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Model 1070 7.1 Channel Surround Sound Receiver

Owner’s Manual

Dimension

This setting adjusts the depth of the surround soundﬁeld. Depending on the

level you chose, it has the affect of putting your listening position closer to the

front of the room, or further back into the room’s acoustical environment. This

is a highly subjective adjustment that may also require some experimenta-

tion before you ﬁnd the right setting for your room and listening preferences.

The setting also allows you to compensate for overly “dry” recordings (those

with little or no sense of reverberation or “space”) and for those with a more

reverberant sound.

To adjust Dimension:

1. From the SURROUND CONFIG menu, press or to move the

cursor to

DIMENSION.

2. Press the

and buttons on the front panel or remote

adjust

Dimension anywhere from -3 to 3

The

-3

-2

and

-1

settings increase the sense of depth and reverberation

by “placing” you further back in the acoustic environment.

The factory default setting of

is neutral and in many cases you will

ﬁnd it the most enjoyable.

The

, and

settings decrease the sense of depth and reverberation by

“placing” you further towards the front of the acoustic environment.

NOTE: The Panorama, Dimension and Center Width adjustments may

be made while any mode is selected, but they only take effect when the

Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music modes are in use.

HP (Headphone) Mode

This setting determines whether the output at the headphone jack is two-chan-

nel stereo or processed using Dolby Headphone mode to create a surround-sound

effect through ordinary headphones.

To set HP Mode:

1. From the SURROUND CONFIG menu, press or to move the

cursor to

HP MODE.

2. Press the

and buttons on the front panel or remote to toggle

between

STEREO and DH1.

STEREO

(the factory default) sends a conventional, unprocessed two-

channel stereo feed to the headphone jack.

DH1

(DH stands for Dolby Headphone) creates a surround-sound effect

through conventional stereo headphones and simulates the acoustically

controlled environment of a recording studio control room.

2-Channel Subwoofer Offset

Some listeners ﬁnd that after they’ve carefully set their system’s playback levels

for multi-channel listening, the subwoofer sounds too loud when playing music.

The Sub Offset setting allows you reduce the subwoofer level automatically

for 2-channel stereo playback. There is no "by the book" or "proper" way to

set Sub Offset. Simply adjust it to your taste. Play some music you like, set the

Model 1070 for stereo playback, and adjust the Subwoofer Offset until it sounds

good to you.

To adjust 2-Channel Subwoofer Offset:

1. From the SURROUND CONFIG menu, press or to move the

cursor to 2CH SUB OFFSET

2. Press the

and buttons on the front panel or remote

adjust

the 2CH SUB OFFSET anywhere from 0 to -6dB.

The 0dB setting (the factory default) provides no subwoofer offset.

The -6 dB setting creates the most subwoofer offset.

NOTE: This is a negative offset only; you may not increase the output

of the subwoofer in stereo relative to its level in other modes.

To return to the Main Menu:

1. Move the cursor to RETURN TO MAIN MENU by using the

and

buttons on the front panel or remote.

2. Press SET on the front panel or the remote.

The Main Menu appears.

Channel Calibration

Next we will begin the channel calibration process, but ﬁrst, a bit of background

is important. “Calibration” means setting the playback levels of each channel

so that they have equal volume at your prime viewing/listening position. If

one or two channels are louder than the others, surround effects will be less

convincing. The use of a constant level test tone that cycles from one speaker

to another allows you to adjust individual channel levels more accurately.

Although it’s possible to set channel levels by ear, we don’t encourage this prac-

tice. Instead, use an SPL (sound pressure level) meter. Radio Shack and other

retailers offer SPL meters that are inexpensive and reasonably accurate.

Once the playback levels are properly set and you’re enjoying a movie or music

selection, any level differences you hear are intentional – they’ve been “engi-

neered into” the audio track for a speciﬁc reason.

To calibrate channel levels:

1. Press the MENU button on the front panel or the remote to display

the Main Menu.

The Main Menu appears on-screen:

MAIN MENU

> INPUT CONFIG

SPEAKER SIZE

SPEAKER X-OVER

SURROUND CONFIG

CHANNEL CALIBRATION

DELAY ADJUST

SYSTEM CONFIG

EXIT

2. Move the cursor to CHANNEL CALIBRATION by pressing the and

buttons on the front panel or remote.

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