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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration

going to the front left/right speakers, or you may
configure it so that the subwoofer feed is
activated.
The factory default setting is to have the sub-
woofer turned off for this mode, but you may
change that setting by following these steps:

1. Press the

Speaker Button

2. Press the

Set Button

to activate the

configuration menu.

3. Press the

⁄

Buttons

on the remote or

the

‹

›

Buttons

on the front panel to select

the desired option.

SUB NONE

turns off the

feed to the subwoofer, while

SUB <L+R>

turns it on.

4. When the desired setting has been entered,
press the

Set Button

to return to nor-

mal operation.

Stereo-Digital Mode

When the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use a
full range signal is always sent to the front
left/right speakers. By its nature, that option does
not pass the signal through the AVR’s digital sig-
nal processing, creating the requirement for full-
range speakers. If your front speakers are band-
width limited, “satellite”speakers, we recommend
that you do NOT use the Bypass mode, but rather
use the

DSP SURROUND OFF

mode for

stereo listening.

To listen to programs in the two-channel stereo
mode while taking advantage of the bass man-
agement system, press the

Stereo Mode

Selector

until

SURROUND OFF

appears in the

Main Information Display

and the DSP and

SURR. OFF

Surround

Mode Indicators

(

both light up. When only

the

SURR. OFF

Surround Mode

Indicators

(

is lit you are in the Stereo-Direct

(Bypass) mode.

When this mode is in use, the front left/right
speakers and subwoofer may be configured to
meet the requirements of your specific speakers
using the steps shown in the Speaker Setup sec-
tion below.

Speaker Setup

This menu tells the AVR which type of speakers
are in use. This is important as it adjusts the set-
tings that decide whether your system will use
the "5-channel" or "6-channel/7-channel"
modes, as well as determine which speakers
receive low-frequency (bass) information. For
each of these settings use the

LARGE

setting if

the speakers for a particular position are tradi-
tional full-range loudspeakers that are capable of
reproducing sounds below 200Hz.
Use the

SMALL

setting for smaller, frequency-

limited satellite speakers that do not reproduce
sounds below 200Hz. Note that when “small”
speakers are used, a subwoofer is required to
reproduce low-frequency sounds. Remember that

the “large” and “small” descriptions do not refer
to the actual physical size of the speakers, but to
their ability to reproduce low-frequency sounds. If
you are in doubt as to which category describes
your speakers, consult the specifications in the
speakers’ owner’s manual, or ask your dealer.

At last, this menu also makes you chose if the
speaker setting will be the same for each input
source (

GLOBAL

), or will be set differently for

each input (

INDEPENDENT

Notes:

• When "Independent" is selected for the speak-

er settings (see below), they need to be made
for each input individually and you can deter-
mine which speaker should be used depending
on the input source selected. So it´s possible
e.g. to turn off the Center and/or the Sub with
any music source selected and to use them
with any movie input source.

• With the currently selected input all speaker

settings will be copied to all other surround
modes (as far as speakers are used with them)
and need not be repeated when another sur-
round mode is selected with that input.

It is easiest to enter the proper settings for the
speaker setup through the

SPEAKER SIZE

menu (Figure 7). So press the

OSD Button

to bring up the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1),

and then press the

Button

three times

so that the cursor is on the

MANUAL SETUP

line.

Figure 6

At this point, press the

Set Button

and

select the

SPEAKER SIZE

menu (Figure 7).

Figure 7

1. Before you start the speaker setting, you
should determine if you want all inputs being
configured with the same speaker size setting
(

GLOBAL

) or if all inputs should be configured

individually (

INDEPENDENT

To configure all inputs for "Global" or "Inde-
pendent" press the

⁄

Button

twice so that

the cursor is next to the

BASS MGR

line.

This setting allows you to use the same speaker
configuration for all inputs, or to have different
settings for each input. In most cases the factory
default setting of

GLOBAL

will be appropriate,

as most listeners do not need to have individual-
ized speaker settings. However, some listeners,
particularly those with full-range front speakers
that are used for both movies and music may
prefer that different speaker settings be used
when listening to music through a CD player as
opposed to a movie from a DVD player, VCR or
cable/satellite set top.

If you wish to customize the speaker size individ-
ually to each input, make certain that the cursor
is on the

BASS MGR

line and press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

INDEPENDENT

appears in highlighted video. When this setting is
entered all speaker size settings will be shown
with their factory default size in the menu and all
other inputs will turn to

INDEPENDENT

too.

Now you should enter the speaker size settings
prefered for the input selected, as described
below. Remember that in this case the size set-
tings just entered will apply to the current input
ONLY, and you will need to go back to the

INPUT

menu to select another input, and then

return to this menu page again to change the
settings for the next input. Repeat the procedure
for any input where you wish to have a set of
speaker configuration different from the default
settings.

NOTE:

When the

INDEPENDENT

setting is

activated, you may assign different speaker size
settings to each input to accommodate different
bass management settings that match your pref-
erences with the type of program material nor-
mally used with a particular source (for example,
when movies are played from DVD and music
from a CD player). However, the actual speaker
crossover settings are set only once and do not
change with the input selection. The reason is
that, while bass management preferences may
vary, the actual speakers remain the same,
regardless of the bass-management and redirec-
tion settings.

2. Begin the speaker size setup process by making
certain that the cursor is pointing toward the

LEFT/RIGHT

line, which sets the configura-

tion for the front left and right speakers. If you
wish to make a change to the front speakers’
configuration, press the

‹

›

Buttons

that either

LARGE

SMALL

appears, match-

ing the appropriate description from the definitions
shown above.

When

SMALL

is selected, low-frequency front

channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer
output. If you choose this option and there is no
subwoofer connected, you will not hear any low-
frequency sounds with front channel signals.

When

LARGE

is selected, a full-range output

will be sent to the front left and front right
outputs. Depending on the choice made in

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