press DELAY on the remote once to display the
current delay time.
4
Press DELAY a few times to choose the delay time
you prefer, either 15, 20, or 30 ms.
The factory setting is 20 ms.
The delay time adjustment for the selected mode
is stored in memory.
To restore the delay time to the factory setting
Press DELAY and then RESET.
Resetting an entire surround mode
Press the button for the surround mode you want to
reset (i.e., HALL) and then press RESET while the
name of the surround mode is being displayed.
All of the adjustments in that mode, including the bass
and treble, are reset to the factory settings.
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