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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration

On the

STEREO

menu, the selection choices

made with the

‹

›

Buttons

on the remote

may either turn the surround processing off for a
traditional two-channel stereo presentation, or
select

5 Stereo

7 Stereo

depending

on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 output is in use.
The latter modes feed the stereophonic input sig-
nal to both front speakers, to the rear speakers
and to both surround back speakers (if in use),
while the monophonic signal parts are spread
over all speakers, also the Center. See page 32 for
a complete explanation of the 5 Stereo and 7
Stereo modes.

To listen to an analog stereo source without any
bass management, so that the left and right front
speakers receive a full-range signal, straight
through from the input gain section to the vol-
ume control, press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

so that

SURROUND OFF

appears in the

highlighted video. To listen to two-channel ana-
log sources while taking advantage of the DPR’s
bass-management system, press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

so that

SURROUND

OFF+DSP

appears in the highlighted video.

After the selections are made in the Dolby, DTS,
Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus, press
the

⁄

buttons

so that the cursor moves

to the

BACK TO

SURR SELECT

line and

presss the

Set Button

Adjustments for Other Inputs

After one input has been adjusted for analog or
digital input, speaker type and surround mode,
return to the

INPUT 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 may be different
from one input to the next, while the speaker
type will usually be the same (inputs set to

GLOBAL

). But if prefered you can also select

different speaker types or turn speakers on or off
individually for each input in use.

Delay Settings

Due the different distances between the listening
position for the front channel speakers and the
surround speakers, the amount of time it takes
for sound to reach your ears from the front or
surround speakers is different. You may compen-
sate for this difference through the use of the
delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific
speaker placement and acoustic conditions in
your listening room or home theater.

To re-synchronize the front, center and surround
channels at first measure and note the distance
from the listening/viewing position to the front,
center, surround and surround back (if any)
speakers in meters.

In addition to adjusting the delay time for each
individual speaker position, the DPR is among the
few A/V receivers that allows you to adjust the
delay for the combined output of all speakers as

a group. This feature is called A/V Sync Delay; it
allows you to compensate for delays to the video
image that may be caused by the processing in
products such as digital video displays, video
scalers, digital cable or satellite systems, or per-
sonal video recorders. With proper adjustment of
the setting for A/V Sync Delay, you can eliminate
the loss of lip sync that may be caused by digital
video applications.

The Delay setting for all speakers configured for
your system will be available only (with 5.1 or
with 6.1/7.1 configuration) when any Dolby sur-
round mode is selected. In addition they are
selectable with these modes only, with all other
modes the delay times are fixed.
Note that the Delay settings are "Global" for all
inputs, using those Dolby modes, and need not to
be repeated with any input.

To start with the delay settings at first select any
input associated with such a Dolby mode. Next,
continue within the

MASTER MENU

(Figure

1). If the system is not already at that point, press
the

OSD

button

to bring up the master

menu. Press the

Button

three times or

until the on-screen

›

cursor is pointing at the

DELAY ADJUST

line. Press the

Set Button

to call up the menu.

Next move the

›

cursor to the

UNIT

line and

select the unit for distances you prefer to enter,
feet or meter. Then move the

›

cursor to the

F L

line where the first adjustment is made. Now
press the

‹

›

Buttons

until the distance

from the front left speaker to the preferred listen-
ing position is entered. Next press the

Button

once to move to the next line.

Now the

›

cursor will be at the

CEN

line so that

the delay for the center speaker may be set. Press
the

‹

›

Buttons

until the distance from the

main listening position to the center speaker is
entered. Repeat the procedure for all active
speaker positions by pressing the

Button

again and use the

‹

›

Buttons

to change

the setting. Remember that this last adjustment
will only be needed when you have surround
back speakers installed and Dolby Digital chosen
as the surround mode.

When the delay time for all speaker positions has
been set you may return to the master menu by
pressing the

⁄

Navigation Button

until the

➞

cursor is pointing to

BACK T O

MASTER MENU

and then pressing the

Set

Button

. However, if you have a digital video

source or a digital video display that causes lack
of lip sync you may use the A/V Sync adjust fea-
ture to delay the audio signal as it is sent to all
channels (as opposed to the individual settings)
so that the picture and sound are brought back
together. We recommend that this adjustment be
made using the direct access controls on the
remote, as shown below. That enables you to see
the image while making the adjustment; howev-
er, you may also adjust it here using the menu
system.

To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the

⁄

Navigation Button

so that the

➞

cursor is

pointing to the A/V Sync Delay line on the menu
and then press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

to delay the sound sufficiently so that it

matches the on-screen video.

Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to
each video input source, so you may enter a dif-
ferent set-ting to compensate for the differences
between any product attached to the Video 1, 2,
3 or 4 inputs.

When the delay settings are complete, press the

Button

once so that the cursor is next to

the

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the

Set Button

to return to the

MASTER

menu.

Note that the delay settings may also be adjusted
at any time when the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro
Logic II modes are in use by pressing the

Delay

button on the remote

. Then press the

⁄

buttons on the remote to select the Center

or Rear channels for adjustment, followed by a
press of the

Set

button

. Next, press the

⁄

buttons

on the remote until the

desired figure appears in the

Main Information

Display

and press the

Set button

twice to confirm the setting and return to the
normal display.

Night Mode Settings

The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that
uses special processing to preserve the dynamic
range and full intelligibility of a movie sound
track while reducing the peak level. This prevents
abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others,
without reducing the sonic impact of a digital
source. Note that the Night mode is only avail-
able when the Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected.

To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the

OSD

Button

so that the

MASTER

menu appears. Then press the

but-

ton

once and press

Set

to select the

SURROUND SETUP