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The System Setup and Other Setup menus

X-Curve

Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting acts as a kind of re-equalization for home theater listening, and restores proper tonal balance of movie soundtracks. Since the principal is the same, X-Curve isn’t applied when you’re using any of the Home THX, Pure direct or Optimum surround modes.

1Select ‘X-Curve’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

2Choose the X-Curve setting you want.

Use k/l to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at 2 kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope increases (to a maximum of –3.0dB/oct). Use the following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your room size:

Room size (ft2)

≤400

≤550

≤650

≤800

≤2200

≤12000

X-Curve

–0.5

–1.0

–1.5

–2.0

–2.5

–3.0

(dB/oct)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!If you select OFF, the frequency curve will be flat and the X-Curve has no effect.

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

THX Audio Setting

This menu allows the user to adjust various THX features including Loudness Plus, SBch processing, THX Ultra2/ Select2 Subwoofer (on/off), and Boundary Gain Control. Please see page 116 for details regarding these THX features.

!ULTRA2 for the SC-68, SELECT2 for the SC-67.

1Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

2Select either ON or OFF for the THX Loudness Plus setting.

3Specify whether the SBch Processing is AUTO or MANUAL.

!AUTO – When surround back speakers are connected, Dolby Digital EX signal is present in the audio signals being input is detected and the appropriate THX surround mode is set.

!MANUAL – The desired THX surround mode can be selected regardless of whether or not surround back channel signals are present in the audio signals being input.

4Specify whether your subwoofer is Ultra2/Select2 certified or not.

If your subwoofer isn’t THX Ultra2/Select2 certified, but you still want to switch boundary gain compensation on, select YES here, but the effect might not work properly.

5Select either ON or OFF for Boundary Gain Compensation setting.

6When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Network Setup menu

Make the settings for connecting the receiver to the Internet and using the network functions.

1 Press on the remote control, then press HOME MENU.

AGraphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use i/j/k/l and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the current menu.

2Select ‘System Setup’ from the Home Menu.

3Select ‘Network Setup’ from the System Setup menu.

4Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:

!IP Address, Proxy – Sets up the IP address/Proxy of this receiver (page 100).

!Network Standby – Allows the AVNavigator function to be used even when the receiver is in the standby mode (page 101).

!Friendly Name – The name of the receiver displayed on a computer or other device connected to the network can be changed (page 101).

!Parental Lock – Restricts usage of network functions (page 101).

!Port Number Setting – Sets the numbers of the ports where signals from IP Control are received (page 101).

IP address/Proxy setting

In case the router connected to the LAN terminal on this receiver is a broadband router (with a built-in DHCP server function), simply turn on the DHCP server function, and you will not need to set up the network manually. You must set up the network as described below only when you have connected this receiver to a broadband router without a DHCP server function. Before you set up the network, consult with your ISP or the network manager for the required settings. It is advised that you also refer to the operation manual supplied with your network component.

!In case you make changes to the network configuration without the DHCP server function, make the corre- sponding changes to the network settings of this receiver.

IP Address

The IP address to be entered must be defined within the following ranges. If the IP address defined is beyond the following ranges, you cannot play back audio files stored on components on the network or listen to Internet radio stations.

Class A: 10.0.0.1 to 10.255.255.254

Class B: 172.16.0.1 to 172.31.255.254

Class C: 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.255.254

Subnet Mask

In case an xDSL modem or a terminal adapter is directly connected to this receiver, enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP on paper. In most cases, enter 255.255.255.0.

Default Gateway

In case a gateway (router) is connected to this receiver, enter the corresponding IP address.

Primary DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server

In case there is only one DNS server address provided by your ISP on paper, enter it in the ‘Primary DNS Server’ field. In case there are more than two DNS server addresses, enter ‘Secondary DNS Server’ in the other DNS server address field.

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