System Configuration
individually for each input in use.
Delay Settings
Due the different distances between the listening position for the front channel speakers and the surround speakers, the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your ears from the front or sur- round speakers is different. You may compensate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific speaker placement and acoustic conditions in your listening room or home theater.
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In addition to adjusting the delay time for each individual speaker position, the AVR is among the few A/V receivers that allows you to adjust the delay for the combined output of all speakers as a group. This feature is called A/V Sync Delay; it allows you to compensate for delays to the video image that may be caused by the processing in products such as digital video displays, video scalers, digital cable or satellite systems, or per- sonal video recorders. With proper adjustment of the setting for A/V Sync Delay, you can eliminate the loss of lip sync that may be caused by digital video applications.
The Delay setting for all speakers configured for your system will be available only (with 5.1 or with 6.1/7.1 configuration) when any Dolby sur- round mode is selected (except
Note that the Delay settings are "Global" for all inputs, using those Dolby modes, and need not to be repeated with any input.
To start with the delay settings at first select any input associated with such a Dolby mode. Next, continue within the MASTER MENU (Figure
1). If the system is not already at that point, press the OSD button Lto bring up the master menu. Press the ¤ Button Ethree times or until the
Fto call up the menu.
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S R | : 1 0 F t | S U B : 1 0 f t | |
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B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Next move the › cursor to the UNIT line and
select the unit for distances you prefer to enter, feet or meter. Then move the › cursor to the FL line where the first adjustment is made. Now press the ‹/ › Buttons Euntil the distance from the front left speaker to the preferred listen- ing position is entered. Next press the ¤ Button
Eonce to move to the next line.
Now the › cursor will be at the CEN line so that the delay for the center speaker may be set. Press the ‹/ › Buttons Euntil the distance from the main listening position to the center speaker is entered. Repeat the procedure for all active speaker positions by pressing the ¤ Button E again and use the ‹/ › Buttons Eto change the setting. Remember that this last adjustment will only be needed when you have surround back speakers installed and Dolby Digital chosen as the surround mode.
When the delay time for all speaker positions has been set you may return to the master menu by pressing the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button E until the ➞ cursor is pointing to BACK TO MASTER MENU and then pressing the Set Button F. However, if you have a digital video source or a digital video display that causes lack of lip sync you may use the A/V Sync adjust fea- ture to delay the audio signal as it is sent to all channels (as opposed to the individual settings) so that the picture and sound are brought back together. We recommend that this adjustment be made using the direct access controls on the remote, as shown below. That enables you to see the image while making the adjustment; however, you may also adjust it here using the menu sys- tem.
To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button Eso that the ➞ cursor is pointing to the A/V Sync Delay line on the menu and then press the ‹/ › Navigation Button
Eto delay the sound sufficiently so that it matches the
Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to each video input source, so you may enter a dif- ferent
When the delay settings are complete, press the
¤Button Eonce so that the cursor is next to the BACK TO MASTER MENU line and press the Set Button p to return to the
MASTER menu.
Note that the delay settings may also be adjusted at any time when the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic II modes are in use by pressing the Delay
button on the remote | . Then press the ⁄/¤ |
Ebuttons on the remote to select the Center or Rear channels for adjustment, followed by a press of the Set button F. Next, press the ⁄/¤ buttons Eon the remote until the desired figure appears in the Main Information
Display ˜ and press the Set button p twice to confirm the setting and return to the nor- mal display.
Night Mode Settings
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that uses special processing to preserve the dynamic range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track while reducing the peak level. This prevents abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others, without reducing the sonic impact of a digital source. Note that the Night mode is only available when the Dolby Digital surround mode is select- ed.
To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu press the OSD Button Lso that the MASTER menu appears. Then press the ¤ but- ton Eonce and press Set Fto select the SURROUND SETUP menu. Press Set Fto select the DOLBY menu (see fig. 7).
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Figure 7
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain that the › cursor is on the NIGHT line of the DOLBY menu. Next, press ‹/› Buttons E to choose between the following settings.
OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode will not function.
MID: When MID is in the highlighted video, a mild compression will be applied.
MAX: When MAX is in the highlighted video, a more severe compression algorithm will be applied.
When you want to use the Night mode feature, we recommend that you select the MID setting as a starting point and change to the MAX setting later, if desired.
When the setting has been made, press the ⁄/¤ buttons Eso that the › cursor is next to BACK TO SURR SELECT, and press the Set button Fto return to the SURROUND SELECT menu.
Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct- ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is selected by pressing the Night button B. When the button is pressed, the words