Buttons C % so that SUB LFE appears in the display

The choices available for the subwoofer position will depend on the settings for the other speakers, particularly the front left/right positions.

If the front left/right speakers are set to SMALL, the subwoofer will automati- cally be set to SUB, which is the “on” position.

If the front left/right speakers are set to LARGE, three options are available:

•If no subwoofer is connected to the AVR480, press the ‹› Buttons C % so that SUB NONE appears in the display. When this option is select- ed, all bass information will be routed to the front left/right “main” speakers.

•If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR480, you have the option to have the front left/right “main” speakers reproduce bass frequencies at all times, and have the subwoofer operate only when the AVR480 is being used with a digital source that contains a dedicated Low-Frequency Effects, or LFE soundtrack. This allows you to use both your main and subwoofer speakers to take advantage of the special bass created for certain movies. To select that option press the ‹›

Buttons C % so that SUB (LFE) appears in the display.

•If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to use it for bass reproduction in conjunction with the main front left/right speakers, regardless of the type of program source or surround mode you are listening to, press the

‹› Buttons C % so that L/R+LFE appears in the display. When this option is selected, a “com- plete” feed will be sent to the front left/right “main” speakers, and the subwoofer will receive the front left and right bass frequencies under 80Hz, in addition to the LFE soundtrack (see above).

11.When all speaker selections have been made for the input selected, press the Set Button E^ twice or simply wait three seconds until the display returns to the normal mode.

To assist in making these settings, the

icons in the Speaker/Channel Input

Indicators N will change as the speaker type is selected at each position. When only the inner icon box is lit, the speaker is set for “small.” When the inner and outer boxes are lit, the speaker is set for “large.” When no indicator appears at a speaker location, that position is set for “none” or “no” speaker.

As an example, in the figure below, the left front and right front speakers are set for “large,” the center, left surround and right surround speakers are set for small, and a subwoofer is enabled.

After the speaker setting has been made with one input, repeat as described above with all inputs you will use. In most cases, the speaker type will be the same and may be quickly entered by entering the same data used for the origi- nal input. But with some music sources you may prefer to listen to your surround system without using a center speaker, particularly when a small center is in use whose audio performance does not match perfectly with the main front speakers. With these sources selected the center speaker will then be turned off automatically (enter NONE for the Center setting), while its signal will be fed to the left and right fronts.

The speaker setting mode can also be changed at any time later, and the AVR480’s memory system will retain these settings for the input selected, until they are changed again.

L C R

SL		SR
	LFE

Surround Setup

Once the speaker setup has been com- pleted, the next setup step is to set the surround mode you wish to use with each input. Since surround modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to select any mode you wish – you may change it later. The Surround Mode chart on page 28 may help you select the mode best suited to the input source selected. However, to make it easier to establish the initial parameters for the AVR480, it is best to select any Dolby Pro Logic II mode for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to set the mode to Stereo, if that is your preferred listening mode for standard stereo sources, where it is unlikely that surround- encoded material will be used. Logic 7 Music is also an excellent choice for two- channel materials, as it is capable of deriving ambient effects that are normally present even in two-channel recordings.

To set the surround mode you wish to use with the input selected, press the

Surround Mode Selector Button 7

on the front panel repeatedly or press the Surround Mode Selector 9 and the ⁄/¤ Buttons C on the remote until the desired surround mode’s name appears in the Main Information Display K.

Note that Dolby Digital and DTS will only appear as choices when a digital input has been selected.

After the surround mode setting has been made with the current input, repeat the setting with all inputs you will use. The surround mode can also be changed at any time later, and the AVR480’s memory system will retain the settings for the input selected, until they are changed again.