System Configuration
going to the front left/right speakers, or you may configure it so that the subwoofer feed is activated.
The factory default setting is to have the sub- woofer turned off for this mode, but you may change that setting by following these steps:
1. Press the Speaker Button 6 | . |
2.Press the Set Button F@to activate the configuration menu.
3.Press the ⁄/¤ Buttons Don the remote or the ‹/› Buttons 7on the front panel to select the desired option. SUB NONE turns off the feed to the subwoofer, while SUB <L+R> turns it on.
4.When the desired setting has been entered, press the Set Button F@to return to nor- mal operation.
Stereo-Digital Mode
When the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use a full range signal is always sent to the front left/right speakers. By its nature, that option does not pass the signal through the AVR’s digital sig- nal processing, creating the requirement for full- range speakers. If your front speakers are band- width limited, “satellite”speakers, we recommend that you do NOT use the Bypass mode, but rather use the DSP SURROUND OFF mode for stereo listening.
To listen to programs in the two-channel stereo mode while taking advantage of the bass man- agement system, press the Stereo Mode
Selector until SURROUND OFF
appears in the Main Information Display Ò and the DSP and SURR. OFF Surround Mode Indicators (both light up. When only the SURR. OFF Surround Mode
Indicators (is lit you are in the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode.
When this mode is in use, the front left/right speakers and subwoofer may be configured to meet the requirements of your specific speakers using the steps shown in the Speaker Setup sec- tion below.
Speaker Setup
This menu tells the AVR which type of speakers are in use. This is important as it adjusts the set- tings that decide whether your system will use the "5-channel" or "6-channel/7-channel" modes, as well as determine which speakers receive low-frequency (bass) information. For each of these settings use the LARGE setting if the speakers for a particular position are tradi- tional full-range loudspeakers that are capable of reproducing sounds below 200Hz.
Use the SMALL setting for smaller, frequency- limited satellite speakers that do not reproduce sounds below 200Hz. Note that when “small” speakers are used, a subwoofer is required to reproduce low-frequency sounds. Remember that
the “large” and “small” descriptions do not refer to the actual physical size of the speakers, but to their ability to reproduce low-frequency sounds. If you are in doubt as to which category describes your speakers, consult the specifications in the speakers’ owner’s manual, or ask your dealer.
At last, this menu also makes you chose if the speaker setting will be the same for each input source (GLOBAL), or will be set differently for each input (INDEPENDENT).
Notes:
•When "Independent" is selected for the speak- er settings (see below), they need to be made for each input individually and you can deter- mine which speaker should be used depending on the input source selected. So it´s possible e.g. to turn off the Center and/or the Sub with any music source selected and to use them with any movie input source.
•With the currently selected input all speaker settings will be copied to all other surround modes (as far as speakers are used with them) and need not be repeated when another sur- round mode is selected with that input.
It is easiest to enter the proper settings for the speaker setup through the SPEAKER SIZE menu (Figure 7). So press the OSD Button L to bring up the MASTER MENU (Figure 1), and then press the ¤ Button Dthree times so that the cursor is on the MANUAL SETUP line.
* M A N U A L S E T U P *
S P E A K E R | S I Z E |
S P E A K E R | X - O V E R |
D E L A Y A D J U S T |
C H A N N E L | A D J U S T |
B A C K T O | M A S T E R M E N U |
Figure 6
At this point, press the Set Button Fand select the SPEAKER SIZE menu (Figure 7).
* S P E A K E R S I Z E *
L E F T / R I G H T : S M A L L
C E N T E R | : S M A L L |
S U R R O U N D | : S M A L L |
S U R R B A C K | : S M A L L |
S U B W O O F E R | : S U B |
B A S S M G R | : G L O B A L |
B A C K T O M A N U A L S E T U P
Figure 7
1.Before you start the speaker setting, you should determine if you want all inputs being configured with the same speaker size setting (GLOBAL) or if all inputs should be configured individually (INDEPENDENT).
To configure all inputs for "Global" or "Inde- pendent" press the ⁄ Button Dtwice so that the cursor is next to the BASS MGR line.
This setting allows you to use the same speaker configuration for all inputs, or to have different settings for each input. In most cases the factory default setting of GLOBAL will be appropriate, as most listeners do not need to have individual- ized speaker settings. However, some listeners, particularly those with full-range front speakers that are used for both movies and music may prefer that different speaker settings be used when listening to music through a CD player as opposed to a movie from a DVD player, VCR or cable/satellite set top.
If you wish to customize the speaker size individ- ually to each input, make certain that the cursor is on the BASS MGR line and press the ‹/› Buttons E so that INDEPENDENT appears in highlighted video. When this setting is entered all speaker size settings will be shown with their factory default size in the menu and all other inputs will turn to INDEPENDENT too. Now you should enter the speaker size settings prefered for the input selected, as described below. Remember that in this case the size set- tings just entered will apply to the current input ONLY, and you will need to go back to the INPUT menu to select another input, and then return to this menu page again to change the settings for the next input. Repeat the procedure for any input where you wish to have a set of speaker configuration different from the default settings.
NOTE: When the INDEPENDENT setting is activated, you may assign different speaker size settings to each input to accommodate different bass management settings that match your pref- erences with the type of program material nor- mally used with a particular source (for example, when movies are played from DVD and music from a CD player). However, the actual speaker crossover settings are set only once and do not change with the input selection. The reason is that, while bass management preferences may vary, the actual speakers remain the same, regardless of the bass-management and redirec- tion settings.
2.Begin the speaker size setup process by making certain that the cursor is pointing toward the LEFT/RIGHT line, which sets the configura- tion for the front left and right speakers. If you wish to make a change to the front speakers’
configuration, press the ‹/ › Buttons E so that either LARGE or SMALL appears, match- ing the appropriate description from the definitions shown above.
When SMALL is selected, low-frequency front channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer output. If you choose this option and there is no subwoofer connected, you will not hear any low- frequency sounds with front channel signals.
When LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be sent to the front left and front right outputs. Depending on the choice made in
