Sony STR-DA3100ES Operating Instructions Manual page 46

Advanced LEVEL menu
parameters
When "MENU EXPAND" is set to "ON", all of
the following parameters are displayed and
adjustable.
See page 39 for the LEVEL menu adjustments.
Initial settings are underlined.
All LEVEL menu parameters
TEST TONE
a)
PHASE NOISE
a)
PHASE AUDIO
FRONT L_I_R
CENTER XXX.X dB
SURROUND L XXX.X dB
SURROUND R XXX.X dB
SURR BACK XXX.X dB
SURR BACK L XXX.X dB
SURR BACK R XXX.X dB
SUB WOOFER XXX.X dB
MULTI CH SW XXX dB
D.RANGE COMP.
a)
Adjustable only when "MENU EXPAND" is set to
"ON".
b)
When surround back speaker is set to "SINGLE"
(page 21).
c)
When surround back speaker is set to "DUAL"
(page 21).
x PHASE NOISE (Phase noise)
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from adjacent
speakers.
x PHASE AUDIO (Phase audio)
Initial setting: OFF
Lets you output the front 2 channel source sound
(instead of the test tone) sequentially from adjacent
speakers.
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b)
c)
c)
a)
x D.RANGE COMP.
(Dynamic range compressor)
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound
track. This may be useful when you want to watch
movies at low volumes late at night.
• OFF
The dynamic range is not compressed.
• STD
The dynamic range is compressed as intended by the
recording engineer.
• MAX
The dynamic range is compressed dramatically.
Tip
Dynamic range compressor lets you compress the
dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the dynamic
range information included in the Dolby Digital signal.
"STD" is the standard setting, but it only enacts light
compression.
Therefore, we recommend using the "MAX" setting.
This greatly compresses the dynamic range and lets
you view movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike
analog limiters, the levels are predetermined and
provide a very natural compression.
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.