Tiiniiig the speakers, Setting the center speaker mode, Calibrating the speaker levels – Kenwood SPECTRUM 1050 AV User Manual

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Tiiniiig the speakers

Setting the center speaker mode

To get the best performance out of your system, you

need to set the center speaker mode, even ;f you're not

using a center speaker,

1 Turn the power to the system ON.

2 Make sure that the integrated amplifier is in either the

DOLBY PRO LOGIC or DOLBY 3 STEREO mode.

3 Using a pen or other pointed object, press the

CENTER MODE button on the integrated amplifer’s

front panel. Each time you press the button, your unit

cycles through the mode settings and shows them on

the integrated amplifier's display.

• If you're using the center speaker that came with your

system, or another small or medium-size center

speaker, select 'Normal'.

• If you're using a large center speaker, select

‘Wideband'.

• if you're not using a center speaker, select 'Phantom'

(the center channel signal is sent to the left and right

speakers).

CENTER MODE

button

Calibrating the speaker levels

Calibrating is an important step in making sure your

system sounds as good as possible. Dunng calibration,

you're balancing the sound coming from each speaker to

create the nght surround-sound environment.

Loading batteries into your remote

You’ll use the remote to calibrate the system, so you'll

need to load the batteries. You'll fnd the instructions for

the remote in your 'Using Your Kenwood Audio/Video

System' manual.

Doing the calibrating

1 Eliminate as many external noise sources as possible,

2 Turn the system's power ON.

3 Select DOLBY PRO LOGIC mode,

4 Press the AUDIO button on the remote until AUDIO

appears in the remote's display.

5 Set the volume to -20 dB, If this level is uncomfort

ably loud, lower the volume to -25 dB

Press the FUNCTION button on the remote.

You’ll hear test noise cycle between the channels in

the following order:

LEFT>CENTER>RIGHT>SURROUND. (If the center

channel is in the PHANTOM mode, it cannot be

adjusted.)

7 Sit in the place where you and your guests are most

likely to sit while watching movies or listening to

music. Listen to the test noise level of each channel

carefully.

If the left and nght channels are not both the same

volume, use the BALANCE control on the integrated ^

amplifier’s front panel to adjust them so they both

play the test noise at the same volume.

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