Sony STR-DE598 Operating Instructions Manual page 37

By ac[iusting the LEVEL menu, you can
customize the sound fields to suit your particular
listening situation.
Note on the displayed items
Tile setup items you can adjust in each menu vm T
depending on the smmd field. Certain setup parameters
may be dimuled in the display This means thai the
selected parametm is either unavailable or fixed and
unchangeable.
Adjusting the LEVEL menu
You can adjust the balance and level of each
speaker. These settings are applied to all sound
fields except lbr 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 Press < or > repeatedly to select the
parameter you want to adjust.
For details, see "LEVEL menu parameters"
below.
4
While monitoring the sound, press + or
- repeatedly 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
The initial setting is underlined.
• !_ !@! BAL, L/R XX
(Front speaker balance)
Initial setting: BALANCE (0)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right
speakers You can adjust in the iange ofBAL. L (+1 to
+8), BALANCE (0), BAL. R (+1 to +8) in 17 steps
• CTR XXX dB
(Center speaker level)
• SUR.L. XXX dB
(Surround speaker (left) level)
• SUR.R. XXX dB
(Surround speaker (right) level)
• SB XXX dB
(Surround back speaker level)
• S.W. XXX dB
(Sub woofer level)
Initial setting: 0 dB
You can adjust from 10 dB to +10 dB in 1 dB steps
• :b_d_: COMP. XXX
(Dynamic range compressor)
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound
track This *nay be usefifl when you want to watch
movies at low volumes late at night
• OFF
The @namic range is not compressed.
• STD
The dynamic iange is compressed as intended by the
iecmding engineer.
• NL_K
The @namic range is compressed dramatically.
Tip
Dynamic range compressm lets you compress the
dynamic iange of the soundtrack based on the dynamic
range information included in the Dolby Digital signal.
We iecommend using the "MAX" setting. This gieatly
compresses the dynamic range and lets you view
movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog
limitms, the levels aie predeterlnined and provide a
rely natural compression
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.
• EFCT. XXX (Effect level)
Initial setting: STD
Lets you adjust the "presence" of the surmtmd effect in
3 levels MIN (minimmn effect), STD (standard
effect) and MAX (maximum effect).
Note
This parameter is valid only when you use a sound
field selected with tlle MOVIE o! MUSIC buttons
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