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INITIAL SETUP
Before you begin enjoying your new receiver, a few adjustments should
be made to configure the AVR 154 to match your actual system.
Make sure that you have connected a video display to either the S-video
or composite video monitor output on the receiver. When you turn on
your display and the AVR, you should see a blue screen. A message
may appear briefly at the bottom of the screen. This message is part of
the on-screen display system, and is referred to as the “semi-OSD”. The
semi-OSD is activated any time you send a command to the AVR, and
any time the AVR detects a change in the incoming signal. Semi-OSD
messages are overlaid on top of any video signal, so that you may
continue to watch your program while making adjustments to the AVR.
Although it’s possible to configure the AVR using only the remote and
the semi-OSD messages, we recommend that you use the full-screen
menu system, known as the “full-OSD”.
Using the On-Screen Menu System
The full-OSD system is accessed by pressing the OSD Button on the
remote. See Figure 40. While the full-OSD system is in use, it isn’t
possible to see any video programming. In addition, an OSD ON
message will appear on the front panel of the receiver to remind
you to use a video display.
Figure 40 – Navigation Buttons
Press the OSD Button to display the Master Menu. Use the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons to point the cursor to different lines in the menu. Press the
OK Button to select one of the submenus listed in the Master Menu,
or to return to a previous menu. Within the submenus, after positioning
the cursor at a particular line item, use the
‹
/
›
Buttons to change
a setting. When the desired setting appears, use the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons to
navigate to another line item. Except for the TITLE setting in the INPUT
SETUP menu, there is no need to press the OK Button after your
desired setting appears.
The Master Menu allows access to four submenus: Input Setup,
Surround Select, Manual Setup and System Setup. See Figure 41.
NOTE: Your menu’s appearance may vary, but the functions
remain the same.
Figure 41 – Master Menu Screen
If you are an experienced home theater user, you may prefer to
use the menus in this order:
1. System Setup (described in Advanced Functions section)
2. Manual Setup (described here and in Advanced Functions)
3. Input Setup (described in this section)
4. Surround Select (see Advanced Functions section)
We recommend that most users follow the instructions in this INITIAL
SETUP section to configure a basic home theater system. You may
return to these menus at any time to make additional adjustments.
Record your configuration settings in the appropriate places in Tables
A2 through A8 in the Appendix, in case you need to reenter them after
a system reset, or if the AVR’s Master Power Switch is turned off or the
unit is unplugged for more than four weeks.
This section requires that you complete all of the steps in the Installation
section that apply to your receiver. You should have connected all of
your loudspeakers and a video display, as well as your source devices.
You should be able to turn on the receiver and view a blue screen on
your video display. If necessary, reread the Installation Section before
continuing.
Step One – Determine Speaker Size
The AVR 154 can’t detect how many speakers you’ve connected to
it; nor can it determine their capabilities. For this part of the system
setup, consult the owner’s guide for each of your speakers. If you don’t
have the guide, obtain the speaker’s technical specifications from the
manufacturer’s Web site, or by contacting the manufacturer directly.
This information is needed to program the receiver’s bass management,
which determines which speakers the receiver will use to play back the
low-frequency (bass) portion of the source program.
If the lowest notes are played by small satellite speakers, they won’t
sound their best, and they may damage the speaker by going beyond
its capabilities. If the highest notes are played by the special-purpose
subwoofer, they may not be heard at all.