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• Limit-There are four options for setting a
maximum allowable volume level- O, 60
(-20dB), 70 (110dB), and 80 (0dB). Setting a
Volume Limit can protect equipment and/or
ears from unintended extreme volume
• Power On Level- You can set the Volume level
which the MX123 will power on to. Choices
are Mute, Last (last volume used) or any other
available volume level from 1 (-79dB) to the
maximum volume or the Volume Limit if one
is set
• Mute- You can set what volume reduction
occurs when the MUTE button on the Remote
Control is pushed. Options are Full, -40dB
and -20dB
Audyssey
®
Opons Menu
Setup Menu>Audio>Audyssey
®
After Audyssey
®
Setup (see “Audyssey
®
Setup” on
page 28) has been performed, the following setup
options may be available:
• MultEQ XT32
• Dynamic EQ
• Audyssey
®
LFC
MultEQ XT32 optimizes the frequency response
of your speakers. It compensates for both time
and frequency characteristics of the listening area
based on Audyssey
®
Setup. The default setting is
Reference. Reference provides a compensation
curve that is optimized for movies with a slight
roll o at the higher frequencies. The Flat setting
is optimized for small rooms where your listening
position is closer to the speakers. Keep in mind that
many movie soundtracks are optimized for large
theaters. The options in the Audyssey
®
setup section
help maintain the theater experience in smaller
spaces as well as at lower volumes. The third
MultEQ XT32 choice is O which will turn o the
MultEQ XT32 equalization.
Dynamic EQ solves the problem of deteriorating
sound quality as volume is decreased by taking
into account human perception and room acoustics.
Dynamic EQ can be turned On and O. If it is On
(the default), the Reference Level Oset option
appears. Audyssey
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Dynamic EQ
®
is referenced to
the standard lm mix level. It makes adjustments
to maintain the reference response and surround
envelopment when the volume is turned down from
0dB. However, lm reference level is not always
used in music or other non-lm content. Dynamic
EQ Reference Level Oset provides three osets
from the lm level reference (5dB, 10dB, and
15dB) that can be selected when the mix level of the
content is not within the standard.
Offset Content
0dB (Default) Optimized for movies
5dB Select this setting for content that has a
very wide dynamic range, such as
classical music
10dB Select this setting for jazz or other
music that has a wider dynamic range.
This setting should also be selected for
TV content as that is usually mixed at
10dB below film reference
15dB Select this setting for pop/rock music or
other program material that is mixed at
very high listening levels and has a
compressed dynamic range
Dynamic Volume solves the problem of large
variations in volume level between TV, movies and
other content (between quiet passages and loud
passages, etc.) by automatically adjusting to the
user’s preferred volume setting.
The settings available for Dynamic Volume ranging
from least adjustment are: O, Light, Medium
and Heavy. Medium is the default set if Dynamic
Volume is set to Yes in Audyssey
®
Setup.
Audyssey
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LFC™ cuts the excessive low
frequencies that plague your neighbor, but without
removing bass perception in the room where
the home theater system is operating. This is
accomplished by dynamically monitoring low
frequencies and reducing the “oending” ones.
Audyssey
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LFC™ can be turned On and O. If On,
the Containment Amount may be set between 1 and
7. The default is 4. The higher the setting the greater
the containment of low frequencies.
Video- Setup Menu
Setup Menu>Video
The Video Setup section has the following sub-
menus:
• Picture Adjust
• HDMI Setup
• Output Settings
• Analog Video Out
• On Screen Display
• 4K/8K Signal Format
• TV Format
Picture Adjust
Setup Menu>Video>Picture Adjust
Picture Adjust allows you to select a Picture Mode
that best matches the video content to the viewing
environment. Picture Mode options are:
• O- No picture adjustment