Using the Home Menu

The Home menu provides quick access to frequently used settings. You can change settings and view the current information.

The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings.

Note

The on-screen menus are displayed when:

There is no video input, or

The video input is 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p.

1

Press RECEIVER followed by HOME.

 

The Home menu will be superimposed on the TV

 

screen.

2

Use q/wand ENTER to make the desired selection.

 

Input

 

`You can select the input source.

Use q/wto select the desired input source. Pressing ENTER switches to the selected input source.

Audio

`You can change the following settings: “Bass”, “Treble”, “Subwoofer Level”, “Center Level”, “EX.BASS”, “Late Night”, “Music Optimizer”, and “Cinema Filter”.

See also:

“Using the Audio Settings” (page 46)

Info*1

`You can view the information of the following items: “Input” and “Output”.

Listening Mode*2

`You can select the listening modes that are grouped in the following categories: “MOVIE/TV”, “MUSIC” and “GAME”.

Use q/wto select the category and e/rto select the listening mode. Press ENTER to switch to the selected listening mode.

Note

*1 Depending on the input source and listening mode, not all channels shown here output the sound.

*2 • This setting is not available in either of the following cases: –TheAudio TV Out” setting is set to “On” (page 45). –“HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)” is set to “On” (page 45) and

you’re listening through your TV speakers.

Turning On & Basic Operations

Selecting Speakers A and B

You can use two sets of front speakers with the AV receiver: Speakers A for up to 5.1-channel playback in your main listening room and Speakers B for 2-channel stereo playback in another room.

1 Press RECEIVER once followed by SP A/B

 

repeatedly to cycle through the selection:

 

Speakers A Speakers A&B Speakers B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Speaker indicators and output channels are shown

 

below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker indicators Output channel

A

 

 

 

Speakers A: 5.1 channels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A B

 

 

Speakers A: 2.1 channels*3

 

 

Speakers B: 2 channels

 

 

 

 

BSpeakers B: 2 channels No sound

*3 While Speakers B is on, channels are reduced to 2.1 in the main room.

Tip

Alternatively, you can use the AV receiver’s SPEAKERS A and B.

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