MANUAL SETUP

Parameter initialization E)PARAM. INI

Use this feature to initialize the parameters for each sound field program within a sound field program group. When you initialize a sound field program group, all of the parameter values within that group revert to their initial settings.

Press the corresponding numeric button for the sound field program that you want to initialize.

An asterisk (*) next to a program name means that the parameter values have been changed from their initial settings.

E)PARAM. INI

STEREO

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE THEATER

*SURROUND

PRESS DSP KEY

Notes

You cannot automatically revert to the previous parameter settings once you initialize a sound field program group.

You cannot separately initialize individual sound field programs.

You cannot initialize any program groups when MEMORY GUARD is set to ON.

Zone set F)ZONE SET

F)ZONE SET

SP B;;;;;;;;MAIN

ZONE2 VOL;;;;VAR

ZONE3 VOL;;;;VAR

ZONE2 AMP;;;;EXT

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Speakers B SP B

Use to specify the location of speakers connected the SPEAKERS B terminals.

Choices: MAIN, ZONE B

Select MAIN to turn on/off SPEAKERS A and B when the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals are set in the main room.

Select ZONE B if the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals are set in another room. If SPEAKERS A is turned OFF and SPEAKERS B is turned ON, all the speakers including the subwoofer in the main room are muted and the unit outputs sound from SPEAKERS B only.

Notes

If you select ZONE B and connect headphones to the PHONES jack on the unit, the sound is output from both headphones and

SPEAKERS B.

When a DSP program is selected, the unit automatically enters

the Virtual CINEMA DSP mode.

Zone 2 volume ZONE2 VOL

Use to select how the volume control will operate with regard to the ZONE 2 OUTPUT jacks.

Choices: VAR, FIX

Select VAR to adjust the ZONE 2 OUTPUT volume simultaneously with VOLUME +/– on the remote control.

Select FIX to fix the ZONE 2 OUTPUT volume level to a standard line level.

Zone 3 volume ZONE3 VOL

Use to select how the volume control will operate with regard to the ZONE 3 OUTPUT jacks.

Choices: VAR, FIX

Select VAR to adjust the ZONE 3 OUTPUT volume simultaneously with VOLUME +/– on the remote control.

Select FIX to fix the ZONE 3 OUTPUT volume level to a standard line level.

Zone 2 amplifier ZONE2 AMP

Use to select how the ZONE 2 speakers are amplified. Choices: EXT, SUR, PRNS, BOTH

Select EXT if you want to connect your Zone 2 speakers through an external amplifier connected to the ZONE 2 OUTPUT jacks on the rear panel of this unit.

Select SUR to use the internal surround amplifier of this unit if you want to connect your Zone 2 speakers directly to the PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) speaker terminals on the rear panel of this unit.

Select PRNS to use the internal surround back amplifier of this unit if you want to connect your Zone 2 speakers directly to the PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) speaker terminals on the rear panel of this unit.

Select BOTH to use the internal surround and surround back amplifiers of this unit if you want to connect your Zone 2 speakers directly to both the PRESENCE/ ZONE 2(3) and the SURROUND/ZONE 2(3) speaker terminals on the rear panel of this unit.

Notes

If BI-AMP is set to ON in the ADVANCED SETUP menu, SUR, PRNS and BOTH cannot be selected.

Zone 2 and Zone 3 cannot use the same amplifier at the same time. If BOTH is selected for ZONE2 AMP, for instance, only EXT can be selected for ZONE3 AMP and vice versa.

The Intelligent Power AMP Assign feature of this unit becomes in effect in the following cases so that the surround and surround back amplifiers of this unit are automatically assigned to the main room for the use of the surround back speakers connected to the SURROUND BACK speaker terminals in the 7.1-channel system.

When ZONE2 AMP and ZONE3 AMP are set to PRNS and EXT respectively and Zone 2 is turned off

When ZONE2 AMP and ZONE3 AMP are set to EXT and PRNS respectively and Zone 3 is turned off

If either ZONE2 AMP or ZONE3 AMP is set to SUR or PRNS, the speaker system of the main room is limited to 3.1 or 2.1-channel playback no matter when Zone 2 or Zone 3 is turned off because the SURROUND/ZONE 2(3) speaker terminals are used for the zone connection.

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RX-V1600 specifications

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