Anthem AVM 20 Operation - 5. Front Panel Operation
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5. FRONT PANEL OPERATION
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5.5
VOLUME CONTROL
MAIN, ZONE2, ZONE3, and HEADPHONE volumes are controlled
separately.
• MAIN: Adjust using the Master Control Knob. If your
speaker levels have been calibrated to 75 dB SPL, the
THX Reference Level for movie playback is 0 dB, the
level at which the film was originally presented in movie
theaters (see Dialog Normalization and section 7.4.6).
• ZONE2 or ZONE3: Press ZONE2 or ZONE3, then adjust.
Since ZONE2 and ZONE3 have L/R stereo outputs only,
the Fronts, Center, Surrounds, Rears, and Sub buttons
do not function.
• HEADPHONE: Check that the display reads MAIN, press FRONTS twice, then adjust. If you prefer,
MAIN can be set to mute whenever headphones are inserted (see section 7.4.4 menu 4.i).
Dialog Normalization:
When playing some Dolby Digital material, you may see “Dial Norm Offset xxdB” on the display. Some
soundtracks are recorded either louder or quieter than normal, and xxdB shows by how much. For example,
if the display shows “Dial Norm Offset +4dB”, the recording was encoded 4dB louder than normal. If you
wish, you can turn down the volume by 4dB to keep the playback level consistent with other material.
Mute:
When MUTE is pressed, the audio output of the currently selected Path is silenced. Press
MUTE again, or rotate the Master Control Knob to adjust the volume, and sound will
return. MAIN, ZONE2, ZONE3, and Headphone can all be muted independently.
• MAIN: Press MUTE.
• ZONE2 or ZONE3: Press ZONE2 or ZONE3, then press MUTE.
• HEADPHONE: Check that the display reads MAIN, press FRONTS twice then press MUTE.
Always make sure you are in the Path that you want to adjust before changing Volume or pressing Mute.
5.6
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER LEVEL
To change level of individual speakers in MAIN, check to see that the display reads MAIN, then adjust as follows:
• All Speakers Simultaneously: This is the default position, adjust by rotating the Master Control Knob.
• Fronts Only: Press FRONTS •
, then adjust (this changes Left, Center, and Right speakers).
• Center Only: Press CENTER, then adjust.
• Surrounds Only: Press SURR • REARS, then adjust.
• Rears Only: Press SURR • REARS twice, then adjust.
• Subwoofer Only: Press SUB • LFE, then adjust. Pressing SUB • LFE twice allows you to reduce the
level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) output from any source with a “.1” LFE channel i.e. DVD,
Laser Disc, DTS-CD, or satellite, while leaving the bass derived from the other channels at their
original levels. Some of these discs exhibit prodigious levels of bass, and may need LFE adjustment.
The AVM 20 memorizes all speaker level settings for each of Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS, Stereo
(including Music Modes), and for the 6-Ch S/E input. This eliminates the need to constantly adjust individual
speaker levels when changing different types of source material.
Note: When listening in Stereo (CD, FM • AM, etc.) with Front Speakers set to ‘Large’, the Subwoofer
must be set to ‘Super’ for it to receive bass information and function (see section 7.4.4).
LOGIC
MASTER
CONTROL KNOB
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