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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

To make this process as quick and as easy as pos-
sible, we suggest that you use the full-OSD sys-
tem with the on-screen menus, and step through
each input.

Input Setup

The first step in configuring the AVR is to select
an input, i.e. to associate an analog or digital
input with each input source in use, e.g.

DVD

. Note that once an input is selected, all

settings for the Digital Input, Speaker Configura-
tion and Surround Mode will ”attach” themselves
to that input and be stored in a nonvolatile
memory. This means that once made, the
selection of an input will automatically recall
those settings. For that reason, the procedures
described below must be repeated for each input
source so that you have the opportunity to
custom tailor each source to your specific
listening requirements. However, once made they
need not be changed again unless you need to
alter a setting.

When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the

OSD

button

once so that the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1)

appears. Note that the

›

cursor will be next to

the

INPUT SETUP

line. Press the

Set

button

to enter the menu and the

INPUT

SETUP

menu (Figure 2) will appear on the

screen. Press the

‹

›

buttons

until the

desired input name appears in the highlighted
video, as well as being indicated in the front
panel

Input Indicators

by the green LED

next to the desired input name. If the input will
use the standard left/right analog inputs, no fur-
ther adjustment is needed (except with DVD).

Figure 2

If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs
with the selected input source, press the

Button

on the remote while the

INPUT

SETUP

menu (Figure 2) is on the screen, and

note that the on-screen cursor will drop down to
the

DIGITAL I N

line. Press the

‹

›

Buttons

until the name of the desired digital

input appears. To return to the Analog input,
press the buttons until the word

ANALOG

appears. When the correct input source appears,
press the

button

until the

›

cursor

appears next to

BACK T O MASTER MENU

and press the

Set Button

To associate an analog or digital input with the
input source currently selected at any time using
the discrete function buttons, press the

Digital

Input Select Button

on the front panel

or the remote while the full-OSD is not in use.
Within five seconds, make your input selection
using the

Selector

buttons on the front panel

or the

⁄

Buttons

on the remote

until the desired digital or analog input is shown
in the

Main Information Display

and in

the lower third of the video display connected to
the AVR 4550. Press the

Set Button

enter the new input assignment.

Speaker Setup

This menu tells the AVR 4550 which type of
speakers are in use. This is important as it adjusts
the settings that 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 40Hz.
Use the

SMALL

setting for smaller, frequency-

limited satellite speakers that do not reproduce
sounds below 40Hz. 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 set-
tings for the AVR 4550’s Triple Crossover feature
that 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 custom tailor the bass management and
redirection circuits with a precision not previously
possible.

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.

First select any of the DTS Neo:6 modes as with
them all speakers and all speaker modes are
available. It is easiest to select these modes
directly, without the on-screen display, so press
the

OSD

button

to turn the on-screen dis-

play off if it is still visible. Then press the

DTS

Neo:6

button

on the front panel or

the remote.

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

SPEAKER

SETUP

menu (Figure 3). So press the

OSD

Button

to bring up the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1), and then press the

Button

twice so that the cursor is on the

SPEAKER

SETUP

line. At this point, press the

Set Button

to bring up the

SPEAKER

SETUP

menu (Figure 3).

Figure 3

The first line of the

SPEAKER SETUP

(Figure 3) allows you to switch the menu to
change either the underlying speaker size setting
or the exact crossover point used for that speaker
group if set to "Small". 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.

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 pre-
fer 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.

* S P E A K E R S E T U P *

M O D E :

S I Z E

X - O V E R

L E F T / R I G H T :

L A R G E

C E N T E R :

S M A L L

S U R R O U N D :

S M A L L

S U R R B A C K :

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