Sony STR-DN610 Operating Instructions Manual page 62

AUTO CAL menu
You can perform automatic calibration to get
proper sound balance in your room.
For details, see "Calibrating the appropriate
speaker settings automatically (AUTO
CALIBRATION)" (page 32).
LEVEL menu
You can adjust the level of each speaker.
These settings are applied to all sound fields.
x T. TONE
Lets you adjust the speaker levels while
listening to the test tone from your listening
position.
• OFF
The test tone is turned off.
• AUTO xxx
*
The test tone is output from each speaker in
sequence.
* xxx
represent a speaker channel.
Adjusting the speaker level
You can adjust each speaker's level using the
following parameters.
For front left/right speakers, you can adjust the
level from –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB in 0.5 dB
steps. For other speakers, you can adjust the
level from –20.0 dB to +10.0 dB in 0.5 dB
steps.
x FL LVL
x FR LVL
x CNT LVL
x SL LVL
x SR LVL
x SB LVL
x SBL LVL
x SBR LVL
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x SW LVL
Note
Depends on the speaker pattern setting, some
parameters may not be available.
x D. RANGE
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the
soundtrack. This may be useful when you want
to watch movies at low volumes late at night.
Dynamic range compression is possible with
Dolby Digital sources only.
• COMP. MAX
The dynamic range is compressed
dramatically.
• COMP. STD
The dynamic range is compressed as
intended by the recording engineer.
• COMP. OFF
The dynamic range is not compressed.
Tip
Dynamic range compressor lets you compress the
dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the
dynamic range information included in the Dolby
Digital signal.
"COMP. STD" is the standard setting, but it only
enacts light compression. Therefore, we recommend
using the "COMP. MAX" setting. This greatly
compresses the dynamic range and lets you view
movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog
limiters, the levels are predetermined and provide a
very natural compression.