Manual Setup

Make detail settings for various parameters.

Speaker Setup

Use this procedure to set the speakers manually or if you wish to change the settings made with the auto setup

Subwoofer

Select subwoofer use.

[Selectable items]

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

Surround A

Select surround speakers A use and size.

[Selectable items] Large Small None

Surround B

Select surround speakers B use and size.

sSubwoofer Mode

Select low range signal to be reproduced by subwoofer.

[Selectable items] LFE LFE+Main

•This can be set when GUI menu “Speaker Configuration” – “Subwoofer” is set to “Yes”.

•Play music or a movie source and select the mode offering the strongest bass.

•Select “LFE+Main” if you want the bass signals to always be produced from the subwoofer.

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Manual Setup

Speaker Setup

aSpeaker Configuration s Subwoofer Mode

d Distance

f Channel Level

g Crossover Frequency h Surround Speaker

aSpeaker Configuration

Select speaker configuration and size. (bass reproduction capability)

Front

Select front speaker size.

[Selectable items] Large Small

Center

Select center speaker use and size.

[Selectable items] Large Small None

[Selectable items] Large Small None

Surround Back

Select surround back speaker use and size.

[Selectable items] (

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Large

 

 

Small

 

None

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2spkrs

 

 

1spkr

 

 

NOTE

By default, the AVR-3808CI’s “Amp Assign” setting is set to “ZONE2”. To use as the surround back speaker for the main zone, change the “Amp Assign” setting (vpage 68, 69).

Large : Select this for a large speaker with strong bass reproduction.

Small : Select this for a smaller speaker with weaker bass reproduction.

•Select “Large” or “Small” not according to the physical size of the speaker but according to the low frequency reproduction capabilities based on the frequency set at “Crossover Frequency” (vpage 29).

•When “Front” is set to “Small”, “Subwoofer” is automatically set to “Yes”.

•If “Subwoofer” is set to “No”, “Front” is automatically set to “Large”.

•If “Surround A” is set to “None”, “Surround B” and “Surround Back” are automatically set to “None”.

•When using just one surround back speaker, connect it to the left channel (SBL).

dDistance

Set distance from listening position to speakers.

Before making the settings, measure the distance from the listening position to the different speakers.

Feet / Meters

Select unit for distance.

Step

Select step. (smallest distance)

[Selectable items] 1ft / 0.1ft z1 / 0.1m / 0.01m z2 z1: Can be selected when “Feet” is set.

z2: Can be selected when “Meters” is set.

Default

Resets the settings to the default values.

Distance measurement

Select the speaker you want to set, then set the distance. Set the value closest to the measured distance.

 

 

z1 /

 

z2

[Variable range]

0.0ft ~ 60.0ft

0.00m ~ 18.00m

 

z1: Display when “Feet” is set.

 

z2: Display when “Meters” is set.

NOTE

Set the distance between the listening position and the various speakers to no more than 20.0 ft (6.00 meters).

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