Setting The Channel Levels - Pioneer S-DV434 Operating Instructions Manual

05 Surround sound and other settings
• LFE Off – LFE channel is not played
DTS CD setting
If you play a DTS-encoded CD, you will need to
change this setting to hear the decoded signal.
When CD Type? appears, press ENTER, then
use to select the setting:
• NormalCD – Regular CD playback, DTS-
encoded CDs output a noisy signal
• DTS-CD – Proper decoding of DTS-
encoded CDs, but regular CD playback
may lose quality

Setting the channel levels

You can set the relative channel levels from
your main listening position for all of the
listening modes independently.
If you have completed Using the Auto MCACC
setup for optimal surround sound on page 6,
the channel levels will already be set. You can
still fine-tune the levels here if you need to.
STANDBY/ON
CD FM/AM L1/L2
DVD TUNER TV LINE
FRONT
SURROUND OPEN CLOSE
0
8
1 3 ¡
4 4
7
1 Select a listening mode.
Press SURROUND, ADVANCED or FRONT
SURROUND repeatedly to select the listening
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mode you want.
2 Press TEST TONE to hear the test tone.
The test tone is output in the following order
(from the speakers active in the current mode):
Note
1 • The SURROUND modes are divided into two independent groups: multichannel listening modes and stereo modes.
• The speaker volume can be adjusted while listening to any sound source you want by pressing CH LEVEL and then using
to adjust the channel levels. After finishing a channel, use
2 When the Auto listening mode is selected, using the test tone method will adjust levels for multichannel sources only. Use
CH LEVEL and (see footnote above) to set levels for the Auto listening mode with two channel sources.
3 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.
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En
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PROGRAM REPEAT
4 4
AUDIO SUBTITLE
7
ZOOM TOP MENU
DVD MENU RETURN
1 2
DIMMER SR+
4 5 5
SYSTEM
ENTER
SETUP TEST TONE
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BASS
MUTE
MODE
SURROUND ADVANCED
0
CLR
MAIN SUB SUB
MASTER
VOLUME
• L – Front left speaker
• C – Center speaker
• R – Front right speaker
• RS – Right surround speaker
• LS – Left surround speaker
• SW – Subwoofer
3 Use the MASTER VOLUME +/– button to
adjust the volume to an appropriate level.
Turn down the volume to 40 or less to ensure
you have adequate headroom.
4 Use
turn.
You should hear the test tone at the same
volume from each speaker when seated in the
main listening position. The channel level
range is ± 10 dB.
5 When you're done, press ENTER to exit
the test tone setup.
RANDOM
ANGLE
DISPLAY
3
TIMER/
CLOCK
6
CH LEVEL
9
QUIET/
MIDNIGHT
ENTER
DIALOGUE
SOUND
to move to the next.
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to adjust the speaker levels in