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Home Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- VSX-822 only: You can only adjust the Surr. Back setting

 

 

 

 

 

1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

 

X.Over

 

 

 

when Pre Out Setting is set to Surr. Back.

 

 

 

 

Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup

- VSX-822 only: If you select one surround back speaker

 

• Default setting: 100Hz

 

2 menu.

 

 

 

 

 

only, make sure that additional amplifier is hooked up to

 

This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the PRE OUT L (Single) terminal.

 

back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer,

 

2 . Manual SP

Setup

2a . Speaker

Setting

 

- VSX-1022 only: When using only one surround back

 

and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL.

 

 

 

 

Front

SMALL

 

 

It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the

 

 

a . Speaker

Setting

 

 

speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK L (Single)

 

 

 

b . X.Over

 

Center

[ SMALL ]

 

 

LFE channel.

 

 

 

 

c . Channel

Level

Surr

[ SMALL ]

 

terminals.

 

 

 

 

 

d . Speaker

Distance

Subwoofer:

YES

]

 

 

• For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker Setting

 

 

Surr. Back

[ NO

• Subwoofer – LFE signals and bass frequencies of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on page 46.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when YES is selected (see notes below). Choose the PLUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return

 

 

Return

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

 

 

 

 

 

setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass

Select ‘X.Over’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

 

Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then

 

frequencies that would normally come out the front and

 

 

 

3 select a speaker size.

 

 

 

center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer). If you did

 

 

2 . Manual SP

Setup

2b . X.Over

Use / to select the size (and number) of each of the

not connect a subwoofer choose NO (the bass frequencies

 

 

b . X.Over

Setting

Frequency 100Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a . Speaker

following speakers:

 

 

 

are output from other speakers).

 

 

c . Channel

Level

 

• Front – Select LARGE if your front speakers reproduce bass

 

 

 

 

d . Speaker

Distance

 

 

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

 

 

 

 

 

frequencies effectively, or if you didn’t connect a

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

 

 

 

 

 

subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass frequencies to

 

 

 

 

 

the subwoofer.

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

Return

Return

• Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker reproduces

• If you select SMALL for the front speakers, the subwoofer

3

 

 

 

Choose the frequency cutoff point.

bass frequencies effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center,

frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you

surround, surround back and front height speakers can’t

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the

didn’t connect a center speaker, choose NO (the center

be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In

 

 

subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

channel is sent to the other speakers).

 

 

this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.

4

 

 

 

 

 

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

• Front Height – Select LARGE if your front height speakers

• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back

reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to

speakers will automatically be set to NO.

 

 

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer.

• If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem

 

 

 

 

 

If you didn’t connect front height speakers choose NO.

 

 

 

 

 

logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS

 

 

 

 

 

- You can only adjust the Front Height setting when Pre

 

 

 

 

 

for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out Setting is set to Height.

 

 

bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your

 

 

 

 

 

• Surr – Select LARGE if your surround speakers reproduce

room you may actually experience a decrease in the

 

 

 

 

 

bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass

amount of bass due to low frequency cancellations. In this

 

 

 

 

 

frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you

case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If

 

 

 

 

 

didn’t connect surround speakers choose NO (the sound of

you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with

 

 

 

 

 

the surround channels is sent to the other speakers).

it set to PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE

 

 

 

 

 

• Surr. Back – Select the number of surround back speakers

and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which

 

 

 

 

 

you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if your surround

sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest option

 

 

 

 

 

back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively.

is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting

 

 

 

 

 

Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other

SMALL for the front speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround back speakers choose NO.

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