6: Adjusting The Speaker Levels And Balance; Test Tone - Sony STR-DE997 Operating Instructions Manual

• SIDE/LOW
Select if the location of your surround speakers
corresponds to section A and C.
• SIDE/HIGH
Select if the location of your surround speakers
corresponds to section A and D.
• BEHD/LOW
Select if the location of your surround speakers
corresponds to section B and C.
• BEHD/HIGH
Select if the location of your surround speakers
corresponds to section B and D.
* This setup item is not available when the surround
speakers size parameter is set to "NO".
Tip
Surround speaker position is designed specifically for
implementation of the Cinema Studio EX modes.
For other sound fields, speaker position is not so
critical. Those sound fields were designed under the
premise that the surround speakers would be located
behind the listening position, but presentation remains
fairly consistent even with the surround speakers
positioned at a rather wide angle. However, if the
speakers are pointing toward the listener from the
immediate left and right of the listening position, the
surround effects becomes unclear unless set to
"SIDE/LOW" or "SIDE/HIGH".
Nevertheless, each listening environment has many
variables, such as wall reflections, and you may obtain
better results using "BEHD/HIGH" if your speakers
are located high above the listening position, even if
they are to the immediate left and right.
Therefore, although it may result in a setting contrary
to the above explanation, we recommend that you
playback multi channel surround encoded software and
select the setting that provides a good sense of
spaciousness and that best succeeds in forming a
cohesive space between the surround sound from the
surround speakers and the sound of the front speakers.
If you are not sure which sounds best, select
"BEHD/LOW" or "BEHD/HIGH" and then use the
speaker distance parameter and speaker level
adjustments to obtain proper balance.
6: Adjusting the speaker
levels and balance

— TEST TONE

Adjust the speaker levels and balance while
listening to the test tone from your listening
position. Use the remote for the operation.
Tip
The receiver employs a test tone with a frequency
centered at 800 Hz.
1
Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver.
2
Press TEST TONE.
"TEST TONE [XXX]" appears in the
display and the test tone is output from each
speaker in sequence.
Front left (L) t Center (C) t Front right
(R) t Surround right (SR) t Surround
back right (SBR)* t Surround back left
(SBL)* t Surround left (SL) t Sub
woofer (SW)
* You will only hear the test tone from the
– surround back left (SBL) and surround back
right (SBR) speakers when the surround
back speakers selection parameter is set to
"DUAL".
– surround back (SB) speaker when the
surround back speakers selection parameter
is set to "SINGLE".
3
Adjust the speaker levels and balance
using the LEVEL menu so that the level
of the test tone sounds the same from
each speaker.
For details on the LEVEL menu settings,
see page 37.
Tips
• To adjust the level of all speakers at the same
time, press MASTER VOL +/– on the remote or
turn MASTER VOLUME –/+ on the receiver.
• The adjusted value are shown in the display
during adjustment.
4
Press TEST TONE again after
adjustment.
The test tone turns off.
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