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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
Once the speakers have been placed in the room
and connected, the remaining steps are to pro-
gram the system configuration memories. With
the AVR 4500 two kind of memories are used,
those associated individually with the input
selected, e.g. surround modes, and others work-
ing independently from any input selected like
speaker output levels, crossover frequencies or
delay times used by the surround sound
processor.
First Turn On
You are now ready to power up the AVR 4500 to
begin these final adjustments.
1. Plug the
Power Cable
I
into an unswitched
AC outlet.
2. Press the
Main Power Switch
1
in until it
latches and the word “OFF” on the top of the
switch disappears inside the front panel. Note
that the
Power Indicator
3
will turn
orange, indicating that the unit is in the
Standby mode.
3. Remove the protective plastic film from the
main front-panel lens. If left in place, the film
may affect the performance of your remote
control.
4. Install the three supplied AAA batteries in the
remote as shown. Be certain to follow the (+)
and (–) polarity indicators that are on the top
of the battery compartment.
5. Turn the AVR4500 on either by pressing the
System Power Control
2
or the
Input
Source Selector
%
on the front panel, or via
the remote by pressing the
Power On Button
3
,
AVR Selector
5
or any of the
Input
Selectors
46
on the remote. The
Power
Indicator
3
will turn green to confirm that
the unit is on, and the
Main Information
Display
˜
will also light up.
NOTE:
After pressing one of the
Input Selector
buttons
4
to turn the unit on, press the
AVR
Selector
5
to have the remote control the AVR
functions.
Using the On-Screen Display
When making the following adjustments, you may
find them easier to make via the unit’s on-screen
display system. These easy-to-read displays give
you a clear picture of the current status of the
unit and facilitate speaker, delay, input or digital
selection you are making.
To view the on-screen displays, make certain you
have made a connection from the
Video
Monitor Out
jack
B
on the rear panel to the
composite or S-Video input of your TV or projec-
tor. In order to view the AVR’s displays, the correct
video input must be selected on your video dis-
play. Note that the on-screen menus are not
available when a component video display is in
use.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
When viewing the on-screen
menus using a CRT-based projector, plasma display
or any direct-view CRT monitor or television, it is
important that they not be left on the screen for an
extended period of time. As with any video display,
but particularly with projectors, constant display of
a static image such as these menus or video game
images may cause the image to be permanently
“burned into” the CRT. This type of damage is not
covered by the AVR 4500 warranty and may not be
covered by the projector TV set’s warranty.
The AVR 4500 has two on-screen display modes,
“Semi-OSD” and “Full-OSD.” When making con-
figuration adjustments, it is recommended that
the Full-OSD mode be used. This will place a com-
plete status report or option listing on the screen,
making it easier to view the available options and
make the settings on the screen. The Semi-OSD
mode uses one-line displays only.
Note that when the full OSD system is in use, the
menu selections are not shown in the
Infor-
mation Display
˜ Y
. When the full OSD
menu system is used, OSD ON will appear in the
Main Information Display
Y
and the
OSD
Indicator
P
will illuminate to remind you that a
video display must be used.
When the semi-OSD system is used in conjunction
with the discrete configuration buttons, the on
screen display will show a single line of text with
the current menu selection. That selection will
also be shown in the
Main Information
Display
Y
.
The full OSD system is always available by press-
ing the
OSD
button
L
. When this button is
pressed the
M A S T E R M E N U
(Figure 1) will
appear, and adjustments are made from the indi-
vidual menus. Note that the menus will remain on
the screen for 20 seconds after the latest action
was made on the screen menu, then they will
“time-out” and disappear from the screen. The
time-out may be increased to as much as 50 sec-
onds by going to the
ADVANCED
S E L E C T
menu, and changing the item titled
F U L L O S D T I M E O U T
.
The semi-OSD system is also available as a system
default, although it may be turned off by using
the
ADVANCED SELECT
menu. (See
page 37). With the semi-OSD system, you may
make adjustments directly, by pressing the but-
tons on the front panel or remote control for the
specific parameter to be adjusted. For example, to
change the digital input for any of the sources,
press the
Digital Select Button
Û
G
and
then any of the
Selector buttons
‹
/
›
7$
or
⁄
/
¤
D
on the front panel or remote.
Figure 1
Settings to be Made Individually
for Each Input in Use
The AVR 4500 features an advanced memory sys-
tem that enables you to establish different setting
for the speaker configuration, digital input and
surround mode for each input source. This flexibil-
ity enables you to custom tailor the way in which
you listen to each source and have the AVR 4500
memorize them. This means, for example, that you
may associate different surround modes and ana-
log or digital inputs with different sources, or set
different speaker configurations with the resultant
changes to the bass management system or the
use of the center speaker and/or the Subwoofer.
Once these settings are made, they will automati-
cally be recalled whenever you select that input.
The factory default settings for the AVR 4500
have all inputs configured for an analog audio
input except for the DVD input, where the
Coaxial Digital Input
V
is the default. Once
the DSP processing system is used for the first
time for any input, the speaker settings will auto-
matically default to “Small” at all positions with
the subwoofer set to “LFE.” The default setting for
the surround modes is “Surround Off,” or two-
channel stereo, although Dolby Digital or DTS will
automatically be selected as appropriate when a
source with digital encoding is in use.
Before using the unit, you will probably want to
change the settings for most inputs so that they
are properly configured to reflect the use of digi-
tal or analog inputs, the type of speakers installed
and the surround mode associated with the input.
Remember that since the AVR 4500 memorizes
* M A S T E R M E N U *
I N / O U T S E T U P
S U R R O U N D S E T U P
S P E A K E R S E T U P
D E L A Y A D J U S T
C H A N N E L A D J U S T
M U L T I - R O O M
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