Denon AVR-3801 - Manual (Page 50)

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10 SURROUND
Before playing with the surround function
• Before playing with the surround function, be sure to use the test tones to adjust the playback level from the different speakers. This adjustment
can be performed with the system setup (see page 23) or from the remote control unit, as described below.
• Adjusting with the remote control unit using the test tones is only possible in the “Auto” mode and only effective in the DOLBY/DTS
SURROUND modes. The adjusted levels for the different modes are automatically stored in the memory.
1 Press the TEST TONE button.
TEST
TONE
2 Test tones are output from the
different speakers. Use the channel
volume adjust buttons to adjust so
that the volume of the test tones is
the same for all the speakers.
BAND MODE
TUNING
TUNING
• After adjusting using the test tones, adjust the channel levels either according to the playback sources or to suit your tastes, as described below.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
+10 0 TV/
VCR
SKIP
SKIP
ENTER
MEMORY
VOLUME CHANNEL
+
-
+
-
TUNER
VDP
VCR-1 VCR-2 /V.AUX
DVD
TV/DBS
CDR/ TAPE
PHONO CD
OUTPUT TEST TONE SPEAKER
RETURN SETUP
SHIFT
A/B
MUTING
BAND MODE
TUNING
TUNING
2
1, 3
3 After completing the adjustment,
press the TEST TONE button again.
TEST
TONE
1 Select the speaker whose level you want to adjust.
CH.VOL
ENTER
SHIFT
(Main unit) (Remote control unit)
2 Adjust the level of the selected speaker.
The channel switches as shown below each time the button
is pressed.
SELECT
BAND MODE
TUNING
TUNING
(Main unit) (Remote control unit)
When the surround back speaker setting is set to “1spkr” for
“Speaker Configuration”, this is set to “SB”.
SKIP
SKIP
ENTER
MEMORY
VOLUME CHANNEL
+
-
+
-
TUNER PHONO CD
RETURN SETUP
SHIFT
A/B
MUTING
BAND MODE
TUNING
TUNING
2
1
(Remote control unit)
(Remote control unit)
(Remote control unit)
FL C FR SR SBR SBL
SL SW FADER
NOTES:
• The adjustment range for the different channels is +12 dB to
–12 dB.
• When using the DIRECT mode, the sound from the subwoofer
can be cut by lowering the SW (subwoofer) setting one step
from –12 dB (setting it to “OFF”).