Section 6: Balance Trim - Classe Audio SSP-25 Owner's Manual

Section 6.0: Balance Trim
6.1 Introduction
Sometimes even the best installation and most accurate calibration isn't enough. Sometimes a particular
movie soundtrack may not have quite the bass impact you're looking for. Sometimes the ambient (rear
channel) information just isn't loud enough to convince you that you're in the Amazon jungle. Sometimes . . .
Whatever the reason, the SSP-25 gives you the tools to make instant adjustments to the output level for each
channel individually to construct a sound field customized not just to your room but to your mood at the
moment. The change is temporary and will be erased when the SSP-25 is put into standby mode.
TRIM OPERATION
No matter which mode you may be enjoying playback in, whether you are watching a movie in surround, or
listening to an audio only source in "analog bypass, you may enter "TRIM" mode by pressing "TRIM" on the
Remote Wand. The display window will change to read "Balance trim - Left: +0.0 dB." Pressing the ">" or "<"
keys on the wand will select the next or the previous speaker, and repeated pressing of either button will cycle
through the whole surround sound system. When you reach a speaker you wish to change the level of press
the "/\" or "\/" key (above and below the "ENTER" key), to increase or decrease the sound pressure level of
that channel only.
While in TRIM mode, the volume controls will continue to function, on the SSP-25 itself or on the wand, and
will continue to change the level for all speakers.
To exit from TRIM mode press the "TRIM" button again. The speaker levels you have changed will continue at
the same relative levels even if you change the overall level of the system utilizing the volume control.
The new relative levels of Balance trim will be in effect for all sources. They will remain in affect if you change
to a different source (say from AV1 to AV4), and it makes no difference if the source is digital or analog.
To return to the previous balance (with no balance trim applied) you can either press the TRIM button on the
remote to return to TRIM mode and then adjust the individual speaker sound pressure levels back to +0.0 dB,
or press the STANDBY button on the remote or on the face of the SSP-25. Pressing the STANDBY button will
naturally "turn-off" the unit, (put it into "Standby" mode). Pressing the STANDBY button again will restart the
unit with all trim levels returned to the default of all speakers. We do not suggest you put the SSP-25 in
standby mode while watching or listening.
TRIM allows you to increase bass level, decrease the output from either rear speaker, get more "punch" from
the center channel speaker, etc. Experiment with this a bit and you'll see how easy it is. You'll be able to
adjust levels to suit any source or any mood almost instantaneously. It's a tremendous convenience,
especially considering that fact that you don't have to enter the Main Menus system to do it..
This completes your work in customizing the SSP-25's options.
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