Flow of settings on the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings.

The colors of the steps indicate the following:

Required setting item

Setting to be made as necessary

1Before you start

•Checking what’s in the box (page 9)

•Loading the batteries (page 10)

2Determining the speakers’ application (page 17)

•7.1 channel surround system (Front height)

•7.1 channel surround system (Front wide)

•7.1 channel surround system & Speaker B connection

•5.1 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

•5.1 channel surround system & ZONE 2 connection (Multi Zone)

3Connecting the speakers

•Placing the speakers (page 18)

•Connecting the speakers (page 19)

•Installing your speaker system (page 20)

•Bi-amping your speakers (page 21)

4Connecting the components

•About the audio connection (page 22)

•About the video converter (page 22)

•Connecting your TV and playback components (page 24)

•Connecting AM/FM antennas (page 30)

•Plugging in the receiver (page 36)

5Switching the speaker impedance (page 37)

(Only if the impedance of the connected speakers is 6 Ω to 8 Ω)

6 Power On

7Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 37)

8MCACC speaker settings

•Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Auto MCACC) (page 37)

9The Input Setup menu (page 39)

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)

10Basic playback (page 41)

11Switching the HDMI output (VSX-1325 only) (page 64)

12Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

•Using the various listening modes

•Better sound using Phase Control (page 55)

•Measuring the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/FRONT ALIGN) (page 73)

•Changing the channel level while listening (Tip on page 84)

•Switching on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 59)

•Setting the PQLS function (page 58)

•Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or Sound delay, etc.) (page 59)

•Setting the Video options (page 61)

13Other optional adjustments and settings

•Control with HDMI function (page 56)

•The Advanced MCACC menu (page 73)

•The System Setup and Other Setup menus (page 82)

14Making maximum use of the remote control

•Operating multiple receivers (page 66)

•Setting the remote to control other components (page 66)

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