Sony STR-DA7ES Operating Instructions - Page 21

Setting up the speakers

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Performing initial setup operations Before using the receiver for the first time, initialize the receiver by performing the following procedure. This procedure can also be used to return settings you have made to their factory defaults. 1 Press ?/1 to turn off the receiver. 2 Hold down ?/1 for 5 seconds. "ENTER to Clear All" appears in the display. 3 Press DOOR OPEN to open the door of the front panel, then press ENTER. After "MEMORY CLEARING..." appears in the display for a while, "MEMORY CLEARED!" appears. The following are reset to their factory settings. • All settings in the SET UP, CUSTOMIZE, SURROUND, LEVEL, and EQ menus. • The sound field memorized for each function and preset station. • All preset stations. • All index names for functions and preset stations. 5: Setting up the speakers Use the SET UP menu to set the types and sizes of the speakers connected to the receiver. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. 2 Press SET UP. The SET UP button lights up and the first SET UP parameter appears in the display. 3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the speaker. For details, see "Speaker setup parameters" below. Notes • Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the display. This means that the selected parameter is either unavailale or fixed and unchangeable due to sound field (pages 35-37) or other settings. • Some speaker settings may appear dimmed in the display. This means that they have been changed automatically due to other speaker settings. The dimmed settings may or may not be adjustable. 4 Turn the jog dial to select the parameter. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the items that follow. Speaker setup parameters The initial setting is underlined. x FRONT SP (Front speaker size) • LARGE If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select "LARGE". Normally, select "LARGE". • SMALL If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound, select "SMALL" to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the front channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer. When the front speakers are set to "SMALL", the center, surround, and surround back speakers are also automatically set to "SMALL" (unless previously set to "NO"). continued 21GB Getting Started

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Getting Started
21
GB
5: Setting up the speakers
Use the SET UP menu to set the types and sizes
of the speakers connected to the receiver.
1
Press
?/1
to turn on the receiver.
2
Press SET UP.
The SET UP button lights up and the first
SET UP parameter appears in the display.
3
Press the cursor buttons (
or
) to
select the speaker.
For details, see “Speaker setup parameters”
below.
Notes
Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the
display. This means that the selected parameter
is either unavailale or fixed and unchangeable
due to sound field (pages 35–37) or other
settings.
Some speaker settings may appear dimmed in
the display. This means that they have been
changed automatically due to other speaker
settings. The dimmed settings may or may not
be adjustable.
4
Turn the jog dial to select the
parameter.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set
all of the items that follow.
Speaker setup parameters
The initial setting is underlined.
x
FRONT SP (Front speaker size)
LARGE
If you connect large speakers that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
“LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”.
SMALL
If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
front channel bass frequencies from the sub
woofer. When the front speakers are set to
“SMALL”, the center, surround, and surround
back speakers are also automatically set to
“SMALL” (unless previously set to “NO”).
continued
Performing initial setup
operations
Before using the receiver for the first time,
initialize the receiver by performing the
following procedure.
This procedure can also be used to return
settings you have made to their factory
defaults.
1
Press
?/1
to turn off the receiver.
2
Hold down
?/1
for 5 seconds.
“ENTER to Clear All” appears in the
display.
3
Press DOOR OPEN to open the door of
the front panel, then press ENTER.
After “MEMORY CLEARING...” appears
in the display for a while, “MEMORY
CLEARED!” appears.
The following are reset to their factory
settings.
All settings in the SET UP,
CUSTOMIZE, SURROUND, LEVEL,
and EQ menus.
The sound field memorized for each
function and preset station.
All preset stations.
All index names for functions and
preset stations.