7SETTING UP THE SYSTEM

•Once all connections with other AV components have been completed as described in “CONNECTIONS” (see pages 6 to 13), make the various settings described below on the monitor screen using the AVR-3803/1083’s on-screen display function.

These settings are required to set up the listening room’s AV system centered around the AVR-3803/1083.

•Use the following buttons to set up the system:

•Check that the remote control unit is set to AMP mode.

SYSTEM SETUP button

Press this to display the system setup menu.

CURSOR buttons

Fand G: Use these to move the cursors (F and G) to the

left and right on the screen.

Dand H: Use these to move the cursors (D and H) to the

up and down on the screen.

ENTER button

Press this to switch the display.

Also use this button to complete the setting.

•System setup items and default values (set upon shipment from the factory)

Speaker

Configuration

Surround

qSpeakerSetting

Crossover Frequency

System setup

Input the combination of speakers in your system and their corresponding sizes (SMALL for regular speakers, LARGE for full- size, full-range) to automatically set the composition of the signals output from the speakers and the frequency response.

Use this function when using multiple surround speaker

Surround

combinations for more ideal surround sound. Once the

mode

combinations of surround speakers to be used for the

 

different surround modes are preset, the surround

Surround

speakers are selected automatically according to the

surround mode.

speaker

Set the frequency (Hz) below which the bass sound of the various speakers is to be output from the subwoofer.

 

 

 

 

Default settings

 

 

 

Front Sp.

 

Center Sp.

 

Sub Woofer

 

Surround Sp.

 

Surround Back Sp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A / B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large

 

Small

 

Yes

 

Small

 

Small / 2spkrs

DOLBY/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5CH/7CH

DSP

 

 

DTS

 

WDE SCREEN

 

 

EXT. IN

 

 

STEREO

SIMULATION

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

A

 

A

A

 

A

 

 

 

 

80 Hz

 

 

 

 

Subwoofer mode

This selects the subwoofer speaker for playing deep bass signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This parameter is for optimizing the timing with which the audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w Delay Time

Front L & R

Center

 

 

Sub Woofer

 

Surround L & R

SBL & SBR

signals are produced from the speakers and subwoofer according to

12 ft (3.6 m)

12 ft (3.6 m) 12 ft (3.6 m)

 

10 ft (3.0 m)

 

10 ft (3.0 m)

 

 

the listening position.

 

 

 

 

Channel

This adjusts the volume of the signals output from the speakers and

Front L

Front R

Center

 

Surround

Surround

Surround

 

Surround

Subwoofer

e

 

L

 

R

 

Back L

 

Back R

subwoofer for the different channels in order to obtain optimum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level

effects.

 

 

 

0 dB

0 dB

0 dB

 

 

0 dB

 

0 dB

 

0 dB

 

0 dB

 

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

DVD

 

VDP

 

 

TV

 

DBS

 

V. AUX

 

VCR-1

VCR-2

 

CDR/TAPE

 

Digital In

This assigns the digital input jacks for the different input

source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

r

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment

sources.

 

 

Digital

COAX1

 

COAX2

 

OPT1

 

 

OPT2

 

OPT3

 

OFF

 

OPT4

OFF

 

OPT5

 

 

 

 

 

Inputs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component

 

This assigns the color difference (component) video

DVD

 

VDP

 

TV

 

 

DBS

 

VCR-1

 

VCR-2

 

V. AUX

—

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

t Video Setup

In Assign

 

input jacks for the different input sources.

 

VIDEO1

 

NONE

 

NONE

 

VIDEO2

 

NONE

 

NONE

 

NONE

—

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Input

 

Set the input signal to be output from the monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

output terminal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

y

Dolby Digital

Turn the audio compression on or off when down-mixing Dolby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup

Digital signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power AMP

 

Set this to switch the surround back channel’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zone 2

Assignment

 

power amplifier for use for zone 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

u

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control

Zone2

 

This sets the output level for the zone 2 output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vol. Level

 

jacks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i Audio Delay

Set the audio delay to delay time the sound and synchronize it with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 ms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ext. In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o Subwoofer

Set the Ext. In Subwoofer terminal playback level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subwoofer = +15 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!0Auto Surround

Set the Auto surround mode function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Surround Mode = ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!1On Screen

This sets whether or not to display the on-screen display that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears on the monitor screen when the controls on the remote

 

 

 

 

On Screen Display = ON / Mode 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

control unit or main unit are operated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A setting to prevent flickering.

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