Customizing sound fields (continued)
Dynamic
range
compressor
(D. RANGE
COMP.
XXX)
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the
sound track. This may be useful when you w_mt
to watch movies at low volumes late at night.
We recommend
using the "MAX"
setting.
• To reproduce the sound track with no
compression,
select "OFF".
• To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic
range intended by the recording engineer, select
"STD'.
• To compiess the dynamic range in small steps
to achieve the sound you desire, select "0.1" -
"0.9".
• To reproduce a dramatic compression of the
dynamic range, select "MAX".
Note
Dynamic
range compression
is possible
wi_h Dolby
Digital
sources only.
Adjusting
the equalizer
The EQ menu lets you adiust the equalization
of the fi'ont, center, surround,
_md surround
back speakers.
The settings are stored
individually
Ibr each sound field.
t
Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2 Press EQ.
The button lights up and the first parameter
is displayed.
3
Press <_ or _> to select the parameter
(gain (dB), frequency
(Hz)) you want to
adjust.
4 Turn the jog dial to select the setting
you want.
The setting is entered
automatically.
To turn
on/off
the equalizer
Press EQUALIZER.
The EQ indicator in the
display lights up when the equalizer
is turned
on. When you adjust the equalizer
using the EQ
par_uneters, the settings are stored separately
lbr each sound field _md can be reproduced
whenever
you turn on the equalizer.
Front
speaker
bass adjustment
(Gain/Frequency*)
Lets you adjust the gain and frequency
of b_ss.
Front
speaker
midrange
adjustment
(Gain/Frequency*)
Lets you adjust the gain _d frequency of
midrange.
Front
speaker
treble
adjustment
(Gain/Frequency*)
Lets you adjust the gain and frequency
of
treble.
Center
speaker
bass adjustment
(Gain/Frequency*)
Lets you adjust the gain and frequency
of b_ss.
Center
speaker
midrange
adjustment
(Gain/Frequency*)
Lets you adjust the gain ,and frequency
of
midrange.
Center
speaker
treble
adjustment
(Gain/Frequency*)
Lets you adjust the gain and frequency
of
treble.
* You can set the parameter
for fiequency
only
when
you set "MENU
EXPAND"
to "ON"
in
the CUSTOMIZE
menu
(page 44).
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Frequency (Hz)
38us