Settings And Adjustments - Sony SDP-EP90ES Operating Instructions Manual

Settings and Adjustments

The menu operations allow you to customize various
aspects of the processor to suit your listening
environment, your speakers, your components, and
your personal preferences.
You can select between two menu modes (basic and
expand) according to your needs.
• The basic menu mode (BASIC) lets you make general
adjustments to the sound fields and adjust all
speaker settings simultaneously.
• The expanded menu mode (EXPAND) lets you make
precise individual adjustments to the equalization
and low cut frequency of the front, centre, and rear
speakers, and determine the default settings for the
digital inputs.
Note
If you switch from EXPAND mode to BASIC mode, the
adjustments made in the EXPAND mode are retained.
However, if you adjust parameters from the same menu in
the BASIC mode, those settings change accordingly.
For example, when you switch to the basic mode, the
individual tone controls for each speaker (in the
EQUALIZER menu) are preserved. However, a single
adjustment to the general tone controls (in the SURROUND
menu) sets all speaker equalizations to the front speaker
settings.
MENU
1
Push the MENU knob repeatedly to display one
of the following menus:
BASIC mode
LEVEL ADJUST menu
SURROUND menu
SP. SETUP menu
CUSTOMIZE menu
2
Turn the MENU knob to select the parameter you
desire from the respective menu.
3
Turn the +/– knob to select the setting you desire.
The setting is entered automatically.
4
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to make all necessary
adjustments.
+/–
EXPAND mode
LEVEL ADJUST menu
SURROUND menu
EQUALIZER menu
SP. SETUP menu
CUSTOMIZE menu
Processor Operations
When using the controls on the remote
1 Press SELECT repeatedly to display the desired
menu.
2 Press MENU / repeatedly to select the parameter
you desire from the respective menu
3 Press +/– repeatedly to select the setting you desire.
The setting is entered automatically.
4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 to make all necessary
adjustments.
Note
Certain menu items may not be available for adjustment
depending on the current settings and menu modes.
Unavailable items appear dimmed when shown in the
display.
LEVEL ADJUST menu
The LEVEL ADJUST menu contains speaker level
adjustment parameters that allow you to balance
output level to each speaker.
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Most of these settings can also be adjusted directly
using remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume"
(page 9).
Test tone
Initial setting is : TEST TONE OFF
Lets you turn the test tone on and off.
• When the menu mode is set to BASIC, you can select
between "OFF" and "[ ] auto". "[ ] auto" provides the
same test tone activity as the described on page 8.
• When the menu mode is set to EXPAND, you can select
which speaker will emit the test tone; [L]: left (front), [C]:
centre, [R]: right (front), [SR]: rear right, [SL]: rear left.
Front speaker balance
Initial setting is : FRONT L ___1___ R
Lets you adjust the balance between the front left and right
speakers.
• The balance can be adjusted ±8.0 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
Rear speaker balance
Initial setting is : REAR L ___1___ R
Lets you adjust the balance between the rear left and right
speakers.
• The balance can be adjusted ±8.0 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
Rear speaker level
Initial setting is : REAR LEVEL 0 dB
Lets you adjust level of the rear (left and right) speakers.
• The level can be adjusted in 0.5 dB steps from –20.0 dB to
+10.0 dB.
• Selecting MUTE completely mutes the sound (–∞) from
the rear speakers. In this case, the sound of the rear
channels is not output from the front speakers, etc.
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