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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 31

ENGLISH

System Configuration

The EZSET ADJUST line on the menu

enables you to set the system’s Tilt, or high-fre-

quency boost. To make this adjustment, first

make sure that

EZSET EQ line is set to ON, as

this item is not available when EzSet EQ is not in

the signal path. When the cursor is on the

EZSET ADJUST line, press the Set Button

, and then press the

‹

›

Navigation

Button

to enter the desired setting. When

you have completed your adjustment, press the

›

Navigation Button

to move the cursor

down to the

BACK TO MANUAL SETUP

line and press the Set Button

Note on Manual Setup Menus: Each of the

four major manual setup menus (Speaker Size,

Speaker Crossover, Delay Adjust and Channel

Adjust) includes a line that reads

EZSET

SETTINGS

. When the default setting of

OFF is shown you are able to make any

required adjustments that are available on that

menu. However, you may change the setting to

ONat any time to recall the settings established

when EzSet/EQ was last run. It is also important

to note that when the EzSet/EQ settings are in

use, the AVR will not allow any changes to be

made. To trim the settings press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

until the cursor is on

the

EZSET SETTINGS line on the menu in

use and press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

to change the setting to OFF. This will allow

you to make changes to the settings on that

menu.

Speaker Size Menu

Although most listeners will prefer to take

advantage of the accuracy and speed of EzSet/EQ

to make all of the necessary speaker adjust-

ments, advanced users may wish to experiment

with how different combinations of settings

sound in their home theater environment or to

use settings other than those calculated by

EzSet/EQ, to accommodate personal listening

preferences.

The menu system used in your AVR differs some-

what from conventional speaker setup menus in

that it consolidates the speaker “size” and

crossover into one convenient menu. Even if you

are familiar with making these adjustments, it is

strongly recommended that you read the

following section of this manual.

On the

SPEAKER SIZE menu (Figure 19)

you have the option to change the type of

speaker configured for each of the four position

groups, to change the crossover setting for any

one of those speakers, to adjust the setting point

for the low-pass filter that determines which

frequencies are sent to the subwoofer for low-

frequency effects (LFE) signals, to change the

subwoofer bass redirection mode when the Front

Left/Right speakers are set to Large and to

change the setting for the subwoofer size. If, as

recommended, you have first run the EzSet/EQ

system, as shown on pages 28-31, the settings

established by EzSet/EQ will be displayed as a

starting point for any manual adjustments. You

may reestablish those settings at any time during

an adjustment on this menu by pressing the

⁄

Navigation Button

until the cursor

is on the

EZSET SETTINGS line of the

menu and then pressing the

‹

›

Navigation

Button

so that ONis highlighted in reverse

video. Note, however, that once this is done, any

manual adjustments made will be lost and must

be reentered.

Speaker Size

At each of the four speaker group positions, you

have the ability to select the speaker “size” and,

when a “Small” speaker is selected, the fre-

quency below which low-frequency information

is sent to the subwoofer, as opposed to the

speakers for the channel being adjusted. For that

reason, before making the adjustments on the

FRONT L/R, CENTER, SIDE SURR

and BACK SURR menu lines, it is important

to know the frequency range for the speaker. This

information is typically found in the “Specifica-

tions” section of the speaker’s owner’s manual. If

you cannot find the specification for the lowest

frequency the speaker can handle, start with the

settings entered by running EzSet/EQ and then

try one setting above or below the existing entry.

We do not recommend changing the crossover

point more than that due to the possible impact

that will have on the speaker’s performance. If

you do not have access to the owner’s manual

for a particular speaker, you should be able to

obtain the needed information from the Web site

or customer service department of the speaker’s

manufacturer.

To manually adjust the speaker settings, go to

the

SPEAKER SIZE menu by pressing the

OSD Button

on the remote and when the

MASTER MENU (Figure 7) appears, press the

⁄

Navigation Button

until the cursor

is on the

MANUAL SETUP line and press the

Set Button

. When the MANUAL

SETUP

menu (Figure 18) appears, press the

⁄

Navigation Button

again until the

cursor is on the

SPEAKER SIZE line and

press the Set Button

On the

SPEAKER SIZE menu (Figure 19)

you will see a display of either the settings that

were established when EzSet/EQ was run, or the

factory default settings if you have not yet run

the automated system.

Figure 19

To change the setting for any of the four speaker

positions, press the

⁄

Navigation Button

until the cursor points to the line where you

wish to make the change. Press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

to change the setting,

but note that when you do this for the first time

in the menu, a warning message (Figure 20) will

appear in the on-screen display reminding you to

rerun EzSet/EQ after you are finished with any

speaker configuration changes. This is necessary

to make any level output adjustments needed

after the setting changes so that the new

configuration will be properly integrated.

Figure 20

The warning message will remain for four

seconds and then the

SPEAKER SIZE

menu will return to the screen. At this point you

may change the settings to the “size” or

crossover for any of the four speaker positions

using the Navigation Buttons

as shown

above. The information below details the settings

available for each of the speaker configurations.

At each of the four speaker position lines, you

have the option to set the speaker size and

crossover. Note that the “size” does not refer to

the speaker’s actual physical size, but rather to

the ability of the speaker to reproduce low-fre-

quency information. If your speakers at any

position are traditional full-range models capable

of handling the full audio spectrum, select

LARGE. These speakers are called “large”

since the low-frequency drivers required to play

bass without strain or distortion are typically

eight to fifteen inches in diameter, in turn making

the speaker cabinet larger than those with small

(or no) low-frequency drivers. When the speakers

at a particular position are smaller frequency-

limited speakers that do not have the ability to

properly reproduce low-frequency sounds, select

SMALL.

* X-OVER CHANGE WARNING *

Speaker X-Over Freq or

Size has been changed.

Please re-run EZSET/EQ

* SPEAKER SIZE *

→ FRONT L/R :SM - 100Hz

CENTER :SM - 100Hz

SIDE SURR :SM - 100Hz

BACK SURR :SM - 100Hz MAIN

LFE LP FLT :120 Hz

SUB MODE :SUB

SUB SIZE :10in/250mm

EZSET SETTINGS: OFF ON

BACK TO MANUAL SETUP

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