Sony SA-VA29 - Manual (Page 11)

Home Theater Operations
Adjusting the Surround Sound
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\'ou can adjust the \ olume of each speaker and the
delay time to accommodate the conditions in your
lix’ing room or \'our individual preference.
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Adjusting the speaker volume
The test tone feature lets you adjust the volume of the
sound coming from each speaker to the same level, so
that the surround sound will be even and natural.
Make the following adjustments from your listening
position.
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Select the surround mode you want to adjust.
Press TEST TONE on the remote.
A test tone is emitted from eada speaker in the
following sequence:
When you select PRO LOGIC or THEATER
> Front (L) Center Front (R) —' i
■ Rear i I
When you select HALL, STADIUM or GAME
I *" > Front I
" Rear * I
3 Adjust the volume levels so that the test tone from
each speaker is at the same volume level from
your listening position:
To adjust the level press
between the right and left
front speakers
BALANCE Lor R
of the center speaker’ CENTKR + or -
of the rear speaker REAR + or -
* You can adjust the center speaker \olunie le\ el in the
PRO LOGIC and TULATLiR surrounct modes onl\.
4 Press TEST TCDNF. on the remote to turn off the
test tone.
I'he adjustment levels for the selected mode are
stored in memory.
Notes
• Pressing buttons other than MASTER VOI., CLNTER+/-,
RLAR+/-, or BALANCL I. or R cancels the test tone.
• The \ olume le\ el ot the center and rear speakers cannot be
adjusted u hen the 5.1-channel input is selected. The test
tone is emitted to allow you to check the speaker
placement. To adjust the volume le\ el, use your DVD or
Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder, etc.
Adjusting the delay time
By adjusting the delay time, you can enhance the
spatial characteristics of the sound to obtain a theater­
like presence regardless of the size caf your room. If the
rear speakers are close to your listening position,
choose a longer delay time.
You can adjust the settings individually for PRO
LOGIC, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM, and GAME.
Note
The delay time cannot be adjusted for the PRO LOGIC
(3 STEREO) mode.
1 Select the surround mode.
2 Playback a program.
3 Press DELAY on the remote once to display the
current delay time.
4 Press DELAY a few times to choose the delay time
you prefer, either 15, 20, or 30 ms.
The factory setting is 20 ms.
The delay time adjustment for the selected mode
is stored in memory.
Setting the center mode
In PRO LOGIC or THEATER surround mode, you can
choose from 4 different center modes: NORMAL,
WIDE, 3 STEREO, or PHANTOM. For normal use,
select NORMAL or WIDE mode. When you use the
supplied external center speaker, we recommend using
WIDE mode.
To select the mode that you want, follow the procedure
below.
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SURROUND CENTER MODE
1 Press SURROUND on the front speaker (left) to
choose PRO LOGIC or THEATER.
2 Press CENTER MODE on the front speaker (left) a
few times until the center mode v ( hi want appears
in the displax .
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