Dantax LR-8500 User Manual

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there will be little or no sound in the surround channels.
This is because they are only used when a movie director
or sound mixer specifically places sound there to create
ambience or special effect, or to continue action from the
front of the room to the rear. When the output levels are
properly set, it is normal for surround speakers to operate
only occasionally. Artificially increasing the volume to the
rear speakers may destroy the illusion of an enveloping
sound field that duplicates the way you hear sound in a
movie theater or concert hall. 

Before beginning the output level adjustment process,
make certain that all speaker connections have been prop-
erly made. The system volume should be set to the level
that you will use during a typical listening session

You can adjust channel level by pressing the TEST TONE
button on the remote control.

Select amount of time(3s~10s) that the display to fade out
of front panel. Select OFF if you do not wish to the front
panel displays fade out.

FULL: Normal brightness.

HALF: Half the normal brightness level.

OFF: All of the front panel indicators will go dark.

ON

OFF

Set the desired turn-on volume. This setting may not be
made with the regular volume controls.

The semi-OSD system places one-line message at the

no adjustments are needed and you may skip this section.
However, should you wish to change one of the settings.
The available choices at which point low-frequency infor-
mation will be sent to the subwoofer, rather than to the
main speaker channel, are 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz
and 200Hz.

Due to the different distances between the listening posi-
tion and each speaker position, the amount of time it takes
for sound to reach your ears from each channel is different.
You may compensate for this difference through the use of
the delay settings to adjust the timing for the speaker place-
ment and acoustic conditions in your listening room or
home theater.  

Once the DELAY ADJUST menu is on-screen, note that
default for distance settings is in meter. If your measure-
ments are not in meter, change to feet at the UNIT line.

Channel level adjustment is a key part of the configuration
of any surround sound product. It is particularly important
for a digital receiver such as the LR-8500, as correct out-
puts ensure that you hear soundtracks with proper direc-
tionality and intensity.

Listeners are often confused about the operation of the sur-
round channels. While some assume that sound should
always be coming from each speaker, most of the time

DISTANCE ADJUST

FL
CEN
FR
SR
DELAY RESET : OFF
UNIT
A / V SYNC DELAY

: 3.0  M
: 3.0  M
: 3.0  M
: 3.0  M

:  METER

SBR
SBL
SL
SUB

: 3.0  M
: 3.0  M
: 3.0  M
: 3.0  M

:   0 mS

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CH LEVEL ADJUST

FL
CEN
FR
SR
LEVEL DEFAULT
TEST TONE SEQ
TEST TONE

:   0dB
:   0dB
:   0dB
:   0dB

:   0dB
:   0dB
:   0dB
:   0dB

SBR
SBL
SL
SUB
: OFF
: AUTO
: OFF

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PREFERENCE SETUP

DISPLAY TIME OUT
DISPLAY MODE
VOLUME DEFAULT
DEFAULT VOL SET
SEMI OSD TIME OUT
FULL OSD TIME OUT
DEFAULT SURR MODE

: OFF
: FULL
: OFF
: -25dB
: 5
: 20
: ON

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