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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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 7200’s Triple 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 management
and redirection circuits with a precision not previously
possible.

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

SPEAKER SETUP

(Figure 5). 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

Navigation 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 5).

Figure 5

The first line of the

SPEAKER SETUP

(Figure 5) allows you to switch the menu to change
either the underlying 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 out-

lined 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

‹

›

Navigation Button

so that either

LARGE

SMALL

appears, matching the appropriate descrip-

tion from the definitions shown above.

When

SMALL

is selected, low-frequency 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 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, you may also wish to choose the

INDEPENDENT

setting on the

BASS MGR

line at the bottom of this menu so that the 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

Navigation Button

on the

remote to move the cursor to

CENTER

Press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

on the

remote to select the option that best describes your sys-
tem, 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

for the particular input source for which you are con-
figuring your speakers, the AVR 7200 will not make
the LARGE option 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

Navigation Button

the remote to move the cursor to

SURROUND

Press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

on the remote

to select the option that best describes the surround
speakers in your system 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 sur-
round 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 3 Stereo mode should
be used.

When you have completed your selections for the
main surround channels, press the

Navigation

Button

on the remote to move the cursor to

SURR BACK

. This line serves two functions in

that it not only configures the setting for the surround
back channels when they are present; it also tells the
AVR 7200’s processing system to configure the unit
for either 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 operation.

Press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

on the

remote to select the option that best describes the
speakers in use at the left and right surround back
positions based on the definitions on this page:

When

NONE

is selected, the system will adjust so

that only 5.1-channel surround processing/decoding
modes are available and the surround back amplifier
channels will not be used. When this is the case for
your system you may wish to take advantage of the
availability of this amplifier channel pair for use in pow-
ering a second set of speakers that have their source
selected by the AVR 7200’s multiroom control sys-
tem. See page 34 for more information.

When

SMALL

is selected the system will adjust so

that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround processing/
decoding modes are available, and low-frequency
information below the crossover point will be sent to
the subwoofer output. If you choose this option and
there is no subwoofer connected, you will not hear
any low-frequency sounds from the surround back
channel.

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