System Configuration
10.When all speaker selections have been made for the input selected, press the OK button A twice or simply wait for three seconds until the display returns to the normal mode.
To assist in making these settings, the icons in the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators 5 will change as the speaker type is selected at each position. When only the inner icon box is lit, the speaker is set for “small.” When the inner box and the two outer boxes with circles inside them are lit, the speaker is set for “large." When no indicator appears at a speaker location, that position is set for “none” or “no” speaker.
As an example, in the Figure below, the left front and right front speakers are set for “large,” the center, left surround and right surround speakers are set for small, and a subwoofer is set.
L C R
SL 
LFE 
SR
Surround Setup
Once the speaker setup has been completed, the next setup step is to set the surround mode you wish to use with each input. Since surround modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to select any mode you wish – you may change it later. To make it easier to establish the initial parameters for the AVR, it is best to leave the default setting of Logic 7 Music mode for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs con- nected to digital sources. In the case of inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you may wish to set the mode to Stereo, if that is your preferred listening mode for standard stereo sources, where it is unlikely that surround encod- ed material will be used.
To set the surround mode you wish to use with the input selected, press the Surround Mode
Selector button 6 on the front or on the remote until the desired surround mode´s name appears in the Main Information Display F.
As the modes are changed, Indicator will illuminate next to the mode names in the Surround Mode Indicators D on the front panel.
Note that Dolby Digital and DTS will only appear as choices when a digital input has been selected.
After the surround mode setting has been made with the current input, repeat the setting with all inputs you will use. The surround mode can also be changed at any time later, and the AVR’s memory system will keep the settings for the input selected, until they are changed again.
Configuring the Surround Off (Stereo) Modes
For superior reproduction of two-channel program materials, the AVR offers two Stereo modes: an analog Stereo-Direct mode that bypasses the digital signal processing circuitry for a completely analog signal path that pre- serves the purity of the original signal, and a digital mode that is capable of providing bass management for optimal distribution of the low frequencies between smaller speakers and a subwoofer.
Stereo-Direct (Bypass) Mode
When the analog Stereo-Direct mode is selected by pressing the Stereo Mode Selector J until SURROUND OFF appears in the Main Information Display F and the Surround Mode Indicator D for Surround Off is lit, the AVR will pass the analog source material directly through to the front left and right speakers, bypassing the digital processing circuitry.
In this mode, the front left and right speakers will automatically be configured as LARGE; it is not possible to configure these speakers as
SMALL.
When the AVR is in the Stereo Bypass mode you may still configure the subwoofer output so that it is either turned off, with a full-range signal going to the front left/right speakers, or you may configure it so that the subwoofer feed is activated. The factory default setting is to have the subwoofer turned off for this mode, but you may change that setting by following these steps:
1.Press the Speaker Button 9.
2.Press the OK Button A to activate the configuration menu.
3. Press the K/L Buttons on the remote to select the desired option. SUB NONE turns off the feed to the subwoofer, while SUB <L+R> turns it on.
4.When the desired setting has been entered, press the OK Button A to return to normal operation.
Stereo-Digital Mode
When the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use a full range signal is always sent to the front left/right speakers. By its nature, that option does not pass the signal through the AVR’s digi- tal signal processing, creating the requirement for full-range speakers. If your front speakers are bandwidth limited, “satellite”speakers, we recommend that you do NOT use the Bypass mode, but rather use the DSP SURROUND OFF mode for stereo listening.
To listen to programs in the two-channel stereo mode while taking advantage of the bass management system, press the Stereo Mode Selector J until SURROUND OFF appears in the Main Information Display F and the DSP and SURR. OFF Surround Mode Indicators D both light up. When only the SURR. OFF Surround Mode Indicators D is lit you are in the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode.
When this mode is in use, the front left/right speakers and subwoofer may be configured to meet the requirements of your specific speakers using the steps shown in the Speaker Setup section.
Delay Settings
Only for the Dolby or DTS modes, you will need to adjust the delay time setting. Note that the delay time is not adjustable for any other modes.
Due to the different distances between the listening position for the front channel speakers and the surround speakers, the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your ears from the front or surround speakers is different. You may compensate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific speaker placement and acoustic conditions in your listening room or home theater.
The factory setting is appropriate for most rooms, but some installations create an uncom- mon distance between the front and surround speakers that may cause the arrival of front channel sounds to become disconnected from surround channel sounds.
