Customizing Sound Fields - Sony STR-DA2100ES Operating Instructions for STRDA2100ES Operating Instructions Manual

Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the LEVEL menu, you can
customize the sound fields to suit your particular
listening situation.
Note on the displayed items
The setup items you can adjust in each menu vary
depending on the sound field. Certain setup parameters
may be dimmed in the display. This means that the
selected parameter is either unavailable or fixed and
unchangeable.
Adjusting the LEVEL menu
You can adjust the balance and level of each
speaker. These settings are applied to all sound
fields except for effect level parameter. The
effect level parameter settings are stored
individually for each sound field.
1
Start playing a source encoded with
multi channel surround effects (DVD,
etc.).
2
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
" LEVEL ".
3
Turn MENU to select the parameter you
want to adjust.
For details, see "LEVEL menu parameters"
below.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn –/+ to
select the setting you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other
parameters.
LEVEL menu parameters
The initial setting is underlined.
x TEST TONE (Test tone)
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from each
speaker. When set to "AUTO", the test tone is output
from each speaker automatically. When set to "FIX",
you can select which speaker will output the test tone.
x BALANCE L/R XX
L R
(Front speaker balance)
Initial setting: BALANCE (0)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right
speakers. You can adjust in the range of BALANCE L
(+1 to +8), BALANCE (0), BALANCE R (+1 to +8) in
17 steps.
x CENTER XXX dB
(Center speaker level)
x SURR L XXX dB
(Surround speaker (Left) level)
x SURR R XXX dB
(Surround speaker (Right) level)
x SB XXX dB
(Surround back speaker level)*
x SB LEFT XXX dB
(Surround back speaker (Left) level)**
x SB RIGHT XXX dB
(Surround back speaker (Right) level)**
x SW XXX dB
(Sub woofer level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from –10 dB to +10 dB in 1 dB steps.
x MULTI SW XXX dB
(Multi Channel sub woofer level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
Lets you increase the level of the MULTI CH IN sub
woofer channel by +10 dB. This adjustment may be
necessary when connecting a DVD player to the
MULTI CH IN jacks. The sub woofer level from DVD
players is 10 dB lower than Super Audio CD players.
* Only when the surround back speakers selection
parameter is set to "SINGLE" in the SET UP menu
(page 19).
** Only when the surround back speakers selection
parameter is set to "DUAL" in the SP SET UP
menu (page 19).
x EFFECT XXX (Effect level)
Initial setting: STD
Lets you adjust the "presence" of the surround effect in
3 levels – MIN (minimum effect), STD (standard
effect) and MAX (maximum effect).
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