11Advanced setup

Chapter 11

Advanced setup

The System Setup menu

The System Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver.

1Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2Using the remote control, press RECEIVER, then press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the (cursor up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

RECEIVER

RECEIVER

SYSTEM SETUP

ENTER

Tip

•You can also use the front panel display to make settings. You can also use the MULTI JOG dial and

ENTER on the front panel instead of the (cursor up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote control.

3Select the setting you want to adjust then press

ENTER.

System Setup

 

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1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign

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[ 4. Function Rename

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[ 5.

SACD Setup

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[ 6.

PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7.

Multi Room

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[ 8.

12V Trigger

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[ Exit

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•Surround Setup – Access the setup menu for basic surround sound settings (see Making receiver settings from the Surround Setup menu on page 54 for more on this).

•THX CINEMA Setup – Select the decoding method used with the THX CINEMA mode (see THX CINEMA Setup below).

•Input Assign – Specify what you’ve connected to the digital, component video and i.LINK inputs (see The Input Assign menu below).

•Function Rename – Change the names that appear on the receiver display and on-screen display (see Function Rename on page 83).

•SACD Setup – Bypass the signal processing of this receiver to hear 1-bit Direct Stream Digital (DSD) audio from an SACD directly (see SACD Setup on page 84).

•PHONO/LINE Setup – Specify how you’re using the PHONO jack on the rear of the receiver (see PHONO/ LINE Setup on page 84).

•Multi Room – Specify your volume setting for a multi-room setup and your IR receiver type (see Multi- Room and IR receiver setup on page 85).

•12V Trigger – Specify which components are switched on or off using the 12 volt trigger (see 12 Volt Trigger on page 85).

4Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each setting.

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VSX-AX5Ai-S, VSX-AX5Ai-G specifications

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