Sub Stereo: This setting allows the volume level of the sub woofer to be adjusted for when the sub
woofer is being used with 2-channel (stereo) sources. The sub woofer level for stereo music often needs
to be set at a lower level than that for cinema use; use this trim setting, with a stereo source, to reduce
the sub woofer output in stereo playback to an acceptable level. The level required depends on various
factors such as speakers, the types and styles of music to be played and personal taste.
DVD-A Sub Level: This setting allows compensation for sub woofer level gain from external decoders or
sources (such as DVD-A players).
When decoding digital inputs, the AVP700 follows the convention for products of this type and sets
the sub woofer level 10dB higher than that of the other channels. Source products such as DVD-audio
players do not follow this pattern, however, setting the sub woofer level to be the same as the other
channels. This means that switching from material that has been decoded by the AVP700 to that
decoded externally may mean that the sub woofer sounds very quiet. This setting provides for the
removal of that difference by allowing the sub woofer level of the DVD-A (multi-channel) input to be
raised by 10dB.
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NORMAL: No gain compensation. This allows the DVD-A sub level to pass directly to the output
with no gain adjustment.
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+10DB: This increases the DVD-A (multi-channel input) sub level by 10dB
If you are using the AVP700 in combination with the multi-channel analogue outputs of an Arcam DVD-A
player, then this item should be set to ‘+10dB’.
4 – Speaker Delay Settings
The relative positioning of speakers
within a room may mean that sound
from some speakers arrives at the
listener later than sound from others.
By altering the delay settings for the
different speakers, this difference
in arrival time can be reduced or
eliminated.
When setting the delay, it should be
imagined that the listener is sitting
in a circle of the speakers; the delay
indicates the distance of the speaker
from the listener.
The speaker distance control can be used to set
automatically the appropriate time delays required
for all the speakers in your system. To use this,
measure from the usual listening position to the front
of each individual speaker in the system and
enter this value in the appropriate place. The
measurements can be entered either in feet or
(more precisely) in metres, as selected from
the ‘General Settings’ menu page. 1 foot is
approximately 0.3 metres.
An alternative to using the speaker distance
control is to enter the delays manually in
milliseconds.
Note that the delay adjustment is not a
substitute for proper speaker placement, but it
can help to ensure accurate and correct signal arrival times from all the channels to the primary
listening position.
No measurement can be entered for a speaker that is not selected in the previous ‘Speaker Sizes’
menu.
