Denon AVR-983 7SETTING UP THE SYSTEM, ENTER button, CURSOR buttons, SYSTEM SETUP button

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-2803/983’s on-screen display function.

These settings are required to set up the listening room’s AV system centered around the AVR-2803/983.

•Check that the remote control unit is set to AMP mode (TAPE, CDR/MD or CD).

•The system settings can be reset to the default (factory shipment) settings by initialization of the microprocessor (see page 63).

•Use the following buttons to set up the system:

SYSTEM SETUP button

Press this to display the system setup menu.

CURSOR buttons

0and 1 : Use these to move the cursors (0and 1) to the left

and right on the screen.

•and ª : Use these to move the cursors (• and ª) 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)

	System setup
Speaker	Input the combination of speakers in your system and their
Speaker	corresponding sizes (Small for regular speakers, Large for full-size,
Configuration	full-range) to automatically set the composition of the signals output
	from the speakers and the frequency response.

		Default settings
Front Sp.	Center Sp.	Sub Woofer	Surround Sp.	Surround Back Sp.
Front Sp.	Center Sp.	Sub Woofer	Surround Sp.	Surround Back Sp.
Large	Small	Yes	Small	Small / 2spkrs

Crossover	Set the frequency (Hz) below which the bass sound of the various	80 Hz
Frequency	speakers is to be output from the subwoofer.

	Subwoofer mode	This selects the subwoofer speaker for playing deep bass signals.
w Delay Time		This parameter is for optimizing the timing with which the audio
w Delay Time		signals are produced from the speakers and subwoofer according to
		the listening position.
e	Channel	This adjusts the volume of the signals output from the speakers and
e	Channel	subwoofer for the different channels in order to obtain optimum
	Level	effects.
		effects.
			Input
r	Digital In	This assigns the digital input jacks for the different input	source
r	Digital In
	Assignment	sources.	Digital
			Inputs
t	Video In	This assigns the color difference (component) video input jacks for
	Assign	the different input sources.

LFE

Front L & R

Center

Sub Woofer

Surround L & R

SBL & SBR

12 ft (3.6 m)

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

10 ft (3.0 m)

Front L

Front R

Center

Surround

Subwoofer

Back L

Back R

0 dB

DVD

VDP

DBS

V. AUX

VCR-1

VCR-2

TAPE

COAX1

COAX2

OPT1

OPT2

OPT3

OFF

OPT4

DVD

VDP

DBS

VCR-1

VCR-2

V. AUX

—

VIDEO1

NONE

VIDEO2

NONE

—

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.

Control

Zone2

This sets the output level for the zone 2 output

Variable

vol. Level

jacks.

Ext. In

i Subwoofer

Set the Ext. In Subwoofer terminal playback level.

Subwoofer = +15 dB

Level

Auto Surround

Set the Auto surround mode function.

Auto Surround Mode = ON

Mode

!0On Screen

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

On Screen Display = ON

appears on the monitor screen when the controls on the remote

Display

control unit or main unit are operated.

!1Trigger Out

PHONO

TUNER

TAPE

DVD

VDP

DBS

VCR-1

VCR-2

V. AUX

Set the Trigger Out output for the different input sources.

Setup

OFF