The Other setup menu, Dynamic Range Control Setup

06The System Setup menu

If you didn’t make component video connections according to the defaults above, you must assign the numbered input to the component you’ve connected (or else you may see the video signal of a different component). For more on this, see Using the component video jacks on page 12.

1 Select COMP. IN from the IN ASSIG. menu.

2 Use to select the number of the component video input to which you’ve connected your video component.

The numbers match the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver.

3Select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input.

• Use the buttons and ENTER to select

DVD, TV, DVR or OFF.

•Make sure you have connected the audio from the component to the corresponding inputs on the rear of the receiver.

•If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you should also have your TV connected to this receiver's COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks.

The Other setup menu

The Other menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver.

•DUAL MONO – Isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see Dual Mono Setup below).

•LFE ATT – Set the attenuator level for the LFE channel (LFE Attenuator Setup below).

3 Use to make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.

Dynamic Range Control Setup

• Default setting: OFF

Specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks:

•MAX – Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased).

•MID – Mid setting.

•OFF – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume).

Dual Mono Setup

•Default setting: CH1

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played:1

•CH2 – Only channel 2 is played

•CH1 CH2 – Both channels are played through the front speakers

•CH1 – Only channel 1 is played

1Select OTHER from the System Setup menu.

2 Use to select the setting you want to adjust then press ENTER.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:

•DRC – Specify the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital soundtracks (see Dynamic Range Control Setup below).

LFE Attenuator Setup

• Default setting: ATT 0 dB

Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent ultra-low bass tones (included with some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources) from distorting the sound from the speakers:

•LFEATT 0 – No limiting (recommended setting)

•LFEATT 10 – 10dB of limiting

•LFEATT ** – No sound from LFE channel

Note

1 This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks.