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24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration

In the 5.1 configuration you may select the

Logic 7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes.

They work best with two-channel music, sur-

round-encoded programs or standard two-

channel programming of any type, respectively.

For 6.1/7.1 configurations the Music and

Cinema modes may be selected. Note that the

Logic 7 modes are not available when either

Dolby Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks are in

use. See pages 28 and 29 for a complete expla-

nation of the DSP Surround modes.

On the

DSP (SURR) menu, the selection

choices made with the

‹

›

Buttons n

on the remote select from one of the DSP sur-

round modes that are designed for use with

two-channel stereo programs to create a variety

of sound field presentations. The choices avail-

able are Hall 1, Hall 2, Theater, VMAx Near and

VMAx Far. The Hall and Theater modes are

designed for multichannel installations, while

the two VMAx modes are optimized for use in

delivering a full surround field when only the

front left and front right speakers are installed.

See pages 28 and 29 for a complete explana-

tion of the DSP surround modes.

On the

STEREO menu, the selection choices

made with the

‹

›

Buttons n on the

remote may either turn the surround processing

off for a traditional two-channel stereo presen-

tation, or select

5 Stereo or 7

Stereo

depending on whether the 5.1 or

6.1/7.1 output is in use. The latter modes feed

a two-channel presentation to all speakers,

regardless of the number of speakers in use.

See page 29 for a complete explanation of the

5 Stereo and 7 Stereo modes.

After the selections are made on the Dolby,

DTS, Logic 7, DSP (Surround) or Stereo menus,

press the

⁄

Buttons mp so that the

cursor moves to the

BACK TO MASTER

line and press the Set Button o.

Delay Settings

Due to the different distances between the

listening position for the front channel speakers

and the surround speakers, the amount of time

it takes for sound to reach your ears from the

front versus surround speakers differs. You may

compensate for this difference through the use

of the delay settings to adjust the timing for

the speaker placement and acoustic conditions

in your listening room or home theater.

The AVR 8000’s advanced software enables you

to quickly and easily set delay times without

the need to calculate them using a complex for-

mula. Instead, all you need to do is measure

the approximate distance between your listen-

ing position and each of the speakers in your

system. When you enter those distances into

the AVR’s memory as shown below, the AVR’s

microprocessor does the rest of the work, calcu-

lating the proper delay time. Note that the

measurements need not be accurate to the

inch, as the system is designed to accommo-

date a typical listening area rather than require

the precise measurement to one “sweet spot”

position.

Due to the differences between the way each

surround mode operates, some modes allow

for a greater range of delay times than others.

To avoid problems, we recommend that delay

times be adjusted using the Dolby Digital mode.

If a different mode is selected at a later time,

the AVR 8000 will automatically restrict the

delay settings to those required by the surround

mode in use.

To set the delay time for a specific input,

the

DELAY ADJUST menu (Figure 7)

should be visible on your on-screen display. If

the system is not already at that point, press

the

OSD Button v to bring up the MAS-

TER MENU

, press the

Button p three

times or until the on-screen

›

cursor is pointing

at the

DELAY ADJUST line. Press the

Set Button o to call up the menu.

Figure 7

Once the DELAY ADJUST menu is on

your screen note that the default setting is to

enter the distances from the speakers to the lis-

tening position is in feet. If your measurements

are in feet, proceed to the next step; if your

measurements are made in meters, press the

the

Button p until the on-screen

›

cur-

sor is at the

UNIT line on the menu. Then,

press the

‹

›

Buttons n so that

METER is highlighted. When the change in

measurement units is made, press the

⁄

Buttons mp to return the

›

cursor to

the

FL position.

With the on-screen

›

cursor pointing to FL,

press the

⁄

Buttons mp until the

distance to the front left speaker is entered.

Press the

Button p to move down to

the center speaker, and use the

⁄

Buttons

mp again to enter the distance. Repeat the

procedure until the correct distance is entered

for each speaker position by pressing the

Button p to select the speaker and the

⁄

Buttons mp to enter the distance.

In order, the speaker positions are: Front Left,

Center, Front Right, Surround Right, Surround

Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Left

and Subwoofer.

Note that when the system is configured for

5.1 operation in the

CH CONFIG line on

the

SPEAKER SETUP menu as shown

on page 21, no entry is needed for the SBR

and SBL speakers, as they are not present.

Similarly, if you have entered

NONE for

the Center or Surround positions on the

SPEAKER SETUP menu, as shown on

page 21, no entry will be possible or needed

for that position.

When the speaker-to-listening position distance

has been entered for all active speaker positions,

press the

⁄

Buttons mp until the on-

screen cursor is next to

BACK TO MASTER

and press the Set Button o.

Note that the delay settings may be changed

at any time directly from the remote control

by pressing the

Delay Button .

FL SPEAKER DELAY will appear in

the

Lower Display Line B, but you may

press the

⁄

Buttons mp to select

any of the individual speaker positions.

Press the

Set Button o when the desired

speaker position appears, and then press that

⁄

Buttons mp again to enter the dis-

tance from the speaker to the listening position.

Press the

Set Button o again to enter the

data. You may then press the

⁄

Buttons

mp to select another speaker position to

repeat the procedure as needed, or wait five

seconds for the system to return to normal

operation.

Output Level Adjustment

Output level adjustment is a key part of the

configuration of any surround sound product.

It is particularly important for a digital receiver

such as the AVR 8000, as correct outputs

ensure that you hear sound tracks with the

proper directionality and intensity.

* DELAY ADJUST *

FL :10FT SBR :10FT

CEN :10FT SBL :10FT

FR :10FT SL :3FT

SR :3 FT SUB :12FT

UNIT :FEET METER

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