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Advanced Features
The next line down is Mode Type. Press the
¤
Menu Control button one more time to reach
this line, but do note that if you have chosen either Dolby or 6-Axis on the line above (Mode
Button), you cannot move below the Mode Button line. This is to preserve their factory settings
when they are selected by their dedicated buttons.
If you have selected any Mode Button other then Dolby or 6-Axis, you may now press the
›
Menu Control button to cycle through a variety of modes with attributes that can be customized.
The (analog) modes available are: Movie 2, Movie 3, Music 2, Music 3, 6-Axis, Pro
Logic, Party, Rock, Class(ical), 70mm, 2-CHNL, 3-CHNL and Jazz.
(While Dolby and 6-Axis chosen directly by pressing buttons
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and cannot be modified,
those Surround modes can be modified when selected on the Mode Type line.)
Each of these modes is factory set to produce pleasing surround effects in the majority of typical
listening environments. You may want to use the original settings for awhile before making any
changes, although you may easily reset all modes to their factory settings by using the Reset
Modes option on the System Reset menu (see page 59).
A brief description of these Surround modes is presented starting on page 50 of this manual.
To view and modify any of the attributes of these modes, select that mode’s name on line two by
pressing the
›
Menu Control button until that mode is seen, and then pressing the
¤
Menu
Control
button to move down to the attribute you wish to modify and then using the
›
Menu
Control
button to change the setting to the new value. Note that the Status line cannot be
changed; its purpose is only to indicate whether the mode selected has been changed from factory
settings. Once an attribute’s value is changed, the Status line changes from DEFAULT (factory
setting) to MODIFIED.
Note: Even if the attribute is changed back to its original setting, the word MODIFIED remains
displayed unless and until the Surround Modes are reset using the System Reset options.
Changes that can be made to analog sources include adding bass boost (but not bass cut) in
increments of 2dB up to a maximum of 8dB. After highlighting the line which reads Bass EQ,
use the
›
Menu Control button to increase the bass boost, and the
‹
Menu Control button
to decrease it.
The next line Filters, refers to high-frequency response modification in the surround speakers
only. Use the
‹
and
›
Menu Control buttons to move through the choices, which are None,
Shelf, 12kHz, 7kHz and HI EQ.
• Choosing None maintains full bandwidth in the surround channels.
• Selecting Shelf inserts a filter which reduces response in the rear speakers above 12kHz by
approximately 6dB. The rollofff of high frequencies begins at 6kHz.
• If 12kHz or 7kHz is chosen, that sets the highest audio frequency that the surround channels
will produce before attenuation begins.
• HI EQmay be desirable when watching a move to re-equalize the sound tracks, originally mixed
and equalized for use in commercial theaters, to a tonal balance more appropriated for a home
theater. Home acoustics may make cinema sound overly bright, and may cause listener fatigue
and harshness. HI EQ, which affects all channels, will avoid this problem.
The next two lines allow you to increase or decrease the level in the surround speakers and/or the
center speaker. Simply highlight the desired line with the
¤
Menu Control button , and then use
the
‹
and
›
Menu Control buttons to increase or decrease the levels as desired.
