Pacific Digital AVR 635 - Manual (Page 30)

30 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
To start with the delay settings at first select any
input associated with such a Dolby mode. Next,
continue within the
MANUAL SETUP menu
(Figure 8). If the system is not already at that
point, press the OSD button
L to bring up the
master menu. Press the ¤ Button E three
times or until the on-screen › cursor is pointing
at the DELAY ADJUST line. Press the Set
Button F to call up the menu.
Figure 11
Next move the › cursor to the UNIT line and
select the unit for distances you prefer to enter,
feet or meter. Then move the
› cursor to the F L
line where the first adjustment is made. Now
press the
‹ / › Buttons E until the distance
from the front left speaker to the preferred listen-
ing position is entered. Next press the
¤ Button
E once to move to the next line.
Now the › cursor will be at the CEN line so that
the delay for the center speaker may be set. Press
the
‹ / › Buttons E until the distance from the
main listening position to the center speaker is
entered. Repeat the procedure for all active
speaker positions by pressing the
¤ Button E
again and use the ‹ / › Buttons E to change
the setting.
When the delay time for all speaker positions has
been set you may return to the master menu by
pressing the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button E until
the ➞ cursor is pointing to
BACK T O
MANUAL SETUP and then pressing the Set
Button F. However, if you have a digital video
source or a digital video display that causes lack of
lip sync you may use the A/V Sync adjust feature to
delay the audio signal as it is sent to all channels
(as opposed to the individual settings) so that the
picture and sound are brought back together. We
recommend that this adjustment be made using
the direct access controls on the remote, as shown
below. That enables you to see the image while
making the adjustment; however, you may also
adjust it here using the menu system.
To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the ⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button E so that the ➞ cursor is
pointing to the A/V SYNC DELAY line on
the menu and then press the ‹ / › Navigation
Button E to delay the sound sufficiently so
that it matches the on-screen video.
Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to
each video input source, so you may enter a dif-
ferent set-ting to compensate for the differences
between any product attached to the Video 1, 2,
3 or 4 inputs.
When the delay settings are complete, press the
¤ Button E once so that the cursor is next to
the BACK T O MANUAL SETUP menu line
and press the Set Button p to return to the
MANUAL SETUP menu.
Note that the delay settings may also be adjusted
at any time when the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro
Logic II modes are in use by pressing the Delay
button on the remote
Z. Then press the
⁄ / ¤
E buttons on the remote to select the Center
or Rear channels for adjustment, followed by a
press of the Set button
F. Next, press the
⁄ / ¤ buttons E on the remote until the
desired figure appears in the Main Information
Display ˜ and press the Set button p
twice to confirm the setting and return to the
normal display.
Output Level Adjustment
Output level adjustment is a key part of the con-
figuration of any surround-sound product. It is
particularly important for a digital receiver such
as the AVR, as correct outputs ensure that you
hear sound tracks with the proper directionality
and intensity.
In most cases, you will not need to make any
adjustments to the output level, as the settings
made by running EzSet/EQ are as accurate as
those made manually. However, you are able to
use the
CHANNEL ADJUST menu to trim
the settings to suit your personal preferences or
to configure the system so that the output set-
tings are different from one input source to
another. The ability to make individual output
level adjustments on a per-input basis is useful
for listeners who may prefer different settings for
the subwoofer or an individual channel group
such as the front speakers when playing musical
selections via the CD input as opposed to the
movie soundtracks more frequently used with the
DVD input. This menu also allows you to adjust
the output levels using external sources such as a
test disc or other program material that you use
as a standard, rather than the system’s test tone.
NOTE: Listeners are often confused about the
operation of the surround channels. While some
assume that sound should always be coming
from each speaker, most of the time there will be
little or no sound in the surround channels. This
is because they are only used when a movie
director or sound mixer specifically places sound
there to create ambience, a special effect or to
continue action from the front of the room to the
rear. When the output levels are properly set, it
is normal for surround speakers to operate only
occasionally. Artificially increasing the volume to
the rear speakers may destroy the illusion of an
enveloping sound field that duplicates the way
you hear sound in a movie theater or concert hall.
Before beginning the output level adjustment
process, make certain that all speaker connec-
tions have been properly made. The system
volume should be turned down at first.
Manual output level adjustment is most easily
done through the
CHANNEL ADJUST menu
(Figure 12). If you are already at the MANUAL
SETUP menu, press the ¤ Button E until
the on-screen › cursor is next to the CHAN-
N E L 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 E four times so that the on-
screen › cursor is next to the MANUAL
SETUP line. Press the Set Button F, select
the CHANNEL ADJUST line and press the
Set Button F to bring the
CHANNEL
ADJUST menu (Figure 12) to the screen.
* D E L A Y A D J U S T *
→ F L : 1 2 . 0 f t S B R : 1 0 . 0 f t
C E N : 1 2 . 0 f t S B L : 1 0 . 0 f t
F R : 1 2 . 0 f t S L : 1 0 . 0 f t
S R : 1 0 . 0 f t S U B : 1 2 . 0 f t
U N I T : F E E T M E T E R
A / V S Y N C D E L A Y : 0 M s
E Z S E T S E T T I N G S : O F F O N
B A C K T O M A N U A L S E T U P