The System Setup menu

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Chapter 7:

The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings to your liking.

 

 

 

 

 

DIALOG E

PHASE

 

S.RETRIEVER

RECEIVER

INPUT

 

SYSTEM OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

D.ACCESS

 

 

 

CLASS

 

SELECT

 

 

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DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

TOPMENU

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTVMENU

ST

 

ST

T.EDIT

 

 

 

 

SETUP

ENTER

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR 2

 

GUIDE CATEGORY TUNE

 

BAND

 

 

 

 

TV CONTROL

 

 

DVD

TV

DVR1

TVCTRL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XM RADIO

 

TVVOL

INPUT

TVCH

 

VOL

 

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual MCACC – Fine tune your speaker settings and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 34).

Manual SP Setup – Specify the size, number, distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve connected (see Manual speaker setup on page 37).

Input Assign – Specify what you’ve connected to the digital and component video inputs (see The Input Assign menu on page 46).

Other Setup – Make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver (see The Other Setup menu on page 47).

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting: Normal (SB)

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CD-R TUNER RECEIVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use the RECEIVER button to switch on.1

If headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them.

2Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press

the SETUP button.2

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and

exit the current menu.

Press SETUP at any time to exit the System Setup menu.

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System 2.Auto MCACC 3.Manual MCACC 4.Manual SP Setup 5.Input Assign 6.Other Setup

: Exit

Surr Back System – Specify how you are using your surround back speakers (see Surround back speaker setting below).

Auto MCACC – This is a quick and effective automatic surround setup (see Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8).

There are several ways you can use the surround back speaker channels with this system. In addition to a normal home theater setup where they are used for the surround back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the front speakers or as a separate speaker system in another room.

1Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu.

See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen.

System Setup

 

1.Surround Back System

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surr Back System

 

 

 

1.Surr

Back System

 

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2.Auto

MCACC

 

 

 

Normal (SB)

 

 

3.Manual

MCACC

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.Manual

SP Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.Input

Assign

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.Other

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Exit

 

 

 

: Finish

2Select the surround back speaker setting.

Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup.

Second Zone – Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see Second Zone speaker B setup on page 42).

Front Bi-Amp– Select this setting if you’re bi- amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your front speakers on page 43).

3When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the System Setup menu.

Note

1• Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu.

• The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component, S-video, or composite connections for system setup.

2You can’t use the System Setup menu when the XM Radio input source is selected.

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