
■Multi CH Assign (Multi channel assignment)
Use this feature to set the direction of the signals input into the center, subwoofer and surround channels when a source component is connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.
Input Channels (Input channels)
Use this setting to select the number of channels input from an external decoder (see page 35).
Choice | Description |
6ch | Select “6ch” the connected component outputs discrete |
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8ch | Select “8ch” the connected component outputs discrete |
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Note
Depending on the settings of the zone configuration, no sound is output at the surround back speakers even if you set “Input Channels” to “8ch”. In this case, select “6ch” and set the audio output setting of the source component to 6 channels.
Front Input
(Front left and right channels input jacks)
If you selected “8ch” in “Input Channels”, you can select analog jacks at which front left and right channel signals from an external decoder will be input.
Choices: CD,
Note
If you have renamed an input source in “Rename” (see page 82), the name of the input source appears in the choices of this parameter.
■BGV (Back ground video)
Use this feature to select the video source played in the background of the sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.
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BD/HD DVD, | Selects the corresponding input source as the background |
DTV, CBL/SAT, | video source. |
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Last | Automatically selects the last selected video source as the |
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Off | Does not play the video source in the background. |
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Graphical user interface (GUI) menu
Notes
•If “Repeat” is set to “Single”, the setting will be reset to “Off” when this unit is turned off.
•When you set “BGV” to “Last”, you can select the background video source by using the remote control only.
Shuffle (Shuffle)
Use this feature to set this unit to play songs or albums in a random order.
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Off | Deactivates the shuffle function. |
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On | Play songs or albums in a random order. “ | ” appears |
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■USB Select (USB port select)
Selects the component connected to the front or rear USB port as the input source (see page 37).
Choice | Functions |
Front | Selects the component connected to the front USB port as |
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Rear | Selects the component connected to the rear USB port as |
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Manual Setup (Basic)
Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker setting.
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•Most of the parameters described in the basic menu are set automatically when you run “Auto Setup”. You can use the basic menu to make further adjustments, but we recommend running “Auto Setup” first.
•You can reset these parameters by performing the “Auto Setup” procedure (see page 42).
•If your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set the crossover frequency to the maximum.
■Test Tone (Test tone)
Turns the test tone output on or off for “Speaker Set”, “Speaker Distance”, and “Speaker Level” settings.
Choice | Functions |
Off | This unit does not output the test tone for the “Speaker |
| Set”, “Speaker Level”, and “Speaker Distance” settings. |
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On | This unit outputs the test tone for the “Speaker Set”, |
| “Speaker Level”, and “Speaker Distance” settings. |
| While “Test Tone” is set to “On”, the volume level is |
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Note
If you have renamed an input source in “Rename” (see page 82), the name of the input source appears in the choices of this parameter.
■Play Style (Playback styles)
Use this feature to adjust the playback style according to your preference. You can shuffle songs in a random order or repeat one specific song or a sequence of songs.
Repeat (Repeat)
Use this feature to set this unit to repeat one song or a sequence of songs.
Choice | Functions |
Off | Deactivates the repeat function. |
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Single | Repeats one song. “ ” appears in the top right corner |
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All | Repeats a sequence of songs. “ ” appears in the top |
right corner of the playback status screen.
Notes
•Loud test tones will be output when “On” is selected. In this case, make sure no children are present in the listening room.
•This function is automatically turned off if you exit “Basic”.
■THX Set (THX settings)
Use this feature to set the parameters to optimize the THX Surround modes (see page 73).
THX Ultra2 SWFR (THX Ultra2 subwoofer setting)
Use this feature to select whether the connected subwoofers are the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.
Choice | Descriptions |
Yes | Select this setting when the connected subwoofers are the |
| THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers. |
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No | Select this setting when the connected subwoofers are not |
| the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers. |
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