Denon AVR-3805 1

7SETTING UP THE SYSTEM

•Once all connections with other AV components have been completed as described in “CONNECTIONS” (see pages 7 to 16), make the various

settings described below on the monitor screen using the AVR-3805’s on-screen display function.

These settings are required to set up the listening room’s AV system centered around the AVR-3805.

SYSTEM SETUP button

Press this to display the system setup menu.

ENTER button

Press this to switch the display.

Also use this button to complete the setting.

CURSOR buttons

Use these to move the cursors the left, right, up and down on

the screen

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

1Check that the remote control unit set to AMP mode.

Use the following buttons to set up the system

•Use the following buttons to set up the system.

2. Speaker Setup

Speaker Setup Default settings

Speaker

Configuration

Channel

Level

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.

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

subwoofer for the different channels in order to obtain optimum

effects.

Front Sp.

Large

Center Sp. Surround Sp.

A / B

Subwoofer

Small SmallYes

Front L & R Center Surround L & RSubwoofer

12 ft (3.6 m) 12 ft (3.6 m) 10 ft (3.0 m)12 ft (3.6 m)

Front L Front R Center Surround

Surround

Back R Subwoofer

0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB

Surround Back Sp.

Small / 2spkrs

Delay Time

This parameter is for optimizing the timing with which the audio

signals are produced from the speakers and subwoofer according to

the listening position.

SBL & SBR

10 ft (3.0 m)

Surround

Back L

0 dB

Surround

0 dB

Crossover

Frequency

Set the frequency (Hz) below which the bass so of the various

speaker is to be output from the subwoofer.

(Surround

Speaker

Setting)

Use this function when using multiple surround speaker

combinations for more ideal surround sound. Once the

combinations of surround speakers to be used for the

different surround modes are preset, the surround

speakers are selected automatically according to the

surround mode.

Surround

mode

Surround

speaker

DOLBY/

DTS

CINEMA

DOLBY/

DTS

MUSIC

WIDE

SCREEN

5CH/7CH

STEREO

DSP

SIMULATION

MULTI CH

MODE EXT.IN

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480Hz

Subwoofer mode

This selects the subwoofer speaker for playing deep bass signals. LFE

DOLBY/

PL IIx

GAME

1. Auto Setup/Room EQ

Auto Setup/Room EQ Default settings

Auto Setup

Room EQ

Setup

Power Amp

Assignment

This parameter is for optimizing the Room EQ with which the audio

signals are produced from the speakers.

Manual EQ

Setup

Direct Mode

Setup

Set the ON/OFF setting of Room EQ, in the case of the surround

mode is in Direct or Pure Direct.

Mic Input Select

Set this to switch the Mic Input jack for use for Mic or V.Aux L-

channel input jack.

Set this to switch the surround back channel’s

power amplifier for use for zone2 or zone3.

Set the Room EQ setting with All or Assign for each surround mode.

SURROUND BACK

All Channel and Frequency=0dB

All

OFF

Mic