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Delay times are adjustable for all surround modes.

Although all channels will appear on screen with the

default or previously entered distances, the menu sys-

tem will only allow you to adjust the settings for those

channels which are actually used by the current sur-

round mode. For example, when you are listening to

music CDs using the CD input in DSP Surround Off

mode, you may adjust the delay settings for the front

left, front right and subwoofer channels only. The cur-

sor will simply skip the other channels as you navigate

through the menu. Therefore, the first time you adjust

the delay settings, it is recommended that you select a

5.1-, 6.1- or 7.1-channel surround mode, depending

on the number of speakers in your system. For the

purposes of setting the delay distances, the Logic 7

modes allow access to the settings for all channels

without requiring that you play a source.

When your system includes a surround back speaker,

delay distances should be entered twice for this

speaker, once for the surround back left channel,

and again for the surround back right channel. This

enables the mixing circuit that combines the signals

for these channels when a 7.1-channel surround

mode is in use to output the information correctly.

To set the delay time for a specific input, the

DELAYADJUST

submenu (Figure 10) should

be visible on your on-screen display. If it is not, press

the

OSD Button

v

to bring up the

MASTER

MENU

, and press the

¤

Button

n

until the

on-screen

›

cursor is pointing at the

MANUAL

SETUP

line. Press the

Set Button

p

to enter

the

MANUALSETUP

submenu, and then scroll

down using the

¤

Button

n

until the

›

cursor

is pointing to the

DELAYADJUST

line. Press

the

Set Button

p

again, and the

DELAY

ADJUST

submenu will appear (see Figure 10).

Figure 10

Once the

DELAYADJUST

menu is on your

screen, note that the default setting to enter the dis-

tances from the speakers to the listening position is in

feet. If your measurements are in feet, proceed to the

next step; if your measurements are made in meters,

press the

¤

Button

n

until the on-screen

›

cursor

is at the

UNIT

line on the menu. Then, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so that

METER

is highlighted.

When the change in measurement units is made,

press the

/

/

¤

Buttons

n

to return the

›

cursor

to the

FL

position.

With the on-screen

›

cursor pointing to

FL

, press

the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

until the distance from the

front left speaker to the preferred listening position

is entered. Next, press the

¤

Button

n

to move

the cursor to the

CENTER

line and use the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

again to enter the distance from the

center speaker to the listening position. Continue in

this fashion to enter the distance from the listening

position to each of the front right

(FR)

, surround

right

(SR)

, surround back right

(SBR)

, sur-

round back left

(SBL)

, surround left

(SL)

and

subwoofer

(SUB)

speakers. Remember that the

SBL

and

SBR

adjustments will only be needed

when you have surround back speakers installed.

When the speaker-to-listening-position distance has

been entered for all active speaker positions, press the

/

/

¤

Buttons

n

until the on-screen cursor is next

to

BACKTOMANUALSETUP

and press

the

Set Button

p

.

If you wish to reset the delay settings to their factory

defaults at any time, use the

/

/

¤

Buttons

n

so

that the cursor is pointing to

DELAYRESET

and then press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so that

OFF

appears. The factory settings shown in Figure 10 will

then be restored.

The delay settings may be changed at any time

directly from the remote control by pressing the

Delay Button

CENTERDELAY

will

appear in the

Lower Display Line

ı

, but you

may press the

/

/

¤

Buttons

n

to select any

of the speaker groups.

Output Level Adjustment

Output level adjustment is a key part of the configura-

tion of any surround sound product. It is particularly

important for a digital receiver such as the AVR 140,

as correct outputs ensure that you hear soundtracks

with the proper directionality and intensity.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Listeners are often confused about the operation

of the surround channels. While some assume that

sound should always be coming from each speaker,

most of the time there will be little or no sound in

the surround channels. This is because they are

only used when a movie director or sound mixer

specifically places sound there to create ambience

or a special effect, or to continue action from the

front of the room to the rear. Once the output

levels are properly set, it is normal for surround

speakers to operate only occasionally. Artificially

increasing the volume to the rear speakers may

destroy the illusion of an enveloping sound field

that duplicates the way

you hear sound in a movie

theater or concert hall.

• When the AVR 140 is configured for 6.1-channel

operation using a single surround back speaker, the

output level adjustments will still provide an adjustment

for separate surround back left and surround back right

positions even though your system has only one sur-

round back speaker. This means that the Surround

Back channel will seem to appear twice, and in 6.1

operation this is normal. The separate SBL/SBR adjust-

ments for 6.1 operation are needed to optimize the

balance between the two discrete channels within the

AVR as they are mixed for output to a single speaker.

Before beginning the output level adjustment process,

make sure all speaker connections have been properly

made. The system volume should be set to the level

that you will use during a typical listening session.

Using the Full-OSD System

Follow these steps while seated in the listening posi-

tion that will be used most often:

1. Adjust the volume so that it is at

-15dB

, as

shown in the on-screen display or

Lower

Display Line

ı

.

2. Make certain that all speaker positions have been

properly configured for their

LARGE

or

SMALL

settings (as outlined above).

3. Output level adjustment is most easily done

through the

CHANNELADJUST

sub-

menu (Figure 11). If you are already at the

MASTERMENU

, press the

¤

Button

n

until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

MANUALSETUP

line. Press the

Set

Button

p

to enter the

MANUALSETUP

submenu, and then scroll down using the

¤

Button

n

until the

›

cursor is pointing

to the

CHANNELADJUST

line.

Press the

Set Button

p

again, and the

CHANNELADJUST

submenu will

appear (see Figure 11).

Figure 11

When the

CHANNEL ADJUST

submenu

first appears, the test tone is off. If desired, you

may immediately use the

¤

Button

n

to

select any channel for adjustment using an exter-

nal source, such as a test disc, to judge the out-

put levels. With the

›

cursor pointing to the

channel to be adjusted, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

to raise or lower the output level. However,

before proceeding with any manual adjustment

we recommend that you first use the AVR’s inter-

* CHANNEL ADJUST *

FL :

0dB

SBR:

0dB

CEN:

0dB

SBL:

0dB

FR :

0dB

SL :

0dB

SR :

0dB

SUB:

0dB

CHANNEL RESET:OFF

TEST TONE SEQ:AUTO

TESY TONE

:OFF

BACK TO MANUAL SETUP

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* DELAY ADJUST *

FL :

10FT

SBR: 10FT

CEN:

10FT

SBL: 10FT

FR :

10FT

SL : 10FT

SR :

10FT

SUB: 10FT

DELAY RESET:OFF

UNIT: FEET

BACK TO MANUAL SETUP

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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