Volume Control (1 Viewer)

[Scott War]

Hi I'm a noob and I don't even know if I have problem. Anyway my Panasonic SA-HT720 volume control max's out at 00 dbs and when i turn it down it goes to -88dbs. It seems ok for most things. Seems kind of weird to me. But like i said i dont know if its even a problem. Thanks for any help!

 

[John Garcia]

You mean it automatically turns all the way down to -88? That doesn't seem normal, but I'm not familiar with this receiver. Does it do this regardless of the mode you have it in? (DVD, CD, Tuner, etc...)

 

[Scott War]

im sorry i checked again its actually -82 dbs. it just seems weird to me that its backwards the top volume being 00 dbs.

 

[John S]

This is the way most every AVR works....

The negative numbers indicate it is not backwards.

As 0 is a larger number than any negative.

 

[Scott War]

Thanks John S it makes me feel much better knowing that nothing is wrong.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

The numbers refer to the pre- amp section’s output voltage, 0 dB being maximum output. Thus the negative numbers mean “82 dB below maximum output,” or something along those lines.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Neil Joseph]

Perhaps they should label "attenuation" instead of "volume" technically.

 

[drobbins]

Scott,
I had the same question when I first set up my system. Check out the last post on this thread Negative Volume ? . It is very informative.
Dave