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ADjUSTING INDIvIDUAL SPEAkER voLUMES
You can adjust the volumes of the system’s individual speakers while you’re
You can adjust the volumes of the system’s individual speakers while you’re
listening to audio playback sources.
1. Press the Setup button and use the Cursor Right button to select Audio
Settings.
Audio Output
Speaker Settings
Test Tone
More ...
Audio Settings
2. Use the Cursor Down button to select “Speaker Settings” and then
press Cursor Right to select “Test Tone” and again to select “More.”
Audio Output
Speaker Settings
Audio Settings
SUB
L
LS
RS
R
C
3. The BD receiver will now output test noise through each of the
loudspeakers in the following order: Left (L), Center (C), Right (R), Right
Surround (RS), Left Surround (LS) and Subwoofer (SUB).
4. Press Enter when the loudspeaker you want to adjust is highlighted. The
Level/Distance selections will appear.
Audio Output
Speaker Settings
Audio Settings
L
LS
RS
R
C
Level
Distance
5. Press Enter to adjust the level of the speaker.
Audio Output
Speaker Settings
Audio Settings
L
LS
RS
R
C
L
R
10
10
6. Use the Cursor Left and Cursor Right buttons to change the speaker’s
volume level.
7. Press Enter to store the modified settings in the BD receiver’s memory;
press Clear/Exit twice to return to the previous screen and select
another speaker channel.
8. Press Setup or Home to exit from the Level Setup screens.
notes on Setting Speaker Volumes in 5.1-channel Systems:
While setting your system’s individual speaker volume levels is ultimately up
While setting your system’s individual speaker volume levels is ultimately up
to your personal taste, here are some ideas you may find helpful:
• For films and video-music programs, your overall goal should be to
create an enveloping, realistic sound field that draws you into the film or
music program without drawing your attention away from the action on
the screen.
• For multichannel music recordings, some music producers will create a
sound field that places the musicians all around you; others will create
a sound field that places the musicians in front of you, with more subtle
ambience in the surround speakers (as you would experience in a
concert hall).
• In most 5.1-channel films, the surround channels are not intended to
be as loud or as active as the front channels. Adjusting the surround
speakers so they are always as loud as the front channels could make
dialogue difficult to understand and will make some sound effects
sound unrealistically loud.
notes on Setting Subwoofer Volume:
• Sometimes the ideal subwoofer volume setting for music is too loud for
films, while the ideal setting for films is too quiet for music. When setting
the subwoofer volume, listen to both music and films with strong bass
content, and find a “middle ground” volume level that works for both.
• If your subwoofer always seems too loud or too quiet, you may want
to place it in a different location. Placing the subwoofer in a corner will
always tend to increase its bass output, while placing it away from any
walls or corners will always tend to lessen its bass output.
iMporTAnT: do not turn the receiver’s volume up to or past the
point where the audio from the speakers becomes distorted.
doing so can damage the speakers.
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