SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

To make this process as quick and easy as possible, we suggest that you use the full-OSD system with the on-screen menus, and step through each input. Once you have completed the settings for the first input, many settings may be duplicated for the remaining inputs. It is also a good idea to set the configuration data in the order these items are listed in the MAS- TER MENU, as some settings require a specific entry in a prior menu item. Remember that once the settings are made for one input, they must be made for all other input sources in your system.

Input Setup

The first step in configuring the AVR 230 is to configure each input. Once an input is selected, all settings for the Digital Input, Surround Mode and Delay Timing will “attach” themselves to that input and be stored in a nonvolatile memory. This means that once made, the selection of an input will automatically recall those set- tings. For that reason, the procedures described below must be repeated for each input source so that you have the opportunity to customize each source to your specific listening requirements. However, once made, they need not be changed again unless you need to alter a setting.

When using the full-OSD system to make the setup adjustments, press the OSD Button v once so that the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) appears. The cursor will be next to the INPUT SETUP line. Press the Set Button p to enter the menu and the INPUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) will appear on the screen. Press the /Buttons o until the desired input name appears in the highlighted video, as well as being indicated in the front-panel Input Indicators ı. If the input will use the standard left/ right analog inputs, no further adjustment is needed.

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If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs with the selected input source, press the ¤ Button n on the remote while the INPUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) is on the screen, and the on-screen cursor will drop down to the DIGITAL IN line. Press the /Buttons o until the name of the desired digital input appears. To return to the analog input, press the buttons until the word ANALOG appears.

When the correct input source appears, press the ¤ Button n once so that the cursor appears next to BACK TO MASTER MENU, and press the Set Button p.

To change the digital input at any time using the dis- crete function buttons and the semi-OSD system, press the Digital Select Button q on the remote. Within five seconds, make your input selection using the /¤ Buttons n until the desired digital or analog input is shown in the Upper Display Line ˜ and in the lower line of the on-screen display. Press the Set Button p to enter the new digital input assignment.

When all needed adjustments have been made, press the ¤ Button n until the cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue with the system configuration.

Surround Setup

The next step is to set the surround mode you wish to use with the input that was previously selected in the INPUT menu. Since surround modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to select any mode you wish – you may change it later. However, to make it easier to establish the initial parameters for the AVR 230, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for inputs connected 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 (“Surround off”) as they are not typically used with multichannel program material, and it is unlikely that surround- encoded material will be used. Alternatively, the Logic 7 Music mode is a good choice for stereo-only source material. See page 26 for more information on avail- able surround modes.

When selecting surround modes for digital program material, the AVR 230 will always examine the data stream and automatically select Dolby Digital or DTS as applicable.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the MASTER MENU (Figure 1), press the /¤ Buttons n until the cursor is next to the SURROUND SELECT line. Press the Set Button p until the SURROUND SELECT menu (Figure 3) is on the screen.

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Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 3) selects the surround mode category, and within each of those categories there will be a choice of the specific mode options. The choice of modes will vary according to the speaker configuration in your system. When the SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 5) is set to NONE the AVR 230 will be configured for 5.1- channel operation, and only the modes appropriate to a five-speaker system will appear. When the SURR BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 5) is set to SMALL or LARGE the AVR 230 will be configured for 6.1/7.1-channel oper- ation, and additional modes such as Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES will appear, as they are only available when seven main speakers are present. In addition, some of the modes available in the AVR 230 will

not appear unless a digital source is selected and is playing the correct bitstream. Remember that when you use only the AVR 230’s internal amplifier and a single, surround back speaker, you will get all the ben- efits of a 6.1/7.1 system, but with only one speaker installed at the back of the room. The mode indica- tions will show 7.1 in some cases, but no additional adjustment is needed for 6.1 operation.

To select the mode that will be used as the initial default for an input, first press the / ¤ Buttons

nuntil the on-screen cursor is next to the desired mode’s master category name, such as DOLBY, DTS, DSP <SURR> or VMAX. Next, press the Set Button p to view the sub-menu. Press the /Buttons o to scroll through the available choices, and then press the ¤ Button n so that the cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue the setup process.

The following few paragraphs detail the instructions needed for modes with multiple choices.

On the DOLBY menu (Figure 4), choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II-Music, Dolby Pro Logic II-Movie, Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo. The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available when the system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by configuring the Surround Back speakers to “Small” or “Large” as described on page 19. When a disc is playing that

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AVR 230 specifications

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