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21 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration

The tone controls may also be adjusted at any

time by pressing the

Tone Mode Button

8. The first press will bring up the TONE

MODE

setting in the semi-OSD on-screen dis-

play and in the

Lower Display Line B. Press

the

‹

›

Buttons n7$to activate or

disable the tone controls as shown above.

To change the tone control settings, press the

Tone Mode Button 8 until the desired

setting (BASS or TREBLE) appears in the semi-

OSD on-screen display and in the

Lower

Display Line

B. When you see the correct

name press the

‹

›

Buttons n7$

to make the adjustments. If no buttons are

pressed for five seconds the displays will return

to their normal operation and any changes will

be stored in the AVR’s memory.

NOTE: Although all other settings in the

IN/OUT SETUP menu are specific to

the input being adjusted, the Tone settings

are global and will carry through to all input

sources. There is no need to adjust these

settings when configuring subsequent inputs.

Speaker Setup

This menu tells the AVR 8000 which type

of speakers are in use. This is important as

it adjusts the settings that decide whether

your system should use the “5-channel” or

“6-channel/7-channel” modes, as well as

determining 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 setting 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 to their ability to reproduce

low-frequency

sounds. If you are in doubt as

to which category

describes your speakers,

consult the specifications in the speakers’

owner’s manual, or ask your dealer.

After the selections are made for the

IN/OUT SETUP menu options, press the

⁄

Buttons mp, so that the cursor

moves to the

BACK TO MASTER

line and press the Set Button o.

It is easiest to enter the proper settings for the

speaker setup through the

SPEAKER

SETUP

menu (Figure 3). If that menu is not

already on your screen from the prior adjust-

ments, press the

OSD Button v to bring up

the

MASTER MENU (Figure 1), and then

press the

¤ Button p until the cursor is on

the

SPEAKER SETUP line. At this point,

press the

Set Button o to bring

up the

SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 3).

Figure 3

The first line of the

SPEAKER SETUP

menu allows you to configure the AVR either

for standard 5.1 surround operation or for

advanced 6.1/7.1 operation. Note that in order

to take advantage of the 6.1/7.1 modes you

must have speakers placed at the rear of the

room through connections to an optional, exter-

nal amplifier connected to the

Surround Back

Preamp Outputs

‚. If you do not have these

additional speakers installed, leave the setting at

the factory default of 5.1 and proceed to the

next step by pressing the

Button p to

begin setting the speaker configuration process.

If your system does include rear surround

amplification and speakers, change this setting

by pressing the

Set Button o while the

cursor is at the

CH CONFIG line, and then

press the

‹

›

Buttons n so that

6.1/7.1 is highlighted. When the setting is

complete, press the

⁄

Buttons mp

to move to the LEFT/RIGHT line to begin

the speaker configuration process.

NOTE: The CH CONFIG setting establishes

the surround mode options for the AVR so that

only the correct modes for the number of speak-

ers in your specific system will be available.

Should you add rear surround speakers to your

system at a later date, it is important to change

this setting so that advanced surround modes

such as Logic 7/7.1, THX Surround EX and

DTS-ES will be available.

Once the correct channel configuration setting

has been established, begin the speaker setup

process by making certain that the cursor is

pointing toward the

LEFT/RIGHT line,

which sets the configuration for the front left

and right speakers. If you wish to make a

change to the front speakers’ configuration,

press the

‹

›

Buttons n so that either

LARGE or SMALL appears, matching the

appropriate description from the definitions

shown above.

When

SMALL is selected, low-frequency

sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer out-

put. 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 output

will be sent to the front left and front right

outputs. Depending on the choice made in

the

SUBWOOFER line in this menu, bass

information may also be directed to the front

left/right speakers, a subwoofer or both.

When you have completed your selection for the

front channel, press the

Button p on the

remote to move the cursor to

CENTER.

Press the

‹

›

Buttons n on the

remote

to select the option that best describes

your system, based on the speaker definitions

shown below.

When SMALL is selected, low-frequency

center channel sounds will be sent only to the

subwoofer output. If you choose this option and

there is no subwoofer connected, you will not

hear low-frequency sounds from the center

channel speaker.

When

LARGE is selected, a full-range output

will be sent to the center speaker output, and

NO center channel signal will be sent to the

subwoofer output.

NOTE: If you choose Logic 7 as the surround

mode for the particular input source for

which you are configuring your speakers, the

AVR 8000 will not make the LARGE option

available for the center speaker. This is due to

the requirements of Logic 7 processing, and

does not indicate a problem with your receiver.

When

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. When only front left and right speakers

are used, with no center or surround speakers,

VMAx is a good alternative mode.

* SPEAKER SETUP *

CH CONFIG : 5.1 6.1/7.1

LEFT/RIGHT : SMALL

CENTER : SMALL

SURROUND : SMALL

SURR BACK : SMALL

SUBWOOFER : SUB(LFE)

X-OVER FREQ : 80 HZ THX

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