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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration

Before beginning the output level adjustment
process, make certain that all speaker connec-
tions have been properly made. The system
volume should be turned down at first.

For the easiest set-up, follow these steps while
seated in the listening position that will be used
most often:

1. Make certain that all speaker positions have

been properly configured for their “large” or
“small” settings (as outlined above) and turn
off the OSD system if it is in use.

2. Adjust the volume so that it is at

-15

, as

shown in the on-screen display or

Main

Information Display

3. Select any input associated with the surround

mode for which you want to adjust the output
levels. Remember that the same adjustments
must be made with all other surround modes
you´ve in use.

4. Manual output level adjustment is most easily

done through the

CHANNEL ADJUST

menu (Figure 10). If you are already at the
main menu, press the

Button

until

the on-screen

➞

cursor is next to the

MAN-

UAL SETUP

line. If you are not at the main

menu, press the

OSD Button

to bring up

the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1), and then

press the

Button

three times so that

the on-screen

➞

cursor is next to the

MANUAL SETUP

line. Press the

Set

Button

to bring the

MANUAL

SETUP

menu (Figure 6) to the screen, and

then scroll down until the

➞

cursor is pointing

at the

CHANNEL ADJUST

line and press

the

Set Button

Figure 10

When the

CHANNEL ADJUST

menu first

appears, the test tone is off. Use the

⁄

Navigation Button

to select any channel

for adjustment using an external source, such as
a test disc, from which to judge the output levels.
After the

➞

cursor is pointing to the channel to

be adjusted, press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

to raise or lower the output level.

However, before proceeding with any manual
adjustment we recommend that you first use the
AVR’s internal test tone generator and automatic
sequencer to send a tone to each channel so that
you may verify that all speaker connections have
been properly made.

5. To turn the test tone on and have it automati-

cally circulate among the channels where a
speaker has previously been configured (see
page 23), press the

⁄

Navigation

Button

until the

➞

cursor is pointing to

the

TEST TONE SEQ

line on the menu.

Next, press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

until

AUTO

is shown. At this time

the test tone will immediately begin to circu-
late clockwise around the room, playing for
two seconds in each speaker before switching
to the next speaker position. The

➞

cursor will

blink next to the active speaker to indicate
which speaker the sound should be coming
from.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Because this test noise will

have a much lower level than normal music, the
volume must be lowered after the adjustment for
all channels is made, but BEFORE you return to
the main menu and the test tone turns off.

NOTE:

Remember to verify that the speakers have

been properly connected. As the test noise circu-
lates, listen to make certain that the sound comes
from the speaker position shown in the

Main

Information Display

. If the sound comes

from a speaker location that does NOT match the
position indicated in the display, turn the AVR off
using the

Main Power Switch

and check the

speaker wiring or connections to external power
amplifiers to make certain that each speaker is
connected to the correct output terminal.

NOTE:

Remember that when your system has

only a single Surround Back speaker and is thus
configured for 6.1-channel operation, you will
hear the test tone twice from the back speaker,
once with the SBL indication and once with the
SBR indication. This is normal, and it allows you
to adjust the output balance for the mixing cir-
cuit that creates a 6.1 output when 7.1 modes
such as Logic 7/7.1 are used.

6. After checking for speaker placement, let the

test noise circulate again, and listen to see
which channels sound louder than the others.
Using the front left speaker as a reference,
press the

‹

›

Buttons

on the remote

to bring all speakers to the same volume level.
When one of the

‹

›

buttons is pushed, the

test noise circulation will pause on the channel
being adjusted to give you time to make the
adjustment. When you release the button, the
circulation will resume after five seconds. The
on-screen cursor

➞

and the test noise can

also be moved directly to the speaker to be
adjusted by pressing the

⁄

buttons

on the remote.

7. Continue to adjust the individual channels

until the volume level sounds the same from
each speaker. Note that adjustments should be
made with the

‹

›

Buttons

on the

remote only, NOT the main volume controls.

If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL)
meter for precise level adjustment with the test
tone, open the main

Volume Control

)

to -

15dB and set the individual output level for each
channel so that the meter reads 75dB, C-
Weighted Slow. After all settings are made turn
the main volume down.

You may also make these same adjustments with
complete manual control over the channel being
adjusted by pressing the

⁄

Navigation

Button

until the

➞

cursor is pointing to the

TEST TONE SEQ

line on the menu and then

using the

‹

›

Navigation Button

select

MANUAL

in the highlighted video. In the

MANUAL

mode, the test tone will also start

immediately, but the tone will only be moved
to another channel by pressing the

⁄

Navigation Button

. When the manual

sequencing mode is active, the tone is turned off
by pressing the

⁄

Navigation Button

until the

➞

cursor is pointing to the

TEST

TONE

line and the

‹

›

Navigation Button

is then pressed to select

OFF

in the

highlighted video.

If you find that the output levels are either
uncomfortably low or high, you may repeat the
procedure. Return to Step 2 and adjust the mas-
ter volume either slightly higher or lower to
accommodate your particular room layout and
your tastes. You may repeat this procedure as
many times as necessary to achieve a desired
result. In order to prevent possible damage to
your hearing or your equipment, we emphasize
that you should avoid setting the master volume
above 0dB.

When all channels have an equal volume level,
the adjustment is complete. Use the

⁄

Buttons

to move the

➝

cursor next to the

TEST TONE

line, and press the

‹

›

Buttons

until the word OFF appears to

stop the test tone.

Note that any time a given surround mode is
selected, even for a different source input, these
output level settings will be used. However, the
output levels must be set independently for each
surround mode, including variations such as
Dolby Pro Logic II-Movie versus Dolby Pro Logic
II-Music. Although this may seem to be tedious, it
is necessary in order to optimize the AVR’s per-
formance when differing methods are employed
to steer the audio materials to the various chan-
nels. However, the AVR will carry over the set-
tings for one mode to the same mode in a differ-
ent channel configuration, such as Dolby Pro
Logic IIx-Movie and Dolby Pro Logic II-Movie. If
you wish, as a shortcut to get started quickly, you
may set the levels for Dolby Pro Logic IIx-Movie
and copy down those settings, reentering them
for each of the Dolby modes and entering the
settings only for those speakers which are avail-
able for each mode. Later, it is recommended that
you adjust the output levels while listening to