Dolby Surround Setup
Selecting the center mode
The receiver offers you four center modes: PHANTOM, 3 CH LOGIC, NORMAL, and WIDE. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that best suits your speaker system configuration.
1Press SET UP on the main unit repeatedly to select CENTER MODE
2Use the digital processing control buttons ( 
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) to select the center mode you want by referring to the following table.
If you have | Select | So that |
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Front and rear | PHANTOM | The sound of the |
speakers, no center |
| center channel is |
speaker |
| output from the |
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| front speakers |
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Front and center | 3 CH LOGIC | The sound of the |
speakers, no rear | (3 Channel | rear channel is |
speaker | Logic) | output from the |
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| front speakers |
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Front and rear | NORMAL | The bass sound of |
speakers, and a small |
| the center channel |
center speaker |
| is output from the |
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| front speakers |
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| (because a small |
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| speaker cannot |
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| produce enough |
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| bass) |
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Front and rear | WIDE | You can obtain |
speakers, and a |
| “complete” Dolby |
center speaker |
| Pro Logic Surround |
equivalent to your |
| sound |
front speakers |
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Adjusting the speaker volume Z
The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your speakers to the same level. (If all of your speakers have equal performance, you don’t have to adjust the speaker volume.)
Using the controls on the remote lets you adjust the volume level from your listening position.
1Do Steps 1 to 3 on page 22 to select the PRO LOGIC sound field.
2Make sure the center mode setting is correctly made (see the table on this page).
3Press TEST TONE on the remote.
You will hear the test tone from each speaker sequentially.
4Adjust the volume levels so that you hear the test tone from each speaker at the same volume level when you are in your listening position:
•To adjust the balance of the front right and front left speakers, use the BALANCE control on the front of the main unit.
•To adjust the level of center speaker, press CENTER LEVEL + or – on the remote.
•To adjust the level of rear speakers, press REAR LEVEL + or – on the remote.
5Press TEST TONE on the remote to turn off the test tone.
zYou can adjust all the speakers at one time
Adjust MASTER VOLUME.
zYou can increase the output level of the rear speakers
You can raise the output of the rear speakers by 5 dB. When turning on the receiver, press POWER and MODE simultaneously to display “GAIN UP.” To return the output level to normal, repeat this procedure to display “GAIN NORMAL”
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