Advanced Setup—Continued

5

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]

9

 

buttons to select “Front,” and

 

then use the Left and Right

 

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select a

 

crossover frequency.

 

Note:

Fixed at Full Band if Subwoofer (step 4) is set to No.

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Surr Back Ch,” and then use the Left and Right []/[ ] buttons to select:

1ch: Select if one surround back

speaker is connected.

2ch: Select if two (left and right) surround back speakers are connected.

Note:

Cannot be set if Speaker Type is set to Bi-Amp (page 44) or SurrBack is set to None (step 8).

6

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Center,” and then use the Left and Right

[]/[ ] buttons to select a crossover frequency.

If no center speaker is connected, select None.

Note:

Cannot select Full Band if Front (step 5) is set to anything other than Full Band.

Continue with step 10 on the next page.

7

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Surround,” and then use the Left and Right

[]/[ ] buttons to select a crossover frequency.

If no surround left and right speakers are connected, select None.

Note:

Cannot select Full Band if Front (step 5) is set to anything other than Full Band.

8

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Surr Back,” and then use the Left and Right []/[ ] buttons to select a crossover frequency.

If no surround back speakers are con- nected, select None.

Notes:

Cannot be set if Speaker Type is set to Bi-Amp (page 44) or Surround is set to None (step 7).

Cannot select Full Band if Surround (step 7) is set to anything other than Full Band.

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Onkyo PR-SC885 instruction manual Advanced Setup, Fixed at Full Band if Subwoofer is set to No

PR-SC885 specifications

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