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Press the

Set Button

to bring the

CHANNEL ADJUST

menu (Figure 8)

to the screen.

When the

CHANNEL ADJUST

appears, press the

Button

until the

on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

TEST

TONE

line. Press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

is highlighted and the AVR’s inter-

nal test tone will begin to circulate from speak-
er to speaker in a clockwise direction into all
speakers. The test noise will play for two sec-
onds in each speaker before circulating, and a
blinking on-screen cursor will appear next to
the name of each speaker location when the
sound is at that speaker.

NOTE:

Remember to verify that the speakers

have been properly connected. As the test noise
circulates, listen to make certain that the sound
comes from the speaker position shown in the

Main Information Display

. If the sound

from a speaker location does NOT match the
position indicated in the display, turn the
AVR 8000 off using the

Main Power Switch

and check the speaker wiring or connec-

tions to external power amplifiers to make cer-
tain that each speaker is connected to the cor-
rect output terminal.

After checking for speaker placement, let the
test noise circulate again, and listen to see
which channels sound louder than the others.
Using the front left speaker as a reference,
press the

‹

›

Buttons

on the remote

to bring all speakers to the same volume level.
When one of the

‹

›

buttons is pushed, the

test noise circulation will pause on the channel
being adjusted to give you time to make the
adjustment. When you release the button, the
circulation will resume after five seconds.

Continue to adjust the individual channels until
the volume level sounds the same from each
speaker. Note that adjustments should be made
with the

‹

›

Buttons

on the remote

only, NOT the main volume controls. If you are
using a sound-pressure level (SPL) meter for
precise level adjustment, set the volume so that
the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow.

You may also adjust the output levels manually
while using the level indication feature of the
EzSet remote. To activate the sensor and indica-
tor, simply press and release the

SPL Select

Button

on the remote while the test tone

is circulating. The

Program/SPL Indicator

will change color to indicate the level. Adjust the
level using the

‹

›

Buttons

until the

LED lights green for all channels. When it is red,
the level is too high; when it is amber, the level
is too low. Press the

SPL Select Button

when you are finished to turn the sensor and
indicator off.

NOTE:

The Subwoofer level is not adjustable

when the normal test tone is in use as proper
subwoofer adjustment requires a different test
tone. Instructions for adjusting the subwoofer
level using the test tone follow below. The
subwoofer output level may also be adjusted
when the channel levels are being trimmed to
a program source rather than the test tone, as
shown on page 34.

When all channels have an equal volume level,
the adjustment is complete. To exit this menu,
press the

⁄

Buttons

until the on-

screen

›

cursor is next to the

BACK TO

MASTER

line, and then press the

Set Button

to return to the

MASTER

The output levels may also be adjusted at any
time using the remote control and semi-OSD
system. To adjust the output levels in this fash-
ion, press the

Test Button

. As soon as

the button is pressed, the test tone will begin
to circulate as indicated earlier. The correct
channel from which the test noise should be
heard will be shown in the lower third of the
video screen and in the

Lower Display Line

. While the test noise is circulating, the prop-

er channel position will also be
indicated in the

Speaker/Channel Input

Indicators

by a blinking letter within the

correct channel.

To adjust the output level, press the

⁄

Buttons

until the desired level is

shown in the display or on screen. Once the
buttons are released, the test noise will begin
to circulate again in five seconds.

When all channels have the same output level,
press the

Test Button

again to complete

the process.

NOTE:

Output level adjustment is not available

for the VMAx or Surround Off modes.

Additional Input Adjustments

After one input has been adjusted for Surround
mode, digital input (if any), speaker type, and
output levels, go back to the

IN/OUT

SETUP

line on the

MASTER MENU

and

enter the settings for each input that you will
use. In most cases, only the digital input and

surround mode will be different from one input
to the next, while the speaker type, crossover
frequency, Night mode and output level set-
tings will usually be the same and may be
quickly entered by entering the same data used
for the original input.

Bass Peak Limiter

The AVR 8000 includes a bass peak level limiter
as part of the THX Ultra program to protect
your subwoofer from being damaged by exces-
sive levels. Note that if you are using full range
front left/right speakers instead of a conven-
tional subwoofer, the settings for the Bass Peak
Limiter will apply to those speakers.

To set the Bass Peak Limiter you must be at the

BASS PEAK LEVEL

menu (Figure 9). If

that menu is not on the screen, press the

OSD

Button

and then press the

Button

until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to

BASS PEAK LEVEL

. Press the

Set

Button

to display that menu.

Figure 9

If you wish to use the Limiter, press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

is highlighted

while the on-screen

›

cursor is at the

PEAK LIMIT

line. Next, press the

Button

once so that the cursor is on

the

SETTING START

line. Press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

YES

highlighted to start the processing of setting
the peak level. Note that the menu will change
to provide additional instructions as shown in
Figure 10.

Figure 10

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