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The System Setup menu
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En
•
Subwoofer – LFE signals and bass frequencies of
channels set to
SMALL are output from the
subwoofer when
YES is selected. Choose the PLUS
setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass
sound continuously or you want deeper bass (the
bass frequencies that would normally come out the
front and center speakers are also routed to the
subwoofer).
1
If you did not connect a subwoofer
choose
NO (the bass frequencies are output from
other speakers).
3
Select ‘X. OVER’ and set the crossover frequency.
2
Frequencies below this point will be sent to the
subwoofer (or
LARGE speakers).
4
When you’re finished, press RETURN.
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
Channel Level
Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the
overall balance of your speaker system, an important
factor when setting up a home theater system.
Important
• When Channel Level is selected while
MCACC is set
to
OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory
appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.
1
Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup
menu.
2
Select a setup option.
•
MANUAL – Move the test tone manually from
speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel
levels.
•
AUTO – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves
from speaker to speaker automatically.
3
Confirm your selected setup option.
The test tones will start after you press
ENTER.
4
Adjust the level of each channel using the
/
buttons.
If you selected
MANUAL, use
/ to switch speakers.
The
AUTO setup will output test tones in the order shown
on-screen:
Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is
emitted.
3
5
When you’re finished, press RETURN.
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
Tip
• The channel level can be changed at any time. Press
RECEIVER then press CH LEVEL on the remote
control, and then use
/ to adjust the level.
Speaker Distance
For good sound depth and separation from your system,
you need to specify the distance of your speakers from
the listening position. The receiver can then add the
proper delay needed for effective surround sound.
Note
1 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select
LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS for the subwoofer. This may not,
however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due
low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with
it set to
PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you’re having problems,
the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting
SMALL for the front speakers.
2 • This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as
LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing
back from those selected as
SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.
• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to
80Hz.
S e l e c t M C AC C m e m o r y.
M C AC C O F F
M 1 . M E M O RY
1
E N T E R : N ex t
: C a n c e l
6 b . C h a n n e l L ev e l
DV D / L D
- 5 5 . 0 dB
: R e t u r n
a . S p e a k e r S e t t i n g
b . C h a n n e l L ev e l
c . S p e a k e r D i s t a n c e
d . X - C u r v e
e . T H X Au d i o S e t t i n g
6 . M a nu a l S P S e t u p
DV D / L D
- 5 5 . 0 dB
M C AC C
: M 1 . M E M O RY 1
Te s t To n e
AU TO
C AU T I O N
E N T E R : N ex t
: R e t u r n
6 b . C h a n n e l L ev e l
DV D / L D
- 5 5 . 0 dB
3 • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB
SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).
• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.
P l e a s e W a i t . . . 2 0
L o u d t e s t t o n e s w i l l
b e o u t p u t .
: R e t u r n
6 b . C h a n n e l L ev e l
DV D / L D
- 2 0 . 0 dB
M C AC C
: M 1 . M E M O RY 1
L
0 . 0 d B
S R [ 0 . 0 d B ]
C [
0 . 0 d B ]
S B R
[
0 . 0 d B ]
R [
0 . 0 d B ]
S B L
[
0 . 0 d B ]
S L [ 0 . 0 d B ]
S W [ 0 . 0 d B ]
: F i n i s h
6 b . C h a n n e l L ev e l
DV D / L D
0 . 0 dB
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