Listening Position; Intelligent Time Alignment - Sony MEX-DV1700U Operating Instructions Manual

Precisely calibrating the
listening position —

Intelligent Time Alignment

Tune
You can precisely calibrate your listening
position from each speaker so that the
sound delay reaches the listener more
correctly.
The setting is configurable both from the
system setup menu (page 45) and the visual
setup menu (page 41).
Before starting, measure the distance
between your listening position and each
speaker.
By the system setup menu
1
During reception/playback, press
.
The system setup item appears on the
main unit.
Press / to select "SP SETUP," then
2
press .
3 Press / to select "POS TUNE," then
press .
4 Press / to select the desired speaker,
then press .
The speaker switches as follows:
FL (Front Left)  FR (Front Right) 
SR (Rear Right)  SL (Rear Left) 
SUB* (Subwoofer)
* Appears only when "REAR/SUB" is set to
"SUB OUT" (page 46).
5
Set the distance between your listening
position and each speaker.
To adjust the distance, press /.
The distance is adjustable in 2 cm (
in) steps, between 0 and 400 cm (0 and
1
13 / ft).
10
6 Press .
The setting is complete.
To set the other speakers, repeat step 4 and
5.
To hide the system setup display, press
.
With the main unit
Press and hold the control dial instead of pressing
, rotate the control dial
instead of pressing /, press the control dial
instead of .
By the visual setup menu
1
From the visual setup menu, select
(AUDIO SETUP)  "POSITION" 
"CUSTOM," then press .
For details on this procedure, see
"Optimizing sound for the listening
position — Intelligent Time Alignment"
on page 37.
The speaker list appears.
FRONT LEFT
FRONT RIGHT
REAR LEFT
REAR RIGHT
SUBWOOFER
2
Set the distance between your listening
position and each speaker.
To select the speaker, press / and
.
To adjust the distance, press /, and to
confirm, press .
The distance is adjustable in 2 cm (
in) steps, between 0 and 400 cm (0 and
1
13 /
10
To return to the previous display, press
13
/
To hide the visual setup menu, press
16
.
Tip
The setting in visual setup will switch the setting
in system setup automatically, and vice versa.
100cm
100cm
100cm
100cm
0cm
ft).
13
/
16
.
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