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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 29

System Configuration

Manual Output Level Adjustment

Output levels may also be adjusted manually,

either to set them to a specific level with an SPL

meter, or to make fine tuning adjustments to the

levels obtained using the EzSet remote.

Manual output level adjustment is most easily

done through the

CHANNEL ADJUST

menu (Figure 8). If you are already at the main

menu, press the

Button

until the on-

screen

›

cursor is next to the CHANNEL

ADJUST

line. If you are not at the main menu,

press the OSD Button v to bring up the

MASTER MENU (Figure 1), and then press

the

Button

four times so that the on-

screen

›

cursor is next to the CHANNEL

ADJUST

line. Press the Set Button

bring the

CHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure

8) to the screen.

Figure 8

Once the menu appears on your video screen,

first use the

⁄

Button

to move the on-

screen

›

cursor so that it is next to the TEST

TONE

line. Press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

ONis highlighted.

You will hear a test noise circulate from speaker

to speaker in a clockwise direction around the

room. The test noise will play for two seconds in

each speaker before circulating, and a blinking

on-screen cursor will appear next to the name of

each speaker location when the sound is at that

speaker. Now turn up the volume until you can

hear the noise clearly.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this test noise will

have a much lower level than normal music, the

volume must be lowered after the adjustment for

all channels is made, but BEFORE you return to

the main menu and the test tone turns off.

NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers

have been properly connected. As the test noise

circulates, listen to make certain that the sound

comes from the speaker position shown in the

Main Information Display

. If the sound

comes from a speaker location that does NOT

match the position indicated in the display, turn

the DPR off using the Main Power Switch

and check the speaker wiring or connections to

external power amplifiers to make certain that

each speaker is connected to the correct output

terminal.

After checking for speaker placement, let the test

noise circulate again, and listen to see which

channels sound louder than the others. Using the

front left speaker as a reference, press the

‹

›

Buttons

on the remote to bring all speakers

to the same volume level. When one of the

‹

›

buttons is pushed, the test noise circulation will

pause on the channel being adjusted to give you

time to make the adjustment. When you release

the button, the circulation will resume after five

seconds. The on-screen cursor

›

and the test

noise can also be moved directly to the speaker

to be adjusted by pressing the

⁄

buttons

on the remote.

Continue to adjust the individual channels until

the volume level sounds the same from each

speaker. Note that adjustments should be made

with the

‹

›

Buttons

on the remote only,

NOT the main volume controls.

If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL)

meter for precise level adjustment with the test

tone, open the main Volume Control

)

to -

15dB and set the individual output level for each

channel so that the meter reads 75dB, C-

Weighted Slow. After all settings are made turn

the main volume down.

You may also make these same adjustments with

complete manual control over the channel being

adjusted by pressing the

⁄

Navigation

Button

until the ➞ cursor is pointing to

the

TEST TONE SEQ line on the menu and

then using the

‹

›

Navigation Button

select

MANUAL in the highlighted video. In the

MANUAL mode, the test tone will also start

immediately, but the tone will only be moved to

another channel by pressing the

⁄

Navigation Button

. When the manual

sequencing mode is active, the tone is turned off

by pressing the

⁄

Navigation Button

until the ➞ cursor is pointing to the TEST

TONE

line and the

‹

›

Navigation Button

is then pressed to select OFF in the

highlighted video.

The DPR’s EzSet feature may also be used as an

SPL meter to assist in accurate setting of the out-

put levels, when either the internal test tone or

an external source such as a test disc is used. To

use the remote as an SPL meter, follow these

steps:

1. Press and hold the SPL Select Button

on the remote until the red LED under the Set

Button

lights and the LCD screen in the

remote changes to the display shown below.

2. Press the

⁄

Navigation Button

once

to change the bottom line of the remote’s LCD

display to read

MANUAL SPL as shown

below.

3. Press the Set Button

within five seconds

to activate the remote’s manual mode, so that

it functions as an SPL meter. The right corner

of the bottom line of the remote’s display will

show the output level of the speakers as the

test tone circulates. The level will show as a

direct SPL indication between

66DB and

79DB. Below 66DB the remote will read LOW

and above 79DB it will read HIGH.

4. When you are finished with all adjustments,

press the Clear Button

to return the

remote to normal operation.

NOTE: The subwoofer output level is not

adjustable using the test tone. To change the

subwoofer level, follow the steps for Output

Level Trim Adjustment on page 38.

When all channels have an equal volume level,

the adjustment is complete. Now turn the

Volume

)

down to about -40dB, otherwise

the listening level may be too high as soon as

the source’s music starts to play. To exit this

menu, press the

⁄

buttons

until the on-

screen

›

cursor is next to the BACK TO

MASTER MENU

line, and then press the Set

Button

to return to the MASTER

The output levels may also be adjusted at any

time using the remote control and semi-OSD sys-

tem. To adjust the output levels in this fashion,

press the Test Button

. As soon as the

button is pressed, the test tone will begin to

circulate as indicated earlier. The correct channel

from which the test noise should be heard will

be shown in the lower third of the video screen

and in the Main Information Display

While the test noise is circulating, the proper

channel position will also be indicated in the

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

by a

blinking letter within the correct channel. Turn up

the Volume

)

until you can hear the test

noise clearly.

To adjust the output level, press the

⁄

but-

tons

until the desired level is shown in the

display or on screen. Once the buttons are

released, the test noise will begin to circulate

again in five seconds.

When all channels have the same output level,

turn the Volume

)

down to about -40dB,

otherwise the listening level may be too high as

soon as the source’s music starts to play.

Afterwards press the Test Tone Selector

button again to turn the test tone off and

complete the process.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Output level adjust-

ment made will be effective for all inputs, but

only for the actual surround mode selected. To

be effective for any other mode select that mode

(with any input) and repeat the level adjustment

described above. This will also allow you to com-

pensate level differences between speakers, that

SET SPKR LEVELS

MANUAL SPL

* CHANNEL ADJUST *

FL :0 dB SBR :0 dB

CEN :0 dB SBL :0 dB

FR :0 dB SL :0 dB

SR :0 dB SUB :0 dB

CHANNEL RESET :OFF ON

TEST TONE SEQ :AUTO

TEST TONE :OFF ON

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