ProScan PS34190 Owner's Manual page 25

Adjusting the Equalizer
Adjusting the equalizer is a matter of personal
preference. The adjustments allow certain
characteristics of the audio to be changed
without affecting others.
Follow the directional buttons on the screen
to adjust the equalizer.
A. Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu.
B. Highlight Audio using the up and down
arrows on the remote.
C. Press 8 to select the Audio Menu.
D. Highlight Equalizer. Press 8 to select the
equalizer.
E. Press the left and right arrows to highlight
the band you want to adjust,
F. Use the up and down arrows to raise or
lower the amplitude.
G. Press 3 to exit.
60 Hz
Gives low bass sounds more or less
impact. This area is where many
systems and/or programs are weak.
Increasing this control overcomes
such deficiencies.
150 Hz
Affects the loudness of bass
Increasing the control gives the bass
more punch, lowering it reduces
booming.
400 Hz
Affects the fullness of some
instruments and lower vocals.
Increasing this control adds fullness
to these sounds, reducing it makes
them sound thinner.
1KHz
Strongly affects the presence of
vocals and most instruments.
Increasing this control can help
project these sounds or make a
vocalist easier to understand.
2 KHz
Strongly affects the harmonics of
voices and some in,;truments.
Increasing this control will project
mos: instruments and vocals.
Reducing it allows more subtle
sounds in other ranges to be
heard.
4.5 KHz
Affects harmonics of voices and
in st[uments, particularly brass
and strings. Increasing this control
n2akes these instruments and
vocals sharper. Reducing it
controls lispy vocals or shrill
ir.stmments.
10 KHz
Affects the highest, most delicate
harrnonics of instrcments such as
strings and the overall sound of
ol:h_rs such as cymbals and drum
sna:tes. Increasing this control
b::ings out crispness in cymbals
and sweetness in strings and gives
the music atmosphere. Reducing
it c¢mtrols extra noise and hiss.
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