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Flow of settings on the receiver

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Flow of settings on the receiver The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings. The colors of the steps indicate the following: Required setting item Setting to be made as necessary 1 Before you start • Checking what's in the box (page 7) • Loading the batteries (page 7)  2 Connecting the speakers Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best surround sound effect. • Determining the speakers' application (page 16) • Connecting the speakers (page 19) *Front Height Left (FHL) *Front Height Right (FHR) Subwoofer (SW) Front Right (R) Front Left (L) Listening position Surround Right (SR) Center (C) Surround Left (SL) *Surround Back Right (SBR) *Surround Back Left (SBL)  3 Connecting the components For surround sound, you'll want to hook up using a digital connection from the BD/DVD player to the receiver. • About the video converter (page 23) • Connecting a TV and playback components (page 24) • Connecting antennas (page 29) • Plugging in the receiver (page 30)  6 En  4 Power On Make sure you've set the video input on your TV to this receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you don't know how to do this.  5 The Speaker System setting (page 49) (Specify either using the surround back or front height speaker.) The Input Assign menu (page 48) (When using connections other than the recommended connections.)  6 Use the on-screen automatic MCACC setup to set up your system • Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) (page 31)  7 Basic playback (page 34)  8 Adjusting the sound as desired • Using the various listening modes • Using the Sound Retriever (page 38) • Better sound using Phase Control (page 38) • Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 39) • Using surround back channel processing (page 39) • Setting the Up Mix function (page 40) • Setting the Audio options (page 40) • Choosing the input signal (page 43) • Manual speaker setup (page 45)  9 Making maximum use of the remote control • Setting the remote to control other components (page 55)

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En
Flow of settings on the receiver
The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped
with an abundance of functions and terminals.
It can be used easily after following the
procedure below to make the connections and
settings.
The colors of the ste
p
s indicate the following:
Required setting item
Setting to be made as necessary
1
Before you start
•
Checking what’s in the box (page 7)
•
Loading the batteries (page 7)
2
Connecting the speakers
Where you place the speakers will have a big
effect on the sound. Place your speakers as
shown below for the best surround sound effect.
•
Determining the speakers’ application
(page 16)
•
Connecting the speakers (page 19)
3
Connecting the components
For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up
using a digital connection from the BD/DVD
player to the receiver.
•
About the video converter (page 23)
•
Connecting a TV and playback components
(page 24)
•
Connecting antennas (page 29)
•
Plugging in the receiver (page 30)
F
r
ont
Left (
L
)
*F
r
ont Height
Left (
FHL
)
*F
r
ont Height
Right (
FHR
)
Su
rr
ound
Left (
SL
)
*Su
rr
ound Back
Left (
SBL
)
*Su
rr
ound Back
Right (
SBR
)
Su
rr
ound
Right (
SR
)
Cente
r
(
C
)
Subwoofe
r
(
SW
)
Listening
p
osition
F
r
ont
Right (
R
)
4
Power On
Make sure you’ve set the video input on your TV to
this receiver. Check the manual that came with
the TV if you don’t know how to do this.
5
The Speaker System setting (page 49)
(
S
p
ecify either using the surround back or
front height s
p
eaker.)
The Input Assign menu (page 48)
(When using connections other than the
recommended connections.)
6
Use the on-screen automatic MCACC
setup to set up your system
•
Automatically setting up for surround sound
(MCACC) (page 31)
7
Basic playback (page 34)
8
Adjusting the sound as desired
•
Using the various listening modes
•
Using the Sound Retriever (page 38)
•
Better sound using Phase Control (page 38)
•
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
(page 39)
•
Using surround back channel processing
(page 39)
•
Setting the Up Mix function (page 40)
•
Setting the Audio options (page 40)
•
Choosing the input signal (page 43)
•
Manual speaker setup (page 45)
9
Making maximum use of the remote
control
•
Setting the remote to control other
components (page 55)