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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Stereo-Direct (Bypass) Mode

When the analog Stereo-Direct mode is selected

by pressing the

Stereo Mode Selector

until

SURROUNDOFF

appears in t

he

Lower

Display Line

¯

and the

Surround Mode Indicator

˘

for Surr Off is lit, the AVR 130 will pass the analog

source material directly through to the front left and

right speakers, bypassing the digital-processing circuitry

.

In this mode, the front left and right speakers will auto-

matically be configured as

LARGE

; it is not possible

to configure these speakers as

SMALL

.

When the AVR 130 is in the Stereo Bypass mode, you

may still configure the subwoofer output so that it is

either turned off, with a full-range signal going to the

front left/right speakers, or you may configure it so

that the subwoofer feed is activated. The factory

default setting is to have the subwoofer turned off

for this mode, but you may change that setting by

following these steps:

1. Press the

Speaker Button

6

.

2. Press the

Set Button

o@

to activate the

configuration menu.

3. Press the

▲

/

▼

Buttons

n

on the remote or

the

‹

/

›

Buttons

)

on the front panel to select

the desired option.

SUBNONE

turns off the

feed to the subwoofer, while

SUB<L+R>

turns it on.

4. When the desired setting has been entered, press

the

Set Button

o@

to return to normal

operation.

Stereo-Digital Mode

When the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use, a

full-range signal is always sent to the front left/right

speakers. By its nature, that option does not pass the

signal through the AVR’s digital-signal processing,

creating the requirement for full-range speakers. If

your front speakers are bandwidth-limited, “satellite”

speakers, we recommend that you do NOT use the

Bypass mode, but rather use the

DSPSUR-

ROUNDOFF

mode for stereo listening.

To listen to programs in the two-channel stereo mode

while taking advantage of the bass management

system, press the

Stereo Mode Selector

until

SURROUNDOFF

appears in the

Lower

Display Line

¯

and the

DSP

and

SURR OFF

Surround Mode Indicators

˘

both light up. When

only the

SURR OFF Surround Mode Indicator

˘

is lit, you are in the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode.

When this mode is in use, the front left/right speakers

and subwoofer may be configured to meet the

requirements of your specific speakers using the steps

shown in the Speaker Setup section on page 16.

Output Level Adjustment

Output level adjustment is a key part of the configura-

tion process for any surround sound product. It is par-

ticularly important for a Dolby Digital receiver such as

the AVR 130, as correct output levels will ensure that

you hear sound tracks in their proper place with the

proper directionality and intensity.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

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, a special effect or to continue action from

the front of the room to the rear. When the output lev-

els 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.

Before beginning the adjustment process, make cer-

tain that 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.

Finally, make certain that the

Balance Control

Ò

is

set to the center “12 o’clock” position.

To assist in making speaker configuration settings, the

icons in the

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

ˆ

will change as the speaker type is selected at each

position. When only the center icon box containing the

abbreviation for the speaker position is lit, the speaker

is set for “small.”When the inner box and the two

outer boxes are lit, the speaker is set for “large.” When

no indicator appears at a speaker location, that posi-

tion is set for “none” or “no” speaker.

For example, in the following figure, the left front and

right front speakers are set for “large,” the center, sur-

round left (SL) and surround right (SR) speakers are

set for small, and a subwoofer is set, as shown by the

box with the abbreviation “LFE”, which stands for “low-

frequency effects.”

To adjust and calibrate the output levels, follow these

steps. For accurate calibration, it is a good idea to

make these adjustments while seated in your favorite

listening position:

1.Put the AVR 130 in the Dolby Pro Logic II mode

by pressing the

Dolby Mode Selector

w

on

the remote, until one of the Dolby mode names

appears in the

Lower Display Line

¯

. Output

level adjustment using the test tone is not avail-

able in the Stereo modes. However, in the

Stereo-Digital mode, you

may trim the output

levels using program material,

as described on

page 26.

2. Press the

Test Button

i

on the remote.

TEST-TFL0dB

will appear in the

Lower Display Line

¯

.

3. The test noise will immediately begin to circulate

among the speakers in a clockwise rotation,

pausing at each position for three seconds. As

the test noise rotates, the speaker position will be

shown in the

Lower Display Line

¯

.

NOTE:

This is a good time to verify that the

speakers have been properly connected. As the

test noise circulates, listen to make certain that

the sound comes from the speaker position

shown in the Main Information Display. If the

sound from a speaker location does NOT match

the position indicated in the display, turn the

AVR 130 off using the

Main Power Switch

1

and check the speaker wiring to make certain

that each speaker is connected to the correct

output terminal.

4. After checking for speaker placement, let the test

noise circulate, and listen to see which channels

sound louder than the others. Using the front left

(

FL

in the display) speaker as a reference,

press the

▲

/

▼

Buttons

n

on the remote for

each channel to begin to bring them to the same

level. Note that when one of the buttons is

pushed, the test noise circulation will pause on

the channel being adjusted to give you time to

make the adjustment. When you release the but-

ton, the circulation will resume after 15 seconds.

L

R

C

SL

SR

LFE

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