Basic Settings

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Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers while others will make operations easier. You can use QUICK SPEAKER SETUP to easily set up your speaker configuration.

Quick Speaker Setup	Remote
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Quick Speaker Setup helps you to easily and quickly register the speaker size and speaker distance according to your listening room to create the best possible surround effect.

•You can also register each speaker’s information manually. For details, see page 18.

Before you start, remember...

There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

1 Press QUICK SPEAKER SETUP.

“SPK=” and the initial speaker channel number (5.0CH) appear.

2Turn MULTI JOG to select an appropriate number of the connected speakers (speaker

channel number).

As you turn the jog, the speaker channel number changes as follows.

•For the details of speaker channel number, see “Speaker channel number and the size.”

5.0CH “ 5.1CH “ 2.0CH “ 2.1CH “ 3.0CH “ 3.1CH “ 4.0CH “ 4.1CH “ (Back to the beginning)

3 Press in MULTI JOG (PUSH SET).

“ROOM SIZE=” and the initial room size setting appear.

4 Turn MULTI JOG to select an appropriate room size to match to your listening room.

As you turn the jog, the room size changes as follows.

•To select your appropriate room size, see “Room size and speaker distance/output level.”

L (Large) S (Small)

M (Medium)

5 Press in MULTI JOG (PUSH SET).

“COMPLETE” appears on the display, then goes back to the source indication.

Note:

This procedure will not be completed if you stop in the middle of the setting process.

Speaker channel number and speaker size

You can find how each of the speaker size is defined according to the number of connected speakers (speaker channel “CH” number) you select.

• Subwoofer (S.WFR) is counted as 0.1 channel.

CH	The size of the connected speakers

	L/R	C	LS/RS	S.WFR
	L/R	C	LS/RS	S.WFR

2.0CH	LARGE	NONE	NONE	NO

2.1CH	SMALL	NONE	NONE	YES

3.0CH	LARGE	SMALL	NONE	NO

3.1CH	SMALL	SMALL	NONE	YES

4.0CH	LARGE	NONE	SMALL	NO

4.1CH	SMALL	NONE	SMALL	YES

5.0CH	LARGE	SMALL	SMALL	NO

5.1CH	SMALL	SMALL	SMALL	YES

Room size and speaker distance/output level

According to the selected room size, speaker distance and speaker output level for each activated speaker is set as follows:

Room	Speaker	Distance	Output
size	Speaker	Distance	level
size			level

L	L/R	3.0 m (10 ft)	0 dB

(Large)	C	3.0 m (10 ft)	0 dB

	LS/RS	3.0 m (10 ft)	0 dB

M	L/R	2.7 m (9 ft)	0 dB

(Medium)	C	2.4 m (8 ft)	–2 dB

	LS/RS	2.1 m (7 ft)	–3 dB

S	L/R	2.4 m (8 ft)	0 dB

(Small)	C	2.1 m (7 ft)	–2 dB

	LS/RS	1.5 m (5 ft)	–4 dB

Notes:

•In the tables above, “L” stands for the left front speaker, “R” for the right front speaker, “C” for the center speaker, “LS” for the left surround speaker, “RS” for the right surround speaker, and “S.WFR” for the subwoofer.

•Once Quick Speaker Setup is performed, the speaker output levels are also set to appropriate values automatically (common to all sources). If you want to set the speaker output levels separately for each source, see “Adjusting the Speaker Output Levels” on page 22.

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