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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

and right bass frequencies under the crossover
frequency selected in the next option setting
on this menu, as described below.

9. When you have completed your selection for the
subwoofer, press the

Button

on the

remote to change the cursor to

SUB X -

OVER FREQ

. The subwoofer crossover set-

ting may only be adjusted using the on-screen
display system.

At this line, you will select the frequency under
which bass information is directed to the

Subwoofer Output

∞

and above which the

remaining signal is directed to all speakers that
are set to

SMALL

. The choices available will

depend on the setting made previously for the
front left/right speakers. When making these
selections, choose the crossover frequency that is
closest to the lower frequency limit of your front
left/right speakers. This figure is normally printed
in the owner’s manual or data sheet for the
speakers; or consult the speaker’s manufacturer.

• When the front speakers have been set to

LARGE

, the crossover choices are

4 0 H z

6 0 H z

to match the typical crossover

points of full range speakers. When you use
large full range front speakers, able to repro-
duce bass below 40Hz with sufficient power,
choose 40 Hz, otherwise select 60 Hz.

• When the front speakers have been set to

SMALL

, the crossover choices are

8 0 H z

1 0 0 H z

to match the typical crossover

points of the smaller speakers used in satellite
speaker systems. Choose the option that is
closest to your speakers’ design.

10. When all speaker selections have been made,
press the

Button

and then the

Set

Button

to return to the Main menu.

11. The Speaker Configuration may also be
changed at any time without using the full-OSD
on-screen menu system by pressing the

Speaker

Select

button on the remote

. Once the but-

ton is pressed,

FNT SPEAKER

will appear

in both the lower third of the video display and
the

Main Information Display

Within five seconds, either press the front panel

‹

›

Selector buttons

or the

⁄

but-

tons

on the remote to select a different

speaker position, or press the

Set

Button

to begin the adjustment process for the front left
and right speakers.

When the

Set

button

has been pressed

and the system is ready for a change to the front
speaker setting, the on-screen display and

Main

Information Display

will read

F N T

L A R G E

F N T S M A L L

depending on

the current setting. Press the front panel

‹

›

Selector Buttons

or the

⁄

buttons

on the remote until the desired setting is

shown, using the instructions for “large” or
“small” shown earlier, then press the

Set

button

If another speaker position needs to be changed,
press the front panel

‹

›

Selector

buttons

or the

⁄

buttons

on the remote

to select a different speaker position, press the

Set

button

and then press the front

panel

‹

›

Selector

buttons

or the

⁄

buttons

on the remote until the cor-

rect speaker setting is shown and press the

Set

button

again to confirm the selection.

To assist in making these settings, the icons in
the

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

will change as the speaker type is selected at
each position. When only the inner icon box is lit,
the speaker is set for “small.” When the inner box
and the two outer boxes with circles inside them
are lit, the speaker is set for “large." When no
indicator appears at a speaker location, that
position is set for “none” or “no” speaker.

Note:

These icons are available only when mak-

ing setup changes without the use of the full
OSD mode.

As an example, in the Figure below, all speakers
are set for “large,” and a subwoofer is set.

Surround Setup

Once the speaker setup has been completed, the
next step for that input is to set the surround
mode you wish to use with that input. Since sur-
round modes are a matter of personal taste, feel
free to select any mode you wish – you may
change it later. The Surround Mode chart on page
28 may help you select the mode best suited to
the input source selected. For example you may
select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most ana-
log inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected
to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a
CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to
set the mode to Stereo, if that is your preferred
listening mode for standard stereo sources,
where it is unlikely that surround encoded materi-
al will be used. Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo
or Logic 7 Music mode may also be a good
choice for stereo-only source material.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using
the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the

MAS-

TER

menu (Figure 1), press the

⁄

buttons

until the

›

cursor is next to the

SUR-

ROUND SELECT

menu. Press the

Set

Button

so that the

SURROUND

SELECT

menu (Figure 4) is on the screen.

Figure 4

The first line on the

SURROUND

SELECT

menu allows you to configure the

AVR for either standard 5.1 or advanced 6.1/7.1
operation. With the on-screen

›

cursor at the

SURR MODE

line, press the

Set Button

and then press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

5.1

is highlighted if you have no sur-

round back speakers installed, or

6.1/7.1

you have one or two speakers connected to the

Surround Back Preamp Outputs

through

optional, external power amplifiers.

Making this selection will set the surround mode
options for the AVR so that only the correct
modes for the number of speakers in your specif-
ic system will be available. Should you change
your system and add additional speakers at a
later date, it is important to change this setting
so that advanced surround modes such as 7
Channel Stereo, Logic 7/7.1, DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete
and Matrix, DTS+NEO:6, and DTS NEO:6 will be
available.

Important Note:

As this 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 selec-

tion is a basic configuration for your system it
will be effective with all inputs and need not be
repeated with all other inputs in use. Moreover
this setting is linked with the Surround Back
Speaker selection outlined on page 22, both
settings will turn on ("6.1/7.1") or off ("5.1")
these speakers in the same manner.

When the desired selection is made, press the

Set Button

to continue with the setup and

configuration.

Once the setting is made for 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 oper-
ation, the default surround mode for an input
should be set. Each of the remaining five lines on
the menu (Figure 4) contains the various sur-
round mode categories, and within those menus
you may choose one of the sub-modes. Note that
the list of specific sub-modes in some categories
will vary according to whether 5.1 or 6.1/7.1
operation is chosen and Dolby Digital will appear
only when a digital input is selected. In addition,
the DTS modes (except NEO:6) available in the

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System Configuration