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The System Setup menu, The Other setup menu

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The System Setup menu 06 English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español • If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you should also have your TV connected to this receiver's COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks. The Other setup menu The Other menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver. 1 Select OTHER from the System Setup menu. 2 Use / to select the setting you want to adjust then press ENTER. If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order: • DRC - Specify the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital soundtracks (see Dynamic Range Control Setup below). • DUALMONO - Isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see Dual Mono Setup below). • LFE ATT - Set the attenuator level for the LFE channel (LFE Attenuator Setup below). 3 Use / to make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen. Dual Mono Setup • Default setting: CH1 Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played:1 • CH1 - Only channel 1 is played • CH2 - Only channel 2 is played • CH1 CH2 - Both channels are played through the front speakers LFE Attenuator Setup • Default setting: ATT 0 dB Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent ultra-low bass tones (included with some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources) from distorting the sound from the speakers: • LFEATT 0 - No limiting (recommended setting) • LFEATT 10 - 10dB of limiting • LFEATT ** - No sound from LFE channel Dynamic Range Control Setup • Default setting: OFF Specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks: • DRC OFF - No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume). • DRC MAX - Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased). • DRC MID - Mid setting. Note 1 This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. 31 En

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The System Setup menu
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English
Français
Deutsch
Nederlands
Italiano
Español
•
If you connect any source component to
the receiver using a component video
input, you should also have your TV
connected to this receiver's
COMPONENT
VIDEO MONITOR OUT
jacks.
The Other setup menu
The Other menu is where you can make
customized settings to reflect how you are
using the receiver.
1
Select OTHER from the System Setup
menu.
2
Use
/
to select the setting you want to
adjust then press
ENTER
.
If you are doing this for the first time, you may
want to adjust these settings in order:
•
DRC
– Specify the amount of dynamic
range adjustment to Dolby Digital
soundtracks (see
Dynamic Range Control
Setup
below).
•
DUALMONO
– Isolate one channel when
listening to discs with dual mono encoding
(see
Dual Mono Setup
below).
•
LFE ATT
– Set the attenuator level for the
LFE channel (
LFE Attenuator Setup
below).
3
Use
/
to make the adjustments
necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN
to confirm after each screen.
Dynamic Range Control Setup
•
Default setting:
OFF
Specifies the amount of dynamic range
adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS
soundtracks:
•
DRC OFF
– No dynamic range adjustment
(use when listening at higher volume).
•
DRC MAX
– Dynamic range is reduced
(loud sounds are reduced in volume while
quieter sounds are increased).
•
DRC MID
– Mid setting.
Dual Mono Setup
•
Default setting:
CH1
Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby
Digital soundtracks should be played:
1
•
CH1
– Only channel 1 is played
•
CH2
– Only channel 2 is played
•
CH1 CH2
– Both channels are played
through the front speakers
LFE Attenuator Setup
•
Default setting:
ATT 0 dB
Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent
ultra-low bass tones (included with some
Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources) from
distorting the sound from the speakers:
•
LFEATT 0
– No limiting (recommended
setting)
•
LFEATT 10
– 10dB of limiting
•
LFEATT **
– No sound from LFE channel
Note
1
This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks.