SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 23
When
LARGE
is selected the system will adjust so
that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround process-
ing/decoding modes are available, and a full-range
signal will be sent to the surround back channels, with
no low-frequency information sent to the subwoofer
output.
When you have completed your selection for the
back surround channels, press the
¤
Navigation
Button
n
on the remote to move the cursor to
SUBWOOFER
.
Press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
n
on the
remote to select the option that best describes your
system.
The choices available for the subwoofer position will
depend on the settings for the other speakers, particu-
larly the front left/right positions.
If the front left/right speakers are set to
SMALL
,
the subwoofer will automatically be set to
SUB
,
which is the “on” position.
If the front left/right speakers are set to
LARGE
,
three options are available:
• If no subwoofer is connected to the AVR 7200,
press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
n
on the
remote so that
SUB NONE
appears in the
on-screen menu. When this option is selected, all
bass information will be routed to the front left/right
“main” speakers.
• If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR 7200, you
have the option to have the front left/right “main”
speakers reproduce bass frequencies at all times,
and have the subwoofer operate only when the
AVR 7200 is being used with a digital source that
contains a dedicated Low-Frequency Effects, or
LFE soundtrack. This allows you to use both your
main and subwoofer speakers to take advantage
of the special bass created for certain movies.
Press
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
n
on the
remote so that
SUB (LFE)
appears in the
on-screen menu.
• If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to use it
for bass reproduction in conjunction with the main
front left/right speakers, regardless of the type of
program source or Surround mode you are listen-
ing to, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
n
on
the remote so that
SUB LFE+L/R
appears
in the on-screen menu. When this option is select-
ed, a full-range signal will be sent to the front
left/right “main” speakers, and the subwoofer will
receive the bass frequencies under frequency
selected, as described below.
When all initial speaker “size” settings have been
made, you now have the option to take advantage of
the AVR 7200’s Triple Crossover system, which allows
individual crossover settings to be made for each
speaker grouping. The low-frequency crossover point
is set by the design of your speakers. Depending on
the design and driver complement of your speakers, it
is defined as the frequency which is either the lowest
possible frequency the speaker is capable of repro-
ducing, or the frequency at which sound is sent to the
speaker’s internal low-frequency driver, as opposed to
the mid-range driver. Before making any changes to
the settings for the crossover point we suggest that
you find the crossover point for the speakers in each
of the three groupings, front left/right, center front and
surrounds by looking at the specifications page of the
speaker’s owner’s manual, by getting that information
from the manufacturer’s Web site, or by contacting
your dealer or the manufacturer’s customer service
department. You will need this figure to accurately
configure the next group of settings.
The factory default setting for all speaker positions is
100Hz. If that setting is acceptable for all channels,
then no adjustments are needed and you may skip
this section. However, should you wish to change one
of the settings, please proceed by pressing the
⁄
Navigation Button
n
so that the cursor moves
back up to the top of the list of setting options.
Press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
n
so that
X-OVER
is highlighted and the menu data will
change to the screen shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6
To change the setting for any of the three speaker
groups, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
n
until
the cursor is next to the line where you wish to make
a change and then press the
‹
/
›
Navigation
Button
n
until the desired setting appears. The
available choices at which point low-frequency infor-
mation will be sent to the subwoofer, rather than to the
main speaker channel, are 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz,
120Hz and 200Hz. Pick the choice that is identical to
the information for the speakers or, if an exact match is
not possible, pick the closest choice that is ABOVE the
speaker’s low-frequency limit or crossover point to
avoid the creation of a low-frequency “hole” where your
system will have no bass information.
In cases where
LARGE
has been selected as the
front channel speaker option and
LFE+L/R
has
been selected as a the subwoofer option, the front
channel sound information below the setting shown
will be sent to BOTH the front channel speakers and
the subwoofer. Note, also, that when the
LARGE-
LFE+L/R
setting has been selected, the
crossover point is set by making adjustments at the
SUBWOOFER
line, but the setting for the front
left/right speakers will automatically change in tandem
so that the same setting appears for both speaker
positions. This ensures that there is no “hole” in the
sound field due to different crossover points at the
front and subwoofer speakers.
When all crossover settings have been made, or in
those cases where none are needed, press the
¤
Navigation Button
n
so that the cursor is next to
the
BASS MGR
line to make the final setting on
this menu.
This setting allows you to use the same speaker con-
figuration and crossover settings 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
individualized speaker settings. However, some listen-
ers, particularly those with full-range front speakers
that are used for both movies and music may prefer
that different crossover points 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.
If you wish to customize the crossovers to each input,
make certain that the cursor is on the
BASS MGR
line and press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
n
so
that
INDIVIDUAL
appears in highlighted
video. When this setting is entered by exiting the
menu, the configuration settings just entered will apply
to the current input ONLY, and you will need to go
back to the
IN/OUT
menu to select another
input, and then return to this menu page again to
change the settings for the next input. Repeat the
procedure for any input where you wish to have a
different set of speaker configuration and crossover
settings.
When all speaker selections have been made, press
the
¤
Navigation Button
n
and then the
Set
Button
p
to return to the
MASTER
MENU
.
Delay Settings
Due to the different distances between the listening
position for the front channel speakers and the sur-
round speakers, the amount of time it takes for sound
to reach your ears from the front versus surround
speakers differs. You may compensate for this differ-
ence through the use of the delay settings to adjust
the timing for the speaker placement and acoustic
* 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 : 1 0 0 H Z
C E N T E R : 1 0 0 H Z
S U R R O U N D : 1 0 0 H Z
S U R R B A C K : - - - - -
S U B W O O F E R : S U B ( L F E + L / R )
E )
B A S S M G R :
G L O B A L
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
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