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First Time Setup—Continued

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Use the Down [

] button to

 

select “Center,” and then use the

 

Left and Right [

]/[ ] buttons to

 

select Small, Large, or None.

Small: Select if the center speaker is small.

Large: Select if the center speaker is large.

None: Select if no center speaker is connected.

 

Note:

 

• If the Front setting in step 4 is set to

 

Small, the Large option cannot be

 

selected.

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Use the Down [ ] button to

 

select “Surround,” and then use

 

the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] but-

 

tons to select Small, Large, or

 

None.

 

Small: Select if the surround speak-

 

ers are small.

 

Large: Select if the surround speak-

 

ers are large.

 

None: Select if no surround speakers

 

are connected.

 

Note:

 

• If the Front setting in step 4 is set to

 

Small, the Large option cannot be

 

selected.

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Press the [SETUP] button.

 

 

Setup closes.

 

When you want to go back up one

SETUP

menu level to “SP Config,” press the

 

[RETURN] button.

Testing the speakers

To test that all of the speakers are working properly,

press the remote controller’s [TEST TONE] but- ton.

 

 

LISTENING MODE

 

 

STEREO

SURROUND

 

 

 

AUDIO

SUBTITLE RANDOM

REPEAT

TEST TONE

TEST TONE

CH SEL

LEVEL-

LEVEL+

 

 

PLAY MODE

 

 

 

DISPLAY

 

L NIGHT

CINE FLTR

 

 

RC-645S

 

The test tone will be output by each speaker in turn and the name of each speaker will appear on the dis- play. To turn off the test tone, press the [TEST TONE] button again.

If the test tone is not produced by a speaker, or it’s produced by a speaker other than that shown on the display, you may have wired the speakers incorrectly and you should check your connec- tions (see pages 18, 19).

If the test tone is not produced by a speaker and its name does not appear on the display, you may have set the speaker settings incorrectly (see page 34).

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Onkyo TX-SR304E Use the Down Button to, Left and Right Buttons to Select Small, Large, or None, Left and Right / but

TX-SR304E, TX-SR404, TX-SR8440 specifications

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