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Home Menu

• Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker reproduces

 

 

Note

 

 

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Choose the frequency cutoff point.

 

bass frequencies effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

 

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

 

frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you

 

 

 

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the

 

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

 

 

subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

surround, surround back and front height speakers (VSX-

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channel is sent to the other speakers).

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

 

1023 only) can’t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are

• Front Height (VSX-1023 only) – Select LARGE if your front

 

height speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively.

 

set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to

 

 

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

 

the subwoofer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other

 

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

Channel Level

 

 

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect front height

 

 

 

 

speakers will automatically be set to NO (VSX-1023 only).

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall

speakers choose NO.

 

 

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

balance of your speaker system, an important factor when

- You can only adjust the Front Height setting when Pre

 

 

logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS

setting up a home theater system.

 

 

Out Setting is set to Height.

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Surr – Select LARGE if your surround speakers reproduce

 

 

 

CAUTION

 

 

 

 

bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your

 

 

 

 

 

bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

room you may actually experience a decrease in the

 

• The test tones used in the Channel Level settings are output

frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you

 

 

 

amount of bass due to low frequency cancellations. In this

 

at high volume.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

the surround channels is sent to the other speakers).

 

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

 

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

• Surr. Back (VSX-1023 only) – Select the number of surround

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

back speakers you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if

 

and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which

your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies

 

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

 

 

2 . Manual SP

Setup

2c . Channel

Level

effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the

 

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

 

 

a . Speaker

Setting

Test Tone

Manual

other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect

 

SMALL for the front speakers.

 

 

c . Channel

Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b . X.Over

 

 

 

surround back speakers choose NO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d . Speaker

Distance

 

 

- VSX-1023 only: When using only one surround back

X.Over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

• Default setting: 100Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

terminals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing

 

 

 

Return

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• Subwoofer – LFE signals and bass frequencies of

 

 

 

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

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channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer

 

 

 

 

and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL.

Select a setup option.

 

 

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

 

 

setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound

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

 

 

• Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker to

LFE channel.

 

 

 

 

speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

• Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves

frequencies that would normally come out the front and

 

 

 

 

on page 49.

 

 

 

 

from speaker to speaker automatically.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not connect a subwoofer choose NO (the bass frequencies

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Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

are output from other speakers).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 . Manual SP

Setup

2b . X.Over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a . Speaker

Setting

Frequency 100Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b . X.Over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c . Channel

Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d . Speaker

Distance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return

Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

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