Adjusting
the speaker
level
Use the remote while seated in your listening
position to adjust the level of each speaker.
Note
The receiver
incorporates
a new test tone with a
fi_quency centeredat8t_O Hz foreasier speakerlevel
_ustment.
1
Press I/(_ to turn on the receiver.
2
Press TEST TONE on the remote.
"TEST TONE"
appears in the display and
you will hear the test tone from each
speaker in sequence.
3 To change the test tone mode, press
*/*
to select the mode you want.
Mode
The test tone output
NORMAL
The test lone is output from each
speaker
in sequence.
PHASE
The test tone is output from two
speakers
at a time in sequence.
(There is no sound oatput from the sub
wooer.)
You cal! also adjust the
balance
between
speaker.
2CH SWAP*
You can adjust the speaker
levels while
lisle(ling _ the souse
(not the test
tone). Turn on the connect_
component,
start playback,
tben lure
FUNCTION
to select the component
(except
when connoted
to the MULTI
CH IN** jacks). The sound _r the
fn)n! L/R speake_
is output from the
surround
R/L speakers.
You can adjust
the level of surround
speake_
from the
listening
position.
* You c_nnot select "2CH SWAP"
when "2CH
ANALOG
DIRECT"
is selected
(page 27).
** For STR-DE985,
MULTI CI] IN 1 or 2.
4
Adjust the LEVEL parameters so that
the level of the test tone from each
speaker sounds the same when you are
in your main listening position.
Press LEVEL to adjust the balance and
level of spe_kers. For details on the LEVEL
menu, see page 37.
While adiusting,
the test tone is output from
the speaker whose adjustment
is performed.
5 Press TEST TONE again to turn off the
test tone.
Tips
• You Call adjust the level of all speakers
at the same
time. Turn MASTER
VOLUME
on the main unit or
pl_ss MASTER
VOL +/
on lhe _mote.
• In step 3, you can select the mode using lhe jog dial
on
the
receiver.
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Notes
00
• The adjusted
value are shown ill the display
during
adjustment.
• Althotlgh
these adjtlstments
can also be made via
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the front panel using the LEVEL
menu (when tile
'O
test (one is output, the _ceiver
switches
tO the
LEVEL
menu automatically),
we recommend
you
a,
follow
tile procedure
described
above and adjust the
fgb
speaker
levels from your listening
position
using the
_,
remote.
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After connecting
all of your components
to the
receiver, do the following
to verify that the
connections
were made correctly.
1
Press I/_
to turn on the receiver.
2 Turn on the component that you
connected (e.g., CD player or tape
deck).
3 Rotate FUNCTION to select the
component (program source).
4
Start playing.
If you do not obtain normal sound output after
performing
this procedure,
see
"Troubleshooting"
on page 58 _md take the
appropriate
measures
to correct the problem.
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