Operation Manual

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Press the Set Button o to bring the

CHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure 8)

to the screen.

When the

CHANNEL ADJUST menu

appears, press the

Button p until the

on-screen

›

cursor is next to the TEST

TONE

line. Press the

‹

›

Buttons n

so that ON is highlighted and the AVR’s inter-

nal test tone will begin to circulate from speak-

er to speaker in a clockwise direction into all

speakers. The test noise will play for two sec-

onds in each speaker before circulating, and a

blinking on-screen cursor will appear next to

the name of each speaker location when the

sound is at that speaker.

NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers

have been properly connected. As the test noise

circulates, listen to make certain that the sound

comes from the speaker position shown in the

Main Information Display ˆ. If the sound

from a speaker location does NOT match the

position indicated in the display, turn the

AVR 8000 off using the

Main Power Switch

1 and check the speaker wiring or connec-

tions to external power amplifiers to make cer-

tain that each speaker is connected to the cor-

rect output terminal.

After checking for speaker placement, let the

test noise circulate again, and listen to see

which channels sound louder than the others.

Using the front left speaker as a reference,

press the

‹

›

Buttons n on the remote

to bring all speakers to the same volume level.

When one of the

‹

›

buttons is pushed, the

test noise circulation will pause on the channel

being adjusted to give you time to make the

adjustment. When you release the button, the

circulation will resume after five seconds.

Continue to adjust the individual channels until

the volume level sounds the same from each

speaker. Note that adjustments should be made

with the

‹

›

Buttons n on the remote

only, NOT the main volume controls. If you are

using a sound-pressure level (SPL) meter for

precise level adjustment, set the volume so that

the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow.

You may also adjust the output levels manually

while using the level indication feature of the

EzSet remote. To activate the sensor and indica-

tor, simply press and release the

SPL Select

Button

on the remote while the test tone

is circulating. The

Program/SPL Indicator c

will change color to indicate the level. Adjust the

level using the

‹

›

Buttons n until the

LED lights green for all channels. When it is red,

the level is too high; when it is amber, the level

is too low. Press the

SPL Select Button

when you are finished to turn the sensor and

indicator off.

NOTE: The Subwoofer level is not adjustable

when the normal test tone is in use as proper

subwoofer adjustment requires a different test

tone. Instructions for adjusting the subwoofer

level using the test tone follow below. The

subwoofer output level may also be adjusted

when the channel levels are being trimmed to

a program source rather than the test tone, as

shown on page 34.

When all channels have an equal volume level,

the adjustment is complete. To exit this menu,

press the

⁄

Buttons mp until the on-

screen

›

cursor is next to the BACK TO

MASTER MENU line, and then press the

Set Button o to return to the MASTER

The output levels may also be adjusted at any

time using the remote control and semi-OSD

system. To adjust the output levels in this fash-

ion, press the

Test Button h. As soon as

the button is pressed, the test tone will begin

to circulate as indicated earlier. The correct

channel from which the test noise should be

heard will be shown in the lower third of the

video screen and in the

Lower Display Line

B. While the test noise is circulating, the prop-

er channel position will also be

indicated in the

Speaker/Channel Input

Indicators

E by a blinking letter within the

correct channel.

To adjust the output level, press the

⁄

Buttons mp until the desired level is

shown in the display or on screen. Once the

buttons are released, the test noise will begin

to circulate again in five seconds.

When all channels have the same output level,

press the

Test Button h again to complete

the process.

NOTE: Output level adjustment is not available

for the VMAx or Surround Off modes.

Additional Input Adjustments

After one input has been adjusted for Surround

mode, digital input (if any), speaker type, and

output levels, go back to the

IN/OUT

SETUP

line on the MASTER MENU and

enter the settings for each input that you will

use. In most cases, only the digital input and

surround mode will be different from one input

to the next, while the speaker type, crossover

frequency, Night mode and output level set-

tings will usually be the same and may be

quickly entered by entering the same data used

for the original input.

Bass Peak Limiter

The AVR 8000 includes a bass peak level limiter

as part of the THX Ultra program to protect

your subwoofer from being damaged by exces-

sive levels. Note that if you are using full range

front left/right speakers instead of a conven-

tional subwoofer, the settings for the Bass Peak

Limiter will apply to those speakers.

To set the Bass Peak Limiter you must be at the

BASS PEAK LEVEL menu (Figure 9). If

that menu is not on the screen, press the

OSD

Button

v and then press the

Button

p until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to

BASS PEAK LEVEL. Press the Set

Button

o to display that menu.

Figure 9

If you wish to use the Limiter, press the

‹

›

Buttons n so that ON is highlighted

while the on-screen

›

cursor is at the

PEAK LIMIT line. Next, press the

Button p once so that the cursor is on

the

SETTING START line. Press the

‹

›

Buttons n so that YES is

highlighted to start the processing of setting

the peak level. Note that the menu will change

to provide additional instructions as shown in

Figure 10.

Figure 10

* BASS PEAK LEVEL *

PEAK LIMIT :OFF ON

SETTING START :NO YES

(PEAK LIMIT :--dB)

BACK TO MASTER MENU

Turn up the volume with

Master ’VOL UP’ button.

When distortion is aud-

ible push ’SET’ button.

* BASS PEAK LEVEL *

PEAK LIMIT :OFF ON

SETTING START :NO YES

(PEAK LIMIT :--dB)

BACK TO MASTER MENU

26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration