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System Configuration

9. Enter the information for the

SURROUND CH

.

speaker by using the

‹

or

›

buttons

i

on the remote to

select the type of surround channel

speaker that will be used. Press the

buttons so that

LARGE

,

SMALL

or

NONE

is highlighted to match the speak-

er type you will use as described

in #7 above. The

LARGE

setting sends a

full range output to the left/right

surround speakers, while the

SMALL

setting sends low-frequency sounds to

the subwoofer output or to the front

speakers when no subwoofer is selected.

If the surround speakers will not be used,

the

NONE

setting will send the audio for

the surround channels to the front

left/right speakers. When the selection

has been made, press the

¤

button once

so that the on-screen cursor

>

is point-

ing to

GO TO SETUP MENU 2

. Press

Select

j

to move to the next menu.

10. At

SETUP MENU 2

(see figure #3),

you enter information that configures

the AVR75 for the type of center channel

speaker to be used, and whether or not a

subwoofer is in use. While the on-screen

cursor is pointing to

CENTER CH

. press

the

‹

or

›

buttons

i

on the remote to

select the correct type of center channel

speaker as described in #7. When

LARGE

is highlighted a full-range sig-

nal will be sent to the center channel.

When

SMALL

is highlighted the audio

to the center channel will be cut at

100Hz and low-frequency information

will be routed to the subwoofer output or

to the front left/right speakers if no sub-

woofer is selected. When the selection has

been made, press the

¤

button once so

that the on-screen cursor

>

is pointing to

the

SUBWOOFER

line of the display.

11. At the

SUBWOOFER

line use

the

‹

or

›

buttons

i

on the remote

to highlight

ON

or

OFF

. Select

ON

when

an optional external subwoofer is con-

nected to the

Subwoofer Preamp

Output

∕

. If a subwoofer is not used,

highlight

OFF

. In this position all low-

frequency sounds (below 100Hz) will be

routed to the front left/right speakers.

Note that the subwoofer cannot be set to

OFF

when the front speakers are set to

SMALL

in

SETUP MENU 1

. When the

selection has been made press the

¤

button once so that the on-screen cursor

>

is pointing to

GO

TO

SETUP MENU

3

. Press

Select

j

to move to the next

menu.

12. At

SETUP MENU 3

(see figure #4),

various control functions will be set.

The first item is the

LFE LEVEL

CONTROL

. “LFE” is the Low-Frequency

Effects channel that is used when Dolby

Digital signals are present. The normal

setting for LFE is 0dB, but the control

may also be set to -10dB

for reduced output when an LFE signal

is present. The LFE may also be turned

OFF

to reduce low-frequency repro-

duction. When the LFE level is set, or

to bypass this setting, press the

¤

button

i

on the remote to move to

the next setting.

NOTE:

When the LFE is set to

OFF

the

LFE output is cut, and not sent to any

other speaker.

13. The next line is the

NIGHT MODE

setting. This feature reduces the input

19

level for Dolby Digital sources only by

1

/

3

to

1

/

4

at their loudest thresholds,

preventing unwanted bursts of loud

sounds without restricting the dynamic

range or volume of other sounds or at

less than maximum levels. The feature

may be turned

OFF

by pressing the

‹

or

›

buttons

i

on the remote until

OFF

is highlighted. The Night mode

may also be turned on and off at any

time by pressing the

Night

button

e

on the remote. When the Night mode is

set, or to bypass this setting, press the

¤

button

i

to move to the next setting.

14. The

SETUP LOCK

prevents any of

the major control settings from being

changed once it is engaged. This feature

is set at the factory to

UNLOCK

, so that

all settings may be adjusted. If you wish

to prevent settings from being easily or

inadvertently being changed, use the

‹

or

›

buttons

i

on the remote until

LOCK

is highlighted. Once the

LOCK

setting is engaged and you exit

SETUP

MENU 3

, no changes may be made to

any of the Setup menus. To make

changes to these menus you must return

to

SETUP MENU 3

and use the

‹

or

›

buttons

i

on the remote until

UNLOCK

is highlighted. When the

LOCK

setting is engaged, the word

LOCK

will appear at the top of the

menus to remind you that no changes

may be made. When all adjustments

have been made, press the

¤

button

i

twice and then press

Select

j

to

RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU

.

At this point you may wish to adjust

the delay time settings, although it is

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