Outlaw Audio 990 - Manual (Page 31)

30 Outlaw Audio
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31 Model 990 7.1 Channel Preamp/Processor
Owner’s Manual
Surround Configuration
The Model 990’s Surround Configuration menu lets you fine-tune some of the
unit’s surround-sound modes and processes.
To enter the Surround Configuration menu:
1. Press the MENU button on the front panel or the remote to display
the Main Menu.
The Main Menu appears on-screen:
MAIN MENU
> INPUT CONFIG
AUTO SETUP
SPEAKER SIZE
SPEAKER X-OVER
SURROUND CONFIG
CHANNEL CALIBRATE
DELAY ADJUST
SYSTEM CONFIG
MULTI-ROOM CONFIG
2. Press four times to move the on-screen arrow to SURROUND
CONFIG. Press SET.
The Surround Configuration menu appears:
SURROUND CONFIG
> NIGHT MODE : OFF
PANAROMA : OFF
CENTER WIDTH : STEP 3
DIMENSION : 0
HP MODE : DH2
2CH SUB OFFSET : -6dB
RETURN TO MAIN MENU
Night Mode
The Model 990’s Night Mode suppresses the loud peaks in movie soundtracks
and music videos so that the sound from your system does not disturb others
while allowing the system to play the system loud enough so you can hear
dialogue clearly. Night Mode works only with Dolby Digital soundtracks.
Night Mode can be set to three different levels: MIN, MID, and MAX. Maximum
provides the greatest effect; use it when you want to keep the sound peaks at an
absolute minimum. It can also be deactivated entirely for maximum dynamic
range and fidelity.
To activate Night Mode:
1. From the Surround Config menu, press or to move the on-screen
arrow to NIGHT MODE.
2. Press or to select the Night Mode setting.
The choices appear as follows as you scroll through them:
OFFMINMIDMAX
3. If you want to adjust other surround-sound parameters, press or
to move the on-screen arrow to the desired item. Otherwise, press
or to move the on-screen arrow to RETURN TO MAIN MENU,
then press SET. Or simply hit the MENU button to return to your
program.
Pro Logic II Adjustments
The Music mode of Pro Logic II (and Pro Logic IIx) provides three adjustments
that let you fine-tune the effect to suit your tastes, the program material, and your
speaker system. The adjustments are Panorama, Dimension, and Center Width.In
order to hear the effects of these adjustments, you must be in Pro Logic II(x) Music
mode with program material playing when you make the adjustments.
Panorama
Panorama extends the front stereo image to the surround channels, creating a more
enveloping, wraparound effect. Panorama is a non-adjustable, on/off feature.
To activate Panorama mode:
1. From the Surround Config menu, press or to move the on-screen
arrow to PANORAMA.
2. Press or to turn Panorama on or off.
3. If you want to adjust other surround-sound parameters, press or
to move the on-screen arrow to the desired item. Otherwise, press
or to move the on-screen arrow to RETURN TO MAIN MENU,
then press SET. Or simply hit the MENU button to return to your
program.
Center Width
Center Width blends sound from the center channel into the left and right
channels to create a more seamless front soundstage. At a setting of STEP 0, no
sound is mixed from center into left and right. At the other extreme, STEP 7,
this control can completely deactivate the center speaker so a phantom center
image is created from just the left and right front speakers. STEP 3 is a good
starting point for many systems and types of material.
To adjust Center Width:
1. From the Surround Config menu, press ê or é to move the on-screen
arrow to CENTER WIDTH.
2. Press or to adjust Center Width anywhere from STEP 0 to STEP 7.
3. If you want to adjust other surround-sound parameters, press or
to move the on-screen arrow to the desired item. Otherwise, press
or to move the on-screen arrow to RETURN TO MAIN MENU,
then press SET. Or simply hit the MENU button to return to your
program.
Dimension
Dimension enables adjustment of the surround effect. Turn this control toward the rear
to enhance the surround effect for “dry”-sounding recordings, and toward the front to
decrease it for highly reverberant recordings. A setting of 0 is a neutral setting appropri-
ate for most material. A setting of FRNT 3 provides the least amount of surround effect,
and a setting of REAR 3 provides the greatest amount of surround effect.
To adjust Dimension:
1. From the Surround Config menu, press or to move the on-screen
arrow to DIMENSION.
2. Press or to adjust Dimension anywhere from FRNT 3 to 0 to
REAR 3.
Surround Configuration