Speaker Placement - Yamaha RX-V1400 Owner's Manual

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• Dynamic range DYNAHIC RANGE
Use 1o select the amount of dynamic range compression to
be applied to your speakers or headphones when using
NIGHT (see page 33). This setting is effective only when
the unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals.
"Ib access Ihese paramelers, select:
MANUAL SETUP > SOUND MENU > DYNAMIC
RANGE >
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÷ SP: Hid STD_HAX
HP: HIM STD_HAX
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Choices: MIN (minimum), STD (standard),
MAX (maximum)
SP
Select to adjust the speaker LFE level.
HP
Select lo adjust the headphone LFE level.
• Select MAX for feature fihns.
• Select STD for general use.
• Select MIN for lisiening to sources at low volume
levels.
• Low frequency test LOt,.tFRO.oTEST
Use this feature 1o adjust the oulput level of the subwoofer
so it matches your olher speakers.
"Ib access these paramelers, select:
MANUAL SETUP > SOUND MENU > LOW FRQ. TEST
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÷ TEST TONE....OFF
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Press < / > to set TEST TONE to ON, and
adjust the volume with VOL 4+ so you can
hear the tone.
Do not turn up the volume loo high. If no lest lone is
heard, turn down the volume, set this unit in the
standby mode and make sure all the necessary
connections are correct.
• The tone generator produces a narrow-band noise
cenlered on a specified frequency by the band pass
filler besides a wide-band noise.
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Press v to go to "OUTPUT" and press < / > to
select the speaker you want to compare with
the subwoofer.
Choices: FRONT L/R, FRONT L, CENTER,
FRONT R, SUR.R, SBR*, SBL*, SUR.L, SWFR,
PRESENCE
* SB will be displayed if you selected only one surround
back speaker in SURR B [JR SP (p_ge 49).
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Press v to go to "FRQ" and press < / > to
select the frequency you want to use.
Choices: 35 to 250 (Hz), Initial: 88 Hz
4
Adjust the volume of the subwoofer with the
controls on the subwoofer so it matches that
of the speaker you are comparing it to.
You can use the test tone not only l_r adjusting the subwoof_r
level, but also fbr checking the low-frequency characleristics of
your listening room. Low-fiequency sounds are especially
affected by the listener's position, speaker placement, subwoofer
polarity and other conditions.
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