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Setting up the receiver, Choosing your receiver setup

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06 Setting up the receiver Choosing your receiver setup To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the following set up operations. This is particularly important when using Dolby surround. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers, etc.). Refer to the following pages for details on each of the settings. SOURCE RECEIVER LEARN ERASE SEARCH BY BRAND DVD TV VCR CD-R MULTI CONTROL RCV CD TUN TVC 1 2 3 TEST TONE 4 INPUT ATT 5 FL DIMMER 6 CH SELECT 7 LEVEL 8 9 +10 EFFECT DISPLAY DISC 0 ENTER DTV INFO ¶ BAND 1 MPX/RETURN D.ACCESS T.EDIT/GUIDE 7 38 CLASS ¡ DTV ON/OFF DTV MENU 4¢ TOP MENU AUDIO SUB TITLE ANGLE REMOTE SETUP STANDARD ADV.SURR. STEREO INPUT SEL. SIGNAL SEL MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS MUTE RECEIVER CONTROL TUNE ST U SET P ST ENTER TUNE 1 Press RECEIVER to turn the power on. The STANDBY indicator goes out. 2 Press RCV. 3 Use } or ] to choose the option you want to adjust. It will be easiest to adjust each of the settings in turn, following the order below (and on the following pages). The current setting is shown for each option as you cycle through the display. 36 En Speaker setting (page 37) Specify the number and type of speakers you have connected. Surround back speaker setting (page 37) Specify your surround back speaker/ surround back subwoofer setup. 6.1 channel setting (page 38) Set when 6.1 channel decoding is used. Subwoofer setting (page 38) Specify how the subwoofer is used. Crossover frequency setting (page 38) Determine which frequencies will be sent to the subwoofer (or large speakers). LFE attenuator setting (page 39) Specify the peak level for the LFE channel. Front speaker distance setting (page 39) Specify the distance from your listening position to your front speakers. Center speaker distance setting (page 39) Specifies the distance from your listening position to your center speaker. Surround speaker distance setting (page 39) Specify the distance from your listening position to your surround speakers. Surround back speaker distance setting (page 39) Specifies the distance from your listening position to your surround back speakers. Dynamic range control setting (page 40) Compress the dynamic range of the sound track. Dual mono setting (page 40) Isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding.

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Setting up the receiver
06
36
En
Choosing your receiver setup
To ensure the best possible surround sound, be
sure to complete the following set up
operations. This is particularly important when
using Dolby surround. You only need to make
these settings once (unless you change the
placement of your current speaker system or
add new speakers, etc.). Refer to the following
pages for details on each of the settings.
LEARN
ERASE
SEARCH BY BRAND
RECEIVER
SOURCE
ENTER
ENTER
MPX/RETURN
DTV INFO
DTV ON/OFF
DTV MENU
D.ACCESS
T.EDIT/GUIDE
ST
TUNE
T
P
S
E
U
TUNE
ST
CLASS
FL DIMMER
BAND
TOP MENU
AUDIO
SUB TITLE
REMOTE SETUP
RECEIVER CONTROL
STANDARD
ADV.SURR.
STEREO
ANGLE
1
¡
4
¢
7
8
3
LEVEL
DVD
VCR
CD-R
TV
RCV
TUN
TVC
CD
TEST TONE
CH SELECT
INPUT ATT
INPUT SEL.
MUTE
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
SIGNAL SEL
MULTI CONTROL
EFFECT
DISPLAY
DISC
+10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
Press
RECEIVER to turn the power
on.
The
STANDBY
indicator goes out.
2
Press RCV.
3
Use
}
or
]
to choose the option you
want to adjust.
It will be easiest to adjust each of the settings in
turn, following the order below (and on the
following pages). The current setting is shown
for each option as you cycle through the
display.
Speaker setting
(page 37)
Specify the number and type of
speakers you have connected.
Surround back speaker setting
(page
37)
Specify your surround back speaker/
surround back subwoofer setup.
6.1 channel setting
(page 38)
Set when 6.1 channel decoding is used.
Subwoofer setting
(page 38)
Specify how the subwoofer is used.
Crossover frequency setting
(page 38)
Determine which frequencies will be
sent to the subwoofer (or large speakers).
LFE attenuator setting
(page 39)
Specify the peak level for the LFE
channel.
Front speaker distance setting
(page 39)
Specify the distance from your listening
position to your front speakers.
Center speaker distance setting
(page
39)
Specifies the distance from your
listening position to your center speaker.
Surround speaker distance setting
(page
39)
Specify the distance from your listening
position to your surround speakers.
Surround back speaker distance setting
(page 39)
Specifies the distance from your
listening position to your surround back
speakers.
Dynamic range control setting
(page 40)
Compress the dynamic range of the
sound track.
Dual mono setting
(page 40)
Isolate one channel when listening to
discs with dual mono encoding.