Adjusting The Speaker Levels And Balance; Test Tone; Checking The Connections - Sony STR-LV500 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the speaker
levels and balance

— TEST TONE

Use the remote while seated in your listening
position to adjust the level of each speaker.
1
Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver.
2
Rotate VOLUME on the receiver
clockwise.
3
Turn on the power of the sub woofer.
4
Press TEST TONE on the remote.
You will hear the test tone from each
speaker in sequence.
Front (left) t Center t Front (right) t
Surround (right) t Surround (left) t Sub
woofer
5
Adjust the LEVEL parameters so that
the level of the test tone from each
speaker sounds the same when you
are in your main listening position.
To adjust the balance and level of speakers,
press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
LEVEL menu, press V/v to select the
parameter you want to adjust (page 26).
Then press B/b to select the setting.
6
Press TEST TONE on the remote again
to turn off the test tone.
Tip
You can adjust the level of all speakers at the same
time. Rotate VOLUME on the system or press
VOLUME +/– on the remote.
Notes
• The front balance, center level, surround level, and
sub woofer level are shown in the display during
adjustment.
• To enjoy the better sound quality, do not turn the
volume of the sub woofer too high.

Checking the connections

After connecting all of your components to the
receiver, do the following to verify that the
connections were made correctly.
1
Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver.
2
Press INPUT SELECTOR to select a
component (program source) that you
connected (e.g., DVD player).
3
Turn on the component and start
playing it.
4
Rotate VOLUME to turn up the volume.
If you do not obtain normal sound output after
performing this procedure, see
"Troubleshooting" on page 29 and take the
appropriate measures to correct the problem.
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