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The delay settings may be changed at any time
directly from the remote control by pressing the

Delay Button

A/V SYNC DELAY

will

appear in the

Lower Display Line

, but you

may press the

⁄

Buttons

to select any

of the speaker groups.

Output Level Adjustment

Output level adjustment is a key part of the configura-
tion of any surround sound product. It is particularly
important for a digital receiver such as the AVR 240,
as correct outputs ensure that you hear soundtracks
with the proper directionality and intensity.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Listeners are often confused

about the operation of the surround channels. While
some assume that sound should always be coming
from each speaker, most of the time there will be little
or no sound in the surround channels. This is because
they are only used when a movie director or sound
mixer specifically places sound there to create ambi-
ence or a special effect, or to continue action from
the front of the room to the rear. Once the output
levels are properly set, it is normal for surround
speakers to operate only occasionally. Artificially
increasing the volume to the rear speakers may
destroy the illusion of an enveloping sound field that
duplicates the way you hear sound in a movie theater
or concert hall.

If you have already completed an automated setup
using EzSet+ the settings calculated during that pro-
cedure will already appear. No further adjustment is
required unless you wish to change a specific item to
reflect your personal taste or a nonstandard system
configuration.

Before beginning the output level adjustment process,
make certain that all speaker connections have been
properly made. The system volume should be set to
the level that you will use during a typical listening
session.

Using the Full-OSD System

Follow these steps while seated in the listening posi-
tion that will be used most often:

1. Adjust the volume so that it is at

-15dB

, as

shown in the on-screen display or

Lower

Display Line

2. If you have not run EzSet+, make certain that all

speaker positions have been properly configured
for their

LARGE

SMALL

settings (as

outlined above).

3. Output level adjustment is most easily done

through the

CHANNEL ADJUST

sub-

menu (Figure 15). If you are already at the

MASTER MENU

, press the

Button

until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

MANUAL SETUP

line. Press the

Set

Button

to enter the

MANUAL SETUP

submenu, and then scroll down using the

Button

until the

›

cursor is pointing

to the

CHANNEL ADJUST

line.

Press the

Set Button

again, and the

CHANNEL ADJUST

submenu will

appear (see Figure 15).

Figure 15

When the

CHANNEL ADJUST

submenu

first appears, the test tone is off. If desired, you
may immediately use the

Button

select any channel for adjustment using an exter-
nal source, such as a test disc, from which to
judge the output levels. After the

›

cursor is

pointing to the channel to be adjusted, press the

‹

›

Buttons

to raise or lower the output

level. However, before proceeding with any man-
ual adjustment we recommend that you first use
the AVR’s internal test tone generator and auto-
matic sequencer to send a tone to each channel
so that you may verify that all speaker connec-
tions have been properly made.

4. To turn the test tone on and have it automatically

circulate among the channels where a speaker
has been configured (see page 26), press the

Button

until the

›

cursor is pointing to

the

TEST TONE SEQ

line on the menu.

Next, press the

‹

›

Buttons

until

AUTO

is shown. At this time the test tone will immedi-
ately begin to circulate clockwise around the
room, playing for two seconds in each speaker
before switching to the next speaker position.
The

›

cursor will blink next to the active speaker

to indicate which speaker the sound should be
coming from.

As the test noise circulates, listen to make certain

that the sound comes from the speaker position
shown in the

Lower Display Line

, next to the

›

cursor in the on-screen display, and by the flash-

ing indication in the

Speaker/Channel Input

Indicators

. If the sound from a speaker loca-

tion does NOT match the position indicated in the
display, turn the AVR 240 off using the

Main

Power Switch

and check the speaker wiring

or connections to external power amplifiers to make
certain that each speaker is connected to the cor-
rect output terminal.

5. 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.

6. Continue to adjust the individual channels until the

volume level sounds the same from each speaker.
Adjustments should be made with the

‹

›

Buttons

on the remote only, NOT the main

volume controls. If you are using a sound-pres-
sure level (SPL) meter for precise level adjust-
ment, set the volume so that the meter reads
75dB on the C-Weighting, Slow scale.

You may also make these same adjustments with
complete manual control over the channel being
adjusted by pressing the

Button

until the

›

cursor is pointing to the

TEST TONE SEQ

line

on the menu and then using the

‹

›

Buttons

to select

MANUAL

. In the

MANUAL

mode, the

test tone will also start immediately, but the tone will
only be moved to another channel by pressing the

Button

. When the manual sequencing mode is

active, the tone is turned off by pressing the

Button

until the

›

cursor is pointing to the

TEST TONE

line and the

‹

›

Buttons

is then pressed to select

OFF

If you find that the output levels are either uncomfort-
ably low or high, you may repeat the procedure.
Return to Step 2 and adjust the master volume either
slightly higher or lower to accommodate your particu-
lar room layout and your tastes. You may repeat this
procedure as many times as necessary to achieve
a desired result. In order to prevent possible damage
to your hearing or your equipment, we emphasize
that you should avoid setting the master volume
above 0dB.

When all channels have an equal volume level, the
adjustment is complete. Use the

⁄

Buttons

to move the

›

cursor next to the

TEST TONE

line, and press the

‹

›

Buttons

until the word