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MAIN ROOM to make other selections and then press the Set Button [oval 18]. To exit setup,
Press the Exit Button [oval 17] on the remote.
Speaker Distances (Delay)
Due to the different distances between the listening position and each speaker position, the
amount of time it takes for sound to reach your ears from each channel is different. 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 AVR21EN’s advanced software enables you to quickly and easily set delay times without the
need to calculate them using a complex formula. Instead, all you need to do is measure the
approximate distance between your listening 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, calculating the proper delay time. The measurements
need not be accurate to the inch, as the system is designed to accommodate a typical listening
area rather than require the precise measurement to one “sweet spot” position.
In addition to adjusting the delay time for each individual speaker position, the AVR21EN is
among the few receivers that allows you to adjust the delay for the combined output of all
speakers as a group. This feature is called Lip Sync; it allows you to compensate for delays to the
video image that may be caused by the processing in products such as digital video displays,
video scalers, digital cable or satellite systems, or personal video recorders. With proper
adjustment of the setting for Lip Sync, you can eliminate potential differences between the video
image and the corresponding audio signal that may be caused by digital video applications.
To set the delay time, the SPEAKER DISTANCES screen (Figure 29) should be open. To select
that menu, press the Menu Button [oval 44] on the remote. Press the ▼/▲ Navigation Button
[oval 16] until the on-screen cursor is pointing at the MAIN ROOM SETUP line and press the Set
Button [oval 18]. In MAIN ROOM SETUP, press the ▼/▲ Navigation Button [oval 16] until the
on-screen cursor is pointing at the SPEAKERS line and press the Set Button [oval 18]. In the ARE
YOU SURE…? screen, press the ▼/▲ Navigation Button [oval 16] until the on-screen cursor is
pointing at YES and press the Set Button [oval 18]. Press the ▼/▲ Navigation Button [oval
16] until the on-screen cursor is pointing at the DISTANCES line and press the Set Button [oval
18] to call up the menu.
Figure 29 Speaker Distances (Delay) Setup Screen
Once the SPEAKER DISTANCES menu is on your screen, note that the default for distance
settings is in feet. If your measurements are in feet, proceed to the next step; if your
measurements are made in meters, press the ▼/▲ Navigation Button [oval 16] until the on-
screen cursor is at the UNIT OF MEASURE line. Press the ◄/► Navigation Button [oval 16] so
that METER is highlighted. When the change in measurement units is made, press the ▼/▲
Navigation Button [oval 16] to return the cursor to FRONT.