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System Configuration

17

System Setup

Once the speakers have been placed in the

room and connected, the final step in the

setup process is to enter the settings that

configure the AVR45’s bass management

system for the type of speakers used in

your system, the calibration of the output

levels and the delay times used by the sur-

round sound processor. Before proceeding

further, this is a good time to review the

installation section of the manual to

make certain that all connections are

properly made.

You are now ready to power up the AVR45

to begin these final adjustments.

1. Plug the

Power Cable

ﬁ

to an

unswitched AC outlet.

2. Press the

Main Power Switch

1

in so that it latches in with the “OFF”

wording on the top of the switch

inside the front panel. Note that the

Power Indicator

3

will turn

amber, indicating that the unit is in

the Standby mode.

3. Install the four supplied AAA batteries

in the remote as shown. Be certain to

observe the (+) and (

–

) polarity

indicators shown in the bottom of the

battery compartment.

4. Turn the AVR45 on either by pressing

the

System Power Control

3

on

the front panel, or via the remote by

first pressing the

AVR Selector

a

,

and then pressing the

Power

button

c

. The

Power Indicator

3

will

turn green to confirm that the unit is

on, and the

Information Display

˝

will also light up.

Speaker Configuration

The first few adjustments tell the AVR45,

which type of speakers are in use. This is

important as it adjusts the settings that

determine which speakers receive low-

frequency (bass) information. For each

of these settings use the

LARGE

setting if

the speakers for a particular position are

traditional full-range loudspeakers that

are capable of reproducing sounds

below 100Hz. Use the

SMALL

setting for

smaller, frequency-limited satellite

speakers that do not reproduce sounds

below 100Hz. Note that when “small”

speakers are used, a subwoofer is

required to reproduce low-frequency

sounds. Remember that the “large” and

“small” descriptions do not refer to the

actual physical size of the speakers, but

their ability to reproduce low-frequency

sounds. If you are in doubt as to which

category describes your speakers, consult

the specifications in the speakers’ owner’s

manual, or ask your dealer.

With the AVR45 turned on, follow these

steps to configure the speakers:

1. Put the AVR45 in the Dolby Pro Logic

mode by pressing the

Dolby Pro

Logic Selector

Ó

on the front

panel or by pressing the

Surround

Mode Selector

y

on the remote,

followed by the

∕

/

¤

buttons

g

until

PRO LOGIC

appears in the

Main Information Display

S

and

the

PRO LOGIC

indicator

F

lights.

2. Press the

Speaker

button

x˘

on

the remote or front panel. The words

FRNT SPEAKER

will appear in the

Main Information Display

S

.

3. Press the

Set

button

i˜

.

4. Press the

∕

/

¤

buttons

g

on the

remote or the

Selector

buttons

¸

on the front panel until either

LARGE

or

SMALL

appears to match

the type of speakers you have at the

left front and right front positions, as

described by the definitions shown

below.

When

SMALL

is selected, low-

frequency sounds will be sent to the

subwoofer output only. Note that if

you choose this option, and there is

no subwoofer connected, you will

not hear any low-frequency sounds

from the front channels.

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