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The Cinema Reference incorporates several bass management fea-
tures which are also featured under Pro Setup. These bass man-
agement options are capable of being set differently for each Input
Label. Since the Cinema Reference’s “Out Of The Box” Setup is
designed for optimum system operation, you may not need to alter
these settings. The standard default setting is BASS CONFIG = 0,
which, as described on the chart below, engages the High Pass
Filter for all speakers, combining the LFE channels information with
a sum of the bass information contained in the other speaker chan-
nels. This is the default setting for a THX Home Cinema.
To change the Bass Configuration:
1
While in the Pro Setup mode, turn the MODE knob until the
display reads SYSTEM SETUP and then press the MODE
knob. The display will read BASS CONFIG on the top
line and the second line will read the Bass Configuration
# for the Input Label currently selected.
2
Select the input you wish to change the Bass Configuration
setting for by turning the INPUT knob (In the BASS
CONFIG Setup Mode, turning the INPUT knob does not
eject you from the Pro Setup). The top line of the display
will momentarily display the input you have selected
(turned to) and the display will then indicate this input’s
BASS CONFIG #.
3
Turn the MODE knob until you have set the BASS CONFIG
# to the desired setting (from 0 {default standard} to 12).
You do not need to press the MODE knob to engage the
bass configuration and if you wish, you can listen to the
different configurations as you dial through them.
4
If you wish to alter the Bass Configuration for any or all other
inputs, repeat steps 2 & 3. To exit the Bass Configuration
Setup Mode without leaving the Pro Setup Mode, press
the MODE knob. If you wish to exit the Setup Mode com-
pletely, turn any of the knobs other than MODE or INPUT.
Pro Setup - System Setup - Bass Management
The Cinema Reference’s “Out
Of The Box” Setup is
defaulted to the THX standard
where the High Pass Filter is
active on all speakers with
their subwoofer information
summed to with the LFE
channel.
If you are using full range
speakers in your home theater
system, you can alter the bass
management aspect of the
Cinema Reference.
Please note, that the Bass
Configuration setting is input
specific. As such, you will
need to alter the Bass
Configuration setting for each
input.
If you are using full range
speakers (speakers capable of
handling bass information)
either for all five main
speakers or just some of the
five main speakers, you will
need to use the chart to
determine which Bass
Configuration # best applies
to your speaker array.
BASS
CONFIGURATION
CODE #
LEFT & RIGHT
FRONT CHANNELS
( L R )
CENTER CHANNEL
( C )
LEFT & RIGHT
SURROUND CHANNELS
( S )
SUBWOOFER
( L F E )
BASS MIX
0
HIGH PASS FILTER
HIGH PASS FILTER
HIGH PASS FILTER
YES
LFE + LR,C,S TO SUB
1
FULL RANGE
FULL RANGE
FULL RANGE
YES
LFE TO SUB
2
FULL RANGE
FULL RANGE
FULL RANGE
NO
LFE TO LR,S
3
FULL RANGE
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS FILTER
YES
LFE + S TO SUB
4
FULL RANGE
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS FILTER
NO
LFE + S TO LR
5
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS FILTER
FULL RANGE
YES
LFE + C TO SUB
6
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS FILTER
FULL RANGE
YES
LFE TO SUB/C TO LR
7
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS FILTER
FULL RANGE
NO
LFE TO LR,S/C TO LR
8
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS FILTER
HIGH PASS FILTER
YES
LFE + C + S TO SUB
9
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS FILTER
HIGH PASS FILTER
NO
LFE + C + S TO LR
1 0
HIGH PASS FILTER
HIGH PASS FILTER
FULL RANGE
YES
LFE + LR, C TO LFE
1 1
HIGH PASS FILTER
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS FILTER
YES
LFE + LR, S TO SUB
1 2
HIGH PASS FILTER
FULL RANGE
FULL RANGE
YES
LFE + LR TO SUB
