Basic settings

To obtain the best possible sound effect from the Surround/ DSP modes (see pages 39 to 44), you need to set up the speaker and subwoofer information after all the connections are completed. From pages 29 to 34, how to set speakers and other basic items of the receiver are explained.

Basic setting items

You can adjust the following items. See pages in parentheses for details.

•You cannot select the items which is not available with the current setting. For example, when “S BACK SPK” is set to “NO,” you cannot select the following items:

S BACK OUT, S BACK DIST, S BACK L DIST, S BACK R DIST

Items

To do

SUBWOOFER*

Register your subwoofer. (30)

 

 

FRONT SPK*

Register your front speaker size. (30)

 

 

CENTER SPK*

Register your center speaker size. (30)

 

 

SURROUND SPK*

Register your surround speaker size. (30)

 

 

S BACK SPK*

Register your surround back speaker

 

size. (30)

 

 

S BACK OUT*

Register the number of your surround

 

back speaker(s). (31)

 

 

DIST UNIT

Select the measuring unit for the

 

speaker distance. (31)

 

 

FRONT L DIST*

Register the distance from the left front

 

speaker to your listening point. (31)

 

 

FRONT R DIST*

Register the distance from the right

 

front speaker to your listening point.

 

(31)

 

 

CENTER DIST*

Register the distance from the center

 

speaker to your listening point. (31)

 

 

SURR L DIST*

Register the distance from the left

 

surround speaker to your listening

 

point. (31)

 

 

SURR R DIST*

Register the distance from the right

 

surround speaker to your listening

 

point. (31)

 

 

S BACK DIST*

Register the distance from the surround

 

back speaker to your listening point

 

when using a single speaker for the

 

surround back speaker. (31)

 

 

S BACK L DIST*

Register the distance from the left

 

surround back speaker to your listening

 

point. (31)

 

 

S BACK R DIST*

Register the distance from the right

 

surround back speaker to your listening

 

point. (31)

 

 

Items

To do

EX/ES/PLIIx

Select the EX/ES/PLIIx reproduction

 

mode. (32)

 

 

DUAL MONO

Select the Dual Mono sound channel.

 

(32)

 

 

SUBWOOFER OUT

Select sounds emitted from the

 

subwoofer. (33)

 

 

CROSSOVER*

Select the cutoff frequency to the

 

subwoofer. (33)

 

 

LFE ATT

Attenuate the bass (LFE) sounds. (33)

 

 

MIDNIGHT MODE

Reproduce a powerful sound at night.

 

(33)

 

 

DIGITAL IN 1

Select the component connected to the

 

digital coaxial terminal—1(DVR/DVD).

 

(34)

 

 

DIGITAL IN 2

Select the component connected to the

 

digital optical terminal—2(DBS). (34)

 

 

DIGITAL IN 3

Select the component connected to the

 

digital optical terminal—3(VCR). (34)

 

 

AUDIO DELAY

Set the audio delay time to correct

 

synchronization between video and

 

audio signals. (34)

 

 

HDMI SELECT

Select the source for HDMI VCR (DBS) IN

 

terminal. (34)

 

 

CMPNT SELECT

Select the source for COMPONENT VCR

 

(DBS) IN jacks. (34)

 

 

VIDEO OUTPUT

Select the output video signal. (34)

 

 

*If you have performed Precise Surround Setup on pages 16 to 18, these settings are not required.

NOTE

Some items above are not available in the following cases below:

–When selecting “A MULTI” for the audio input setting (see page 11)

–When multi-channel PCM signals (see page 41) are coming in with selecting “HDMI” for the audio input setting (see page 11)

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