How To Operate The Trim Mode - McIntosh MHT100 Owner's Manual

How to Operate the Trim Mode

The MHT100 TRIM SELECT Switch together with the
TRIM LEVEL Control provide the means for adjusting
five different audio functions and the Front Panel Alphanu-
meric Display Brightness. This can be accomplished from
either the Front Panel Controls or with the supplied Re-
mote Control very conveniently from the Listening/View-
ing Area. The Front Panel Alphanumeric Display indicates
the Trim Mode Selected and Trim Levels. You can create
the sound quality that you prefer while listening to music
or a movie sound track. Refer to figures 38 & 41.
Note: The following Trim Instructions refer only to Trim
Setting Examples
performed using the
Remote Control; make
any Trim Adjustments
based on your own
preferences.
Loudspeaker Volume Levels
The Volume Levels of the
Center, Subwoofer and Sur-
round Loudspeakers can be
adjusted up or down by 12dB
relative to the Left and Right
Front Loudspeakers. Any Sur-
round Trim level adjustments
made will revert back to the
Setup Loudspeaker Levels
when the MHT100 is turned
off.
1. Press and release the
TRIM Push-button on the
Remote Control until
SUB TRIM appears on
the front panel display.
Refer to figures 39 and
40.
Notes: 1. You can also perform
all TRIM functions
using the Front Panel
TRIM SELECT
Control and TRIM
Up and Down
Push-buttons.
2. Low Frequency
Information must be present in the Program Source
Figure 39
Figure 40
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Material in order
to hear any
changes in the
Subwoofer
Loudspeaker
Levels.
2. Press the LEVEL Up
Push-button until +5
appears to the right of
SUB TRIM on the
Front Panel Display.
This is an example of
increasing the
Subwoofer level by
5dB.
3. Press and release the
TRIM Push-button un-
til SURR TRIM ap-
pears on the front panel
display. Refer to figure
42.
4. Press the LEVEL Down
appears to the right of SURR TRIM on the Front Panel
Display. This is an example of decreasing the Surround
Loudspeakers Levels by -10dB.
5. Press and release the TRIM Push-button until CNTR
TRIM appears on the Front Panel Display. Refer to fig-
ure 43.
6. Press and release LEVEL Up
+ 3 appears to the right of CNTR TRIM on the Front
Panel Display. This is an example of increasing the
Center Loudspeaker Level by +3dB.
Notes: The TRIM SELECT Mode will stay active until either
the TRIM SELECT Control is set to OFF, a Front Panel
Control is rotated or Push-button is pressed. The TRIM
Mode can also be switched Off by pressing the TRIM
Push-button on the Remote Control until the TRIM
Mode Selector Control reaches the Off position.
Figure 41
Figure 42
Push-button until the -10
Figure 43
Push-button until the
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