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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

operate AVR 335. For those situations where you may
wish to make a change to the settings entered by
EzSet+, follow the instructions on the following pages.

Speaker Setup

This menu tells the AVR 335 which type of speakers
are in use. This is important as it adjusts the settings
that decide whether your system will use the “5-chan-
nel” or “6-channel/7-channel” modes, as well as
determining which speakers receive low-frequency
(bass) information.

If you have already completed an automated setup
using EzSet+ the settings calculated during that pro-
cedure will already appear. No further adjustment is
required unless you wish to change a specific item to
reflect your personal taste or a nonstandard system
configuration.

For each of these settings, use the

LARGE

setting

if the speakers for a particular position are traditional
full-range loudspeakers. Use the

SMALL

setting for

smaller, frequency-limited satellite speakers that do
not reproduce sounds below 60Hz. 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.

This menu screen also allows you to enter the settings
for the AVR 335’s Quadruple Crossover feature, which
allows a different crossover point to be used for the
front left/right, center and surround speakers. In
systems where full-range or tower speakers are used
for the front soundstage or where different brands
or models are in use at the various speaker positions,
this feature allows you to customize the bass manage-
ment and redirection circuits with a precision not
previously possible.

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

SPEAKER SETUP

(Figure 9). If that menu is not already on your screen
from the prior adjustments, press the

OSD Button

to bring up the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1),

and then press the

Button

until the cursor is

on the

SPEAKER SETUP

line. At this point,

press the

Set Button

to bring up the

SPEAKER SETUP

menu (Figure 8).

Figure 8

The first line of the

SPEAKER SETUP

(Figure 8) allows you to switch the menu to change
either the speaker size setting or the exact crossover
point used for that speaker group. For the first pass
through the menu, leave the setting at its default
option of

SIZE

, and then proceed as outlined

below. Once the speaker choices have been set, you
may wish to return to this line to change the option so
that the crossover settings may be adjusted.

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

LEFT

RIGHT

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

‹

›

Buttons

so that either

LARGE

SMALL

appears,

matching the appropriate description from the definitions
shown above.

When

SMALL

is selected, low frequencies will be

sent only to the subwoofer output. If you choose this
option and there is no subwoofer, you will not hear any
low-frequency sounds from the front channels.

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 the

SUBWOOFER

line in

this menu, bass information may also be directed to the
front left/right speakers, a subwoofer or both.

NOTE:

When the front speakers are set to the

LARGE

option and the surround mode is set to

"Surround Off", or pure two-channel stereo, when an
analog signal source is present it will be routed directly
from the input to the volume control without being digi-
tized or processed. If you have full-range front speakers
and wish to remove all digital processing from the circuit
path, select this configuration. If you wish to set this
option for use with only one input, such as a CD player
that uses an external DAC or an optional, external
phono preamp, choose the

INDEPENDENT

setting on the

BASS MGR

line at the bottom of

this menu so that only those inputs where the analog
bypass is desired will be routed in this fashion, while
other analog inputs such as a VCR or cable box will be
digitized for surround processing.

When you have completed your selection for the front
channel, press the

Button

to move the cursor

CENTER

Press the

‹

›

Buttons

to select the option that

best describes your system, based on the speaker
definitions shown below.

When

SMALL

is selected, low-frequency center

channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer out-
put. If you choose this option and there is no subwoofer
connected, you will not hear low-frequency sounds from
the center channel.

When

LARGE

is selected, a full-range output will be

sent to the center speaker output, and NO center
channel signal will be sent to the subwoofer output.

NOTE:

If you choose Logic 7 as the surround mode,

the “large” option will not be available for the center
speaker. This is due to the requirements of Logic 7
processing, and does not indicate a problem with
your receiver.

When

NONE

is selected, no signals will be sent to

the center channel output. The receiver will operate in
a “phantom” center channel mode and center channel
information will be sent to the left and right front chan-
nel outputs. When only front left and right speakers are
used, with no center or surround speakers, VMAx is a
good alternative mode.

When you have completed your selection for the cen-
ter channel, press the

Button

to move the

cursor to

SURROUND

Press the

‹

›

Buttons

to select the option that

best describes your surround speakers based on the
speaker definitions shown on this page.

When

SMALL

is selected, low-frequency surround

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

When

LARGE

is selected, a full-range output

will be sent to the surround channel outputs, and
NO surround channel signals will be sent to the
subwoofer output.

When

NONE

is selected, surround sound informa-

tion will be split between the front left and front right
outputs. For optimal performance when no surround
speakers are in use, the Dolby Virtual Speaker mode
should be used.

NOTE:

In order to adjust the speaker settings for the

surround back channels, a Dolby Digital or DTS source
must be playing. This enables the system to activate
the surround back processing mode.

* SPEAKER SETUP *

MODE

:SIZE

LEFT/RIGHT  : SMALL
CENTER    : SMALL
SURROUND    : SMALL
SURR BACK   : SMALL MAIN
SUBWOOFER   : SUB
BASS MGR

: GLOBAL

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