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Using a bi-amplifier

connection

If you are not using surround back speakers
and front high speakers, you can connect the
front speakers to the SPEAKERS
SURROUND BACK/FRONT HIGH/
BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals using a
bi-amplifier connection.
Connect the jacks on the Lo (or Hi) side of the
front speakers to the SPEAKERS FRONT A
terminals, and connect the jacks on the Hi (or
Lo) side of the front speakers to the
SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/FRONT
HIGH/BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals.
Make sure that metal fittings of Hi/Lo attached
to the speakers have been removed from the
speakers to avoid receiver malfunction.
1Press MENU.
The menu is displayed on the TV screen.
2Select “ Settings”, then
press or b.
The Settings menu list appears on the TV
screen.
3Select “Speaker”, then press
or b.
4Select “SP Pattern”, then press
or b.
5Select the appropriate speaker
pattern so that there are no
surround back speakers and
front high speakers, then press
.
6Select “SB Assign”, then press
or b.
7Select “BI-AMP”, then press
.
The same signals output from the
SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals can be
output from the SPEAKERS
SURROUND BACK/FRONT HIGH/
BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals.
To exit the menu
Press MENU.
Notes
• Set the “SB Assign” to “BI-AMP” before you
perform Auto Calibration.
• If you set the “SB Assign” to “BI-AMP”, the
speaker level and distance settings of the surround
back speakers and front high speakers become
invalid, and those of the front speakers are used.
Hi
Lo
Hi
Lo
Front speaker
(Right) Front speaker
(Left)