y

•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 35).

■Test Tone (Test tone)

Turns the test tone output on or off for “Speaker Set”, “Speaker Distance” and “Speaker Level” settings. Choices: Off, On

Test Tone

Off

Speaker Set

On

Speaker Distance

 

y

If you use a handheld sound pressure level meter, hold at arm’s length and point upwards so that the meter is in the listening position. With the meter set to the 70 dB scale and to C SLOW, calibrate each speaker to 75 dB.

Notes

•Loud test tones will be output when “On” is selected. In this case, make sure no children are present in the listening room.

•If you select “On” and enter the “Speaker Set”, “Speaker Level” or “Speaker Distance” menu, the test tone is output from the selected speakers.

■Speaker Set (Speaker settings)

Use to manually adjust any speaker setting.

Test Tone

 

Speaker Set

Front

Speaker Distance

Center

Speaker Level

Surround

y

•If you are not satisfied with the bass sounds from your speakers, you can change these settings according to your preference.

•When the diameter of the woofer section of the speaker unit is larger than 16 cm (6.5 in), set the correspondent speaker setting parameter to “Large”.

GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN

Front (Front speakers)

Choices: Large, Small

Front

Large

Center

Small

Surround

 

•Select “Large” (large) if you have large front speakers that reproduce low-frequency signals effectively. All the front left and right channel signals are directed to the front left and right speakers.

•Select “Small” (small) if you have small front speakers that do not reproduce low-frequency signals effectively. The low-frequency signals of the front left and right channels are directed to the speakers selected in “Bass Out” (see page 107).

Notes

•When “Bass Out” is set to “Front” (see page 107), the LFE signals found in Dolby Digital or DTS sources, the low- frequency signals of the front left and right channels, and the low-frequency signals of other speakers set to “Small” are all directed to the front left and right speakers regardless of the “FRONT SP” setting.

•When “Bass Out” is set to “Front” (see page 107), you can select only “Large” in “Front”. If the value of “Front” is set to other than “Large” in advance, this unit change the value to “Large” automatically.

Center (Center speaker)

Choices: Large, Small, None

Front

Large

Center

Small

Surround

None

Surround Back

 

•Select “Large” (large) if you have a large center speaker that reproduces low-frequency signals effectively. All the center channel signals are directed to the center speaker.

•Select “Small” (small) if you have a small center speaker that does not reproduce low-frequency signals effectively. The low-frequency signals of the center channel are directed to the speakers selected in “Bass Out”.

•Select “None” (none) if you did not connect a center speaker. The center channel signals are directed to the front left and right speakers.

OPERATION

ADVANCED

 

 

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