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Preparing the Receiver
You can switch the usage of the speaker(s)
connected to the SPEAKERS SURROUND
BACK/FRONT HIGH/BI-AMP/FRONT B
terminals in accordance with the intended use.
Notes
• This setting is only available if the “SP Pattern” is
set to a setting without surround back and front
high speakers.
• Be sure to set the “SB Assign” before you perform
Auto Calibration.
1Press MENU.
The menu is displayed on the TV screen.
2Press V/v repeatedly to select

“ Settings”, then press or

b.
The Settings menu list appears on the TV
screen.
3Press V/v repeatedly to select

“Speaker”, then press or b.

4Press V/v repeatedly to select

“SB Assign”, then press or

b.
5Press V/v repeatedly to select

the parameter you want, then

press .
•Speaker B: If you connect an additional
front speaker system to the SPEAKERS
SURROUND BACK/FRONT HIGH/
BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals, select
“Speaker B”.
•BI-AMP: If you connect front speakers
to the SPEAKERS SURROUND
BACK/FRONT HIGH/BI-AMP/
FRONT B terminals using a bi-
amplifier connection, select “BI-AMP”.
•OFF: If you connect surround back or
front high speakers to the SPEAKERS
SURROUND BACK/FRONT HIGH/
BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals, select
“OFF”.
6Press RETURN/EXIT O.
You can select the front speakers you want to
drive.
Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver to
perform this operation.

Press SPEAKERS repeatedly to

select the front speaker system

you want to drive.

You can confirm the selected speakers
terminals by checking the indicator on the
display panel.
* To select “SP B” or “SP A B”, set the “SB Assign”
to “Speaker B” in the Speaker Settings menu
(page 43).
Note
This setting is not available when headphones are
connected.

Setting the surround back

speakers

Selecting the front speaker

Indicators Selected speakers
SP A The speaker connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals.
SP B* The speaker connected to the
SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/
FRONT HIGH/BI-AMP/FRONT B
terminals.
SP A B* The speaker connected to both the
SPEAKERS FRONT A and
SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/
FRONT HIGH/BI-AMP/FRONT B
terminals (parallel connection).
“SPK OFF” appears on the display
panel.
No audio signals are output from any
speaker terminals.
SPEAKERS