Anthem AVM 50 - Manual (Page 61)

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4. OPERATION
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4.5 VOLUME CONTROL
Front Panel:
MAIN – Adjust using the Master Control Knob. If levels have been
calibrated according to setup instructions, set volume to 0 dB for the
playback level at which the film was presented in theaters.
ZONE2 or ZONE3 – Press ZONE2 or ZONE3, then adjust.
HEADPHONE – While in MAIN, press FRONTS twice, then adjust.
Remote Control:
After the appropriate control mode is set, use the VOL+ and VOL keys.
Mute:
When MUTE is pressed, the audio of the selected path is silenced or reduced in level according to the
Volumes setup menu. To un-mute, press MUTE again or adjust volume.
Dialog Normalization:
Dolby Digital program material contains non-audio data which the processor uses to adjust playback level,
when necessary, so that volume variations between movies and programs are eliminated. Without Dialog
Normalization, movies not encoded at standardized levels for the dialog could lose dynamic range – higher
levels can result in distorted peaks, lower levels can result in quiet sounds disappearing into the noise floor.
Dialog Normalization also ensures that Dynamics control (section 4.8.10) works as intended.
If the display reads “Dial Norm Offset -4.0 dB” at the start of a movie, it is indicating that the encoded level
is higher than standard by 4.0 dB – the playback level of all channels is then automatically reduced by 4 dB.
4.6 LEVEL TRIM
If a speaker group sounds too loud or soft with certain source materials, its level can be adjusted on the fly.
Settings are memorized according to input format. Adjust using the Master Control Knob or
on the
remote as follows:
• Fronts: Press FRONTS, then adjust (this changes left, center, and right
levels together).
• Center: Press CENTER, then adjust.
• Surrounds: Press SURR•REARS, then adjust.
• Rears: Press SURR•REARS twice, then adjust.
• Subwoofer Only: Press SUB•LFE, then adjust. Pressing SUB•LFE twice allows you to reduce LFE
level while leaving the bass derived from the other channels unchanged. Early DTS material may
need LFE reduced to -10 dB.
To reset all to 0 dB, see section 3.13.
When listening in stereo with front speakers set to large, the subwoofer must be set to Super in the
speaker configuration if you want it to play.
MASTER
CONTROL KNOB
FRT CTR
T
STATUS
TUNE
SEEK
SOURCE SEEK
L
SELECT
SUB
LFE
F
SUR
RR
INFO
GUIDE BACK
SETUP