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SYSTEM SETUP
You should always perform System Setup after first installing your processor and after adding/chan ging speak ers
or sources or rearranging your listening area. Check that the rem ote is in B&K mode.

F
rom Remote
F
rom Front Panel
A
ction
1
B
&K or POWER
SLEEP
t
urn on processor
2
M
ENU MENU
a
ctivate menu system
3
(PAUSE) or (STOP)
(UP) or (DOWN)
m
ove to System Setup
4
S
EL or ENTER
↵ (ENTER)
a
ctivate SETUP SYSTEM
From Remote From Front Panel Action
1
(PAUSE) or (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Speakers
2
SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate SETUP SPEAKERS

Speakers

The speakers menu lets you tell your processor how many speakers you have in your system, the relative size of
the speakers, and their location in the room. This is the most important setup p rocedure you will perform . The
processor comes from the factory setup for 7 small speakers and a subwoofer. If this does not match your
speakers then audio information will be lost. For example, if you do n ot currentl y have a center chann el speaker
and you do not perform this setup procedure, the center channel information will be lost. If you perform this setup
correctly, the processor will know that you have no center channel speaker and send this information to your fr ont
left and right speakers (along with the normal front left and right inform ation) so no audio information is lost.

Speaker Size

Speaker size generally refers to the size of your speakers. Audio m aterial, particularly Dolby Digital and DTS
movies, often contain large amounts of bass. If this bass information is s ent to sm all speakers that ar e incapable
of reproducing so much bass, then the bass information will be lost or distorted. MANY SMALL SPEAKERS MAY
BE DAMAGED BY TOO MUCH BASS. By telling your processor the size of your speakers, it will be able to
intelligently route the bass to speakers that can reproduce it co rr ec tl y. T ypically, all bookshelf or satellite speakers
are considered small. Smaller floor standing speakers with s ingle woofers 8” or l ess should also be consi dered
small. Floor standing speakers with 10” or larger woof ers or multiple sm aller woofers may be co nsidered large.
These are general guidelines only - if you are unsure consult your speaker manufacturer or check with the deal er
if they are unsure. If you have all small speakers we strongly recommend us e of a s ub woofer . If your fr ont l ef t and
right speakers (or more) are large then you may not require a subwoofer, but you may still get better results using
a subwoofer, especially with Dolby Digital and DTS movies. All THX certif ied speakers are small, regardles s of
their physical size, and should be used in audio systems along wit h a subwoofer.
1 Zone 1 Operation
2 Zone 2 Operation
3 Zone 1 Favorite Presets
4 Zone 2 Favorite Presets
5 System Setup
6 Memory Backup/Restore
next item SEL select
MENU exit menu system
5 System Setup
SETUP SYSTEM
1 Speakers
2 Displays
3 Inputs
4 Presets
next item SEL select
MENU main menu
1 Speakers