Customizing Sound Fields - Sony STR-DB798 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
parameters
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
x T. TONE (Test Tone)
Initial setting: Off (T. TONE)
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from each
speaker. When set to "AUTO XXX", the test tone is
output from each speaker automatically. When set to
"FIX XXX", you can select which speaker will output
the test tone.
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x BAL. L/R XXX
L R
(Front speaker balance)
Initial setting: 0 (BALANCE)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right
speakers. You can adjust in the range of BAL. L (+1 to
+16), BALANCE (0), BAL. R (+1 to +16) in 33 steps.
x CTR XXX.X dB
(Center speaker level)
x SUR.L. XXX.X dB
(Surround speaker (left) level)
x SUR.R. XXX.X dB
(Surround speaker (right) level)
x SB XXX.X dB
(Surround back speaker level)*
x SBL XXX.X dB
(Surround back speaker (left) level)**
x SBR XXX.X dB
(Surround back speaker (right) level)**
x S.W. XXX.X dB
(Sub woofer level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from –20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
* Only when the surround back speaker selection
parameter is set to "SINGLE" in the SPEAKER
SETUP menu (page 18).
** Only when the surround back speaker selection
parameter is set to "DUAL" in the SPEAKER
SETUP menu (page 18).
x S.W. XXX dB
MULTI CH IN
(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
player is 10 dB lower than Super Audio CD player.
x EFCT. 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).
Note
This parameter is valid only when you use a sound
field selected with the MOVIE or MUSIC buttons.