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Flow of settings on the receiver

Flow for connecting and setting the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used eas-

ily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings.

Required setting item: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10

Setting to be made as necessary: 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14

Important

Using Wiring Navi on AVNavigator of this receiver, you can make the initial settings of the receiver on your com-

puter or mobile device. In that case, you can use Wiring Navi to make the same connections or settings that are

performed in Steps 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. For details of how to use AVNavigator, refer to How to use the built-in

AVNavigator on page 49 .

1 Before you start

! Checking what’s in the box on page 9

! Loading the batteries on page 10

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2 Determining the speakers’ application (page 19 )

! [A] 7.2.2 channel surround system (Surround back/Top middle) connection

! [B] Dolby Enabled Speaker system connection

! [C] 9.2.2 channel surround system (Top middle/Front height) connection

! [D] 7.2.4 channel surround (Surround back Pre Out) connection

! [E] 7.2.4 channel surround (Front Pre Out) connection

! [F] 7.2.2 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

! [G] 7.2.2 channel surround system & Speaker B connection

! [H] 7.2 channel surround system & HDZONE connection (Multi Zone)

! [I] 5.2 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround) & HDZONE connec-

tion (Multi Zone)

! [J] 5.2 channel surround system & Speaker B Bi-amping connection

! [K] 5.2 channel surround system & Front and Surround Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

! [L] 5.2 channel surround system & Front and Center Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

! [M] 5.2 channel surround system & Center and Surround Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

! [N-1] Multi-ZONE Music connection

[N-2] 5.2 channel surround system & ZONE 2/HDZONE connection (Multi Zone)

[N-3] 5.2 channel surround system & ZONE 2/ZONE 3 connection (Multi Zone)

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3 Connecting the speakers

! Placing the speakers on page 23

! Connecting the speakers on page 25

! Installing your speaker system on page 26

! Bi-amping your speakers on page 25

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4 Connecting the components

! About the audio connection on page 35

! About the video converter on page 36

! Connecting your TV and playback components on page 37

! Connecting AM/FM antennas on page 42

! Plugging in the receiver on page 47

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5 Power On

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6 Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 60 )

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7 Using the AVNavigator functions (page 49 )

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8 MCACC speaker settings

! Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 57

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9 The Input Setup menu (page 59 )

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)

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10 Basic playback (page 61 )

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11 Switching the HDMI output (page 92 )

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12 Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

! Using the various listening modes (page 70 )

! Better sound using Phase Control (page 73 )

! Measuring the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/FRONT ALIGN) (page 103 )

! Changing the channel level while listening (page 112 )

! Switching on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Auto Sound Retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 87 )

! Setting the PQLS function (page 85 )

! Setting the Audio options (page 87 )

! Setting the Video options (page 89 )

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13 Other optional adjustments and settings

! Control with HDMI function (page 82 )

! The MCACC PRO menu (page 102 )

! The System Setup and Other Setup menus (page 109 )

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14 Making maximum use of the remote control

! Operating multiple receivers (page 97 )

! Setting the remote to control other components (page 97 )