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

 

 

+10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

TOPMENU

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ST

 

ST

T.EDIT

 

 

 

 

SETUP

ENTER

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNE

 

BAND

 

 

 

 

GUIDE

 

 

XM RADIO

SIRIUS

DVR 2

 

TV CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

TV

DVR 1

TVCTRL

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

 

 

ZONE 2

TVVOL

INPUT

TVCH

 

VOL

 

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

CD

iPod

TUNER

RECEIVER

 

 

 

 

 

Manual MCACC – Fine tune your speaker settings and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 36).

Manual SP Setup – Specify the size, number, distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve connected (see Manual speaker setup on page 40).

Input Assign – Specify what you’ve connected to the digital, component video and HDMI inputs (see The Input Assign menu on page 55).

Other Setup – Make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver (see The Other Setup menu on page 56).

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting: Normal (SB)

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 (Auto 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

 

]

 

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.

Speaker B – Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see Speaker B setup on page 48).

Front Bi-Amp– Select this setting if you’re bi- amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your front speakers on page 49).

Note

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

2• 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.

• You can’t use the System Setup menu in either the main or sub zone when the iPod, XM or SIRIUS Radio input source is selected.

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VSX-90TXV specifications

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