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System Setup

Once the speakers have been placed in the

room and connected, the remaining steps in

the setup process are to program the AVR 100’s

bass management system for the type of

speakers used in your system, calibrate the

output levels, and set the delay times used by

the surround-sound processor.

You are now ready to power up the AVR 100 to

begin these final adjustments.

1. Plug the

Power Cable

‹

into an

unswitched AC outlet.

2. Press the

Main Power Switch

1

in so

that it latches in and is flush with 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 follow

the (+) and (–) polarity indicators that are

on the bottom of the battery compartment.

4. Turn the AVR 100 on either by pressing the

System Power Control

2

on the front

panel, or via the remote by pressing a

Device Selector

a

on the remote. The

Power Indicator

3

will turn green to con-

firm that the unit is on, and the

Information

Display

35

will also light up.

Speaker Configuration

The first few adjustments tell the AVR 100

which type of speakers are in use. This is

important as it adjusts the settings that deter-

mine 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

set-

ting 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 cat-

egory describes your speakers, consult the

specifications in the speakers’ owner’s manual,

or ask your dealer.

With the AVR 100 turned on, follow these steps

to configure the speakers:

1. Put the AVR 100 in the Dolby Pro Logic

mode by pressing the

Dolby Pro Logic

Selector

Ô

on the front panel or by

pressing the

Surround Mode Selectors

on the remote, until

PRO LOGIC

appears in the

Main Information Display

N

and the

PRO LOGIC

indicator

B

lights.

2. Press the

Speaker

button

ﬂ

33

on the

remote or front panel. The words

FRNT

SPEAKER

will appear in the

Main

Information Display

N

.

3. Press the

Set

button

t

31

and note

that the

›

pointer will stop flashing.

4. Press the

‹

/

›

buttons

r

on the remote

or the

Selector

buttons

34

on the front

panel until either

LARGE

or

SMALL

appears, matching the type of speakers you

have at the left-front and right-front posi-

tions, as described by the definitions

shown in preceding section.

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.

When

LARGE

is selected, a full-range out-

put will be sent to the front-left and front-

right outputs, and NO low-frequency signals

will be sent to the subwoofer output.

5. When you have completed your selection for

the front channel, press the

Set

button

t

31

, and then press the

‹

/

›

buttons

r

on the remote or the

Selector

buttons

34

on the front panel to change the dis-

play to

CEN

SPEAKER

.

6. Press the

Set

button

t

31

again, and

use the

‹

/

›

buttons

r

on the remote,

or the

Selector

buttons

34

on the front

panel, to select the option that best

describes your system based on the speaker

definitions shown in preceding section.

When

CEN SP

SMALL

is selected,

low-frequency center-channel 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 center-

channel speaker.

When

CEN SP LARGE

is selected, a

full-range output will be sent to the center-

speaker output, and NO center channel sig-

nal will be sent to the subwoofer output.

When

CEN SP

NONE

is selected, no

signals will be sent to the center-channel

output. The receiver will operate in a

“phantom” center-channel mode and

center-channel information will be sent to

the left- and right-front channel outputs.

7. When you have completed your selection

for the center channel, press the

Set

button

t

31

, and then press the

‹

/

›

buttons

r

on the remote or the

Selector

buttons

34

on the front

panel to change the display to

SUR

SPEAKER

.

8. Press the

Set

button

t

31

again, and

then use the

‹

/

›

buttons

r

on the

remote or the

Selector

buttons

34

on the

front panel to select the option that best

describes your system based on the speaker

definitions shown in preceding section.

When

SUR SP SMALL

is selected,

low-frequency surround-channel 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 surround speaker.

When

SUR SP LARGE

is selected,

a full-range output will be sent to the

surround-channel outputs, and NO sur-

round channel signals will be sent to the

subwoofer output.

When

SUR SP NONE

is selected,

surround-sound information will be split

between the front-left and front-right out-

puts. Note that for optimal performance

when no surround speakers are in use, the

Dolby 3 Stereo mode should be used

instead of Dolby Pro Logic.

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