Calibrating Through a DVD Player's Menu II
Let me begin a new thread because the other ones are getting lost in theme, somewhat....
My surround system is calibrated to where I want it, sound-wise, using my RECEIVER's calibration system....but, I noticed on my DVD player, there is an on-screen menu that can be accessed in which you can actually set delay times, dB levels and all sorts of other parameters. Does ANYTHING on the DVD player need to be set for surround calibration at all on this menu? Or is everything handled by the receiver for setting calibration levels for each channel? If the receiver handles it, as I have been advised, what should this onscreen menu read on the DVD player for speaker levels....should everything be on 0?
I can't believe no one has nailed this yet.
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Originally Posted by Lexmark3200
Let me begin a new thread because the other ones are getting lost in theme, somewhat....
My surround system is calibrated to where I want it, sound-wise, using my RECEIVER's calibration system....but, I noticed on my DVD player, there is an on-screen menu that can be accessed in which you can actually set delay times, dB levels and all sorts of other parameters. Does ANYTHING on the DVD player need to be set for surround calibration at all on this menu? Or is everything handled by the receiver for setting calibration levels for each channel? If the receiver handles it, as I have been advised, what should this onscreen menu read on the DVD player for speaker levels....should everything be on 0?
You're using the digital output so the DVD player's own settings won't matter. No matter how you have them set it won't make any difference so long as you're using the digital out. You'd only use the DVD player's internal test tones/delays/etc. via the 5.1 analog outputs (which you'll need to do if you ever want to hear DVD-A hi rez 5.1 tracks at full resolution).
The reason why you're hearing the test tones only in the L/R speakers? I suspect you have the analog stereo outputs connected to the receiver as well 'cause the test tones shouldn't be outputted via a digital out. Hence, your receiver doesn't detect a digital signal with these test tones and then switches to the analog input.