Home Theater System - Surround Sound Speaker System User Manual

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Setting Acoustic Features (ADJUST MODE)
Setting Dolby PL II function
(PL II CNT)
This function is only available Dolby PL II’s [MU-
SIC] mode selected in [Dolby D] function.
For instructions regarding this setting, see the
section “Setting the Dolby digital functions”.
CTR WIDTH is not available when center speaker
is turned off in the section “Turning speakers on
or off”.
1. Press the [ADJUST] button to enter the AD-
JUST MODE.
2. Press the [ ] or [ ] [DISP] button to show
the [PL II CNT ] display.
3. Press the [ENT] button to display the adjust-
ment item.
4. Press the [ ] or [ ] [DISP] button to select
the item.
● PANORAMA (ON or OFF):
Selecting PANORAMA mode will extend the
front sound field image to the rear. If sur-
round effect does not seem to be presented
sufficiently, select the setting position [ON].
• The initial setting is [OFF].
● DIMENSION (0 to 6):
Selecting DIMENSION mode will shift the
sound field image to the front or the rear. If
the balance of the sound field image is too
much pulled towards the front or rear, the
balance front/rear can be corrected.
The adjusting value 3 is the center position.
The range of 3 to 0 shifts the balance front/
rear to the front. The range of 3 to 6 shifts
the balance front/rear to the rear.
• The initial value is [3].
● CTR WIDTH (0 to 7):
Selecting CTR WIDTH mode will adjust the
localization of the center channel between
the center speaker and the front speaker L/
R.
Distributing the center channel sound to the
right and left will increase the integrated
sound field image, providing you with an
natural spatial feeling of sound.
Setting to the value 0 will produce the cen-
ter sound with the center speaker.
Setting to the value 7 will distribute the cen-
ter sound to the front speaker L/R as the
existing stereo sound does.
• The initial value is [3].
5. Press the [ ] or [ ] [VOL] button to adjust
the value.
6. Press the [ADJUST] button to return to the
original mode.
Setting parametric equalizer (P.EQ)
The parametric equalizer function allows you to
adjust the frequency characteristics to suit the
car.
• The initial value provides the following set-
tings for all speakers.
FREQ = 1kHz, Q =1, GAIN = 0dB
1. Press the [ADJUST] button to enter the AD-
JUST MODE.
2. Press the [ ] or [ ] [DISP] button to change
to the [P.EQ ] display.
3. Press the [ENT] button to display [EFFECT].
4. Press the [ ] or [ ] [DISP] button to select
the adjustment value.
● EFFECT: turns P.EQ on or off.
● SIGNAL: selects the adjustment signal.
• P-NOIS: set when pink noise is to be used
• MUSIC: set to use music signals
● SP-SEL: selects the speakers whose P.EQ
value is to be adjusted.
• FRONT: front speaker
• CENTER: center speaker
• SRD: surround speaker
● BAND: selects the frequency band (Band
1 to 3) to adjust.
● FREQ: selects the frequency for bands 1 to
3.
• The range of adjustments is from 20 Hz
to 20 kHz.
• Holding down the [ ] or [ ] [VOL] but-
ton to increase or decrease the value con-
tinuously.
● Q: sets the Q curve.
• Larger numbers produce a sharper Q
characteristics curve while smaller num-
bers produce gentler characteristics.
Adjustments are made in the range Q1 to
Q20.
• Holding down the [ ] or [ ] [VOL] but-
ton to increase or decrease the value con-
tinuously.
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