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Subwoofer

– LFE signals and bass frequencies of

channels set to

SMALL

are output from the subwoofer

when

YES

is selected (see notes below). Choose the

PLUS

setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass

sound continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass
frequencies that would normally come out the front and
center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer). If you
did not connect a subwoofer choose

(the bass

frequencies are output from other speakers).

When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Note

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If you select

SMALL

for the front speakers, the subwoofer

will automatically be fixed to

YES

. Also, the center,

surround can’t be set to

LARGE

if the front speakers are

set to

SMALL

. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent

to the subwoofer.

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If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem
logical to select

LARGE

for your front speakers and

PLUS

for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best
bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your
room you may actually experience a decrease in the
amount of bass due to low frequency cancellations. In this
case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If
you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with
it set to

PLUS

and

YES

or the front speakers set to

LARGE

and

SMALL

alternatively and let your ears judge

which sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest
option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by
selecting

SMALL

for the front speakers.

X.Over

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Default setting:

100Hz

This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing
back from the speakers selected as

LARGE

, or the

subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those
selected as

SMALL

. It also decides where the cutoff will be

for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

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For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see

Speaker

Setting

on page 27

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

Select ‘X.Over’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

Choose the frequency cutoff point.

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the
subwoofer (or

LARGE

speakers).

When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall
balance of your speaker system, an important factor when
setting up a home theater system.

CAUTION

•

The test tones used in the Channel Level settings are
output at high volume.

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup
menu.

Select a setup option.

•

Manual

– Move the test tone manually from speaker

to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

•

Auto

– Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves

from speaker to speaker automatically.

Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press

ENTER

. After

the volume increases to the reference level, test tones
will be output.

Adjust the level of each channel using



If you selected

Manual

, use

to switch speakers.

The

Auto

setup will output test tones in the order shown

on-screen:

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is
emitted.

Note

•

If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take
the readings from your main listening position and adjust
the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow
reading).

•

The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You
may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual
soundtrack.

When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You return to the Channel Level menu.

1.Manual SP Setup

Return

a.Speaker Setting
b.X.Over
c.Channel Level
d.Speaker Distance

1b.X.Over

Return

Frequency 100Hz

1.Manual SP Setup