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Receiver settings

AUTO

ADVANCED

BI-AMP

HDMI

 

SPEAKER SETUP

DUAL AMP

 

 

 

 

INPUT SELECTOR

VOLUME

SPEAKERS

TUNE

MENU

ENTER

A

B

SURROUND

SETUP

AUTO DETECTOR

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

AUX

SETUP MIC

S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L

R

page 26 for basic operations

 

INPUT SELECTOR

MENU

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

 

Receiver settings

Digital input settings

Change these settings to suit the connections you have made to the digital input terminals

(pages 6, 7, 9, and 10).

You cannot allocate more than one terminal per input. Therefore, if you change the setting for “DVD” to “OPT 1”, digital input for DVD input will be only through the OPTICAL 1 terminal.

2a Select and confirm.

2b Select the equipment and confirm.

3Change the digital input setting and confirm.

Repeat 2b and 3 to change other settings.

TV:

Television

DVR:

DVD recorder

DVD:

DVD player

CD:

CD player

Factory setting:

TV:

OPT1 (OPTICAL 1)

DVR:

OPT2 (OPTICAL 2)

DVD:

COAX1 (COAXIAL 1)

CD:

COAX2 (COAXIAL 2)

Input signal

This unit automatically detects whether input is digital or analogue, but you can fix the input mode.

Select “AUTO” if it isn’t necessary to fix a certain signal.

2a Select and confirm.

2b Select the equipment and confirm.

3Select the setting and confirm.

Repeat 2b and 3 to change other settings.

PCM FIX mode

In rare cases, the unit may have trouble recognizing the digital signals on discs. Use this mode if the beginnings of tracks are cut off when playing CDs.

Do not use this mode if the unit can handle audio from CDs normally.

When PCM FIX mode is on, the unit cannot process other signals. Choose another mode if PCM FIX causes noise.

TV:

Television

DVR:

DVD recorder

DVD:

DVD player

CD:

CD player

AUTO:

The unit automatically

 

detects whether input is

 

digital or analogue. (HDMI

 

takes priority when input

 

is digital.)

ANALOG:

Analogue input fixed

DIG:

Digital input fixed

PCMFIX:

PCM (from CDs) digital

 

input fixed

Factory setting:

TV, DVR, DVD, CD: AUTO

For your reference

“DIGITAL INPUT” lights after fixing digital input.

“PCM” lights if you select the PCM FIX mode.

“PCM FIX” flashes on the display if you input any signal other than PCM after you have set the PCM FIX mode.

Bi-amp settings

This option appears after you have set “LR BI-WIRE setting” to “YES” (page 27).

Adjust high frequency (HF) and low frequency (LF) balance.

Correct HF and LF delay time.

Balance

2Select and confirm.

2a Select and confirm.

3 Adjust and confirm.

Use the bar as a guide.

LF: low frequency

HF: high frequency

Delay time

Speaker

 

(cross section of

Difference

a speaker)

 

2Select and confirm.

2a Select and confirm.

3Adjust and confirm.

cm

Adjustment range: 0 to 30 cm Adjust in 1-cm increments. Factory setting: 0 cm

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Panasonic SA-XR58 manual Receiver settings, Digital input settings, Input signal, Bi-amp settings

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