Owners Manual
System Setup
Notes on Setting Crossover FrequenciesNight Mode
You may nd the following suggestions helpful in setting good crossover points Night Mode controls the use of dynamic range compression that reduces the
for your speakers.intensity of loud sounds and raises the level of very soft sounds, for example,
nIf you hear distortion from a particular speaker during passages where the bass when watching a movie with some whispered dialog followed immediately by
a loud explosion. This circuit works only with Dolby Digital sources, playing
is loud, that speaker?s crossover is probably set too low. Increase the crossover signals received through a digital input. This circuitry is useful when listening
frequency until the distortion disappears.
to movies with lowered overall volume without reducing the relative intensity
nA medium-sized tower speaker usually works well with a 40 or 60Hz crossover of loud sounds in relation to those with lower level.
point.
To activate Night Mode:
nA standard-sized home theater ?LCR-type? speaker works well with an 80 or
1. From the SURROUND CONFIG menu, press or to move the
100Hz crossover point.cursor to NIGHT MODE.
nSlim, on-wall speakers designed to go with at-screen (LCD and plasma) TVs 2. Press the and buttons on the front panel or remote to toggle
tend to work well with a 100 or 120Hz crossover point.between ON and OFF.
nMiniature satellite speakers, ones measuring 4 to 7" high, often have a crossover Select ON to engage the Night mode.
point of 120 or 150Hz.Select OFF to disengage the compressor circuit and experience an audio
Surround Setting Congurationssignal?s full dynamic range.
The items on the Surround Conguration menu enable you to adjust the Panorama
parameter settings available for some of the Model 1070?s surround modes. In
Panorama extends the front stereo image to the surround channels, creating a more
many cases the factory defaults are a good starting point, and you may wish enveloping, wraparound effect. Panorama is a non-adjustable, on/off feature.
to skip this menu during the initial conguration of a new Model 1070 and
return to them later.To activate Panorama mode:
1. From the SURROUND CONFIG menu, press or to move the
To enter Surround Conguration settings:cursor to PANORAMA.
1. Press the MENU button on the front panel or the remote to display
the Main Menu.2. Press the and buttons on the front panel or remote to toggle
between ON and OFF.
The Main Menu appears on-screen:
Select ON to engage the Panorama circuitry.
Select OFF to disengage the Panorama circuitry.
MAIN MENU
> INPUT CONFIG
SPEAKER SIZECenter Width
SPEAKER X-OVERCenter Width blends sound from the center channel into the left and right
SURROUND CONFIGchannels to create a more seamless front soundstage. Experiment to see which
CHANNEL CALIBRATIONsetting sounds best to you. The default setting of STEP 3 is a good starting point
DELAY ADJUST
SYSTEM CONFIGfor many systems and types of material.
EXITTo adjust Center Width:
1. From the SURROUND CONFIG menu, press or to move the
2. Move the cursor to SURROUND CONFIG by using the and cursor to CENTER WIDTH.
buttons on the front panel or remote.2. Press and buttons to adjust CENTER WIDTH anywhere from
STEP 0 to STEP 7.
3. With the cursor pointing to SURROUND CONFIG, press SET on the
front panel or the remote.Step 0 provides no blending from center to left and right front speakers
The Surround Conguration sub-menu appears:at all.
Steps 1 and 2 feed a small amount of the center channel feed into the
SURROUND CONFIGleft and right front speakers.
> NIGHT MODE :OFFStep 3 is the factory default,
PANORAMA :ON
CENTER wIDTH :STEP 3
DIMENSION :STEP 0Steps 4, 5 and 6 begin to widen the front sound stage by feeding
HP MODE :STEREOincreasing amounts of the center channel into the left and right front
2CH SUB OFFSET : 0dBspeakers.
Step 7 shuts off the center channel speaker entirely. At this setting the
RETURN TO MAIN MENUleft and right front speakers create a phantom center channel.
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