Sony SA-VA15 - Manual (Page 11)

Home Theater Operations
Changing the display
You can dim the display, or turn it off, according to
your preference.
Press DIMMER a few times until the display mode you
desire appears.
The display returns to full brightness temporarily
when you press one of the buttons on the control panel
or the remote.
To adjust the level press
between the right and left
front speakers BALANCE L or R
of the center speaker CENTER, then press
ADJUST + or-
of the rear speaker REAR, then press
ADJUST + or-
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Press TEST TONE on the remote to turn off the test
tone.
Adjusting the Surround Sound []
Although this speaker system is factory preset to
provide balanced surround sound without adjustment,
you can adjust the volume of each speaker and the
delay time to accommodate the conditions in your
living room or your individual preference.
DELAY TIME
■ ADJUST +/-
RESET
Adjusting the speaker volumes
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.
1
Choose the DOLBY SUR mode.
2 Press TEST TONE on the remote.
The test tone comes from each speaker in sequence;
C
Left Front (L) < ► Center Right Front (R) ■
Rear «- —"
Adjust the volume levels so that you hear the test
tone from each speaker at the same volume level
when you are in your listening position:
To restore the center.rear, or balance levels to the factory
setting
Press CENTER, REAR, or BALANCE L or R, then press RESET.
Note
Pressing buttons other than MASTER VOL., RESET, CENTER,
REAR, or BALANCE L or R cancels the test tone.
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 of your room. If the rear
speakers are close to your listening position, choose a
longer delay time.
You can adjust the settings individually for DOLBY
SUR, HALL, and SIMULATED.
1
Choose any surround mode.
2 Playback a program.
3 Press DELAY TIME on the remote once to display
the current delay time.
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Press DELAY TIME a few times to choose the delay
time you prefer, either 15, 20, or 30 ms.
The factory setting is 20 ms.
To restore the delay time to the factory setting
Press DELAY TIME and then RESET.
Resetting an entire surround mode
Press the button for the surround mode you want to
reset (i.e., HALL) and then press RESET while the
name of the surround mode is being displayed.
All of the adjustments in that mode, including the bass
and treble (page 12), are reset to the factory settings.
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