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* OFF if configured with no center speaker
** BYPASS if center speaker configured as NONE or FULL;
63 Hz if configured as SMALL (Presets only)
EFFECT LEVEL controls the loudness of the center, side and rear outputs.
CENTER LEVEL attenuates the level of the center channel and can turn it
off completely. The proper setting for this control will vary depending on
the recording and your taste. There is no "correct" setting.
CENTER DELAY provides a delay of the center channel. When the center
speaker is closer to the central listening position than the main left and right
speakers, the sound from it will arrive at the listener just slightly ahead of
the sound from the main left and right speakers. Depending on your
speakers and your room, adjustment with this control can be dramatic, or
quite subtle. Adjustment will be easiest with CENTER LEVEL set to
Maximum, listening to music with a strongly centered vocalist. Listen for
tight localization and a smooth blend between the three front speakers.
SIDE LEVEL controls the volume level of the side speakers. Since Music
Surround is a dynamic ambience extraction mode, the effect of the side
speakers will depend on the recording. Although the default value is 0, the
correct setting will vary with each recording, your room, and your personal
taste.
SURROUND EFFECT allows you to optimize the Music Surround mode for
music listening or for films. When set to FILM, the Auto Azimuth Error
Correction, Rear Dolby B and rear steering are all turned ON. When set to
MUSIC, they are all turned OFF.
BASS SPLIT takes the low bass from the center, where it is in many film and
music mixes, and distributes it instead to the left and right front-channel
speakers. Bass Splitting is valuable because in many video installations the
center speaker is smaller than the two main stereo speakers and is less
capable of handling the lowest frequencies. By directing the low frequencies
to the main speakers, there is less risk of damage to a small center speaker
and no loss of bass information since it will be reproduced by the main
speakers.