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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 21SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 21
When LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be
sent to the front left and front right outputs. Depending
on the choice made in the
SUBWOOFER line in
this menu, bass information may also be directed to the
front left/right speakers, a subwoofer or both.
NOTE: When the front speakers are set to the
LARGE option and the surround mode is set to
"Surround Off", or pure two-channel stereo, when an
analog signal source is present it will be routed directly
from the input to the volume control without being digi-
tized or processed. If you have full-range front speakers
and wish to remove all digital processing from the circuit
path, select this configuration. If you wish to set this
option for use with only one input, such as a CD player
that uses an external DAC or an optional, external
phono preamp, choose the
INDEPENDENT
setting on the BASS MGR line at the bottom of
this menu so that only those inputs where the analog
bypass is desired will be routed in this fashion, while
other analog inputs such as a VCR or cable box will be
digitized for surround processing.
When you have completed your selection for the front
channel, press the
¤
Button n on the remote to
move the cursor to
CENTER.
Press the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote
to select
the option that best describes your system, based on the
speaker definitions shown below.
When SMALL is selected, low-frequency center
channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer out-
put. If you choose this option and there is no subwoofer
connected, you will not hear low-frequency sounds from
the center channel.
When
LARGE is selected, a full-range output will be
sent to the center speaker output, and NO center
channel signal will be sent to the subwoofer output.
NOTE: If you choose Logic 7 as the surround mode,
the “large” option will not be available for the center
speaker. This is due to the requirements of Logic 7
processing, and does not indicate a problem with
your receiver.
When
NONE is selected, no signals will be sent to
the center channel output. The receiver will operate in
a “phantom” center channel mode and center channel
information will be sent to the left and right front chan-
nel outputs. When only front left and right speakers are
used, with no center or surround speakers, VMAx is a
good alternative mode.
When you have completed your selection for the cen-
ter channel, press the
¤
Button n on the remote
to move the cursor to
SURROUND.
Press the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote to select
the option that best describes the surround speakers in
your system based on the speaker definitions shown on
this page.
When
SMALL is selected, low-frequency surround
channel sounds will be sent to the subwoofer output
only. If you choose this option and there is no sub-
woofer connected, you will not hear any low-frequency
sounds from the surround channel.
When
LARGE is selected, a full-range output
will be sent to the surround channel outputs, and
NO surround channel signals will be sent to the
subwoofer output.
When
NONE is selected, surround sound informa-
tion will be split between the front left and front right
outputs. For optimal performance when no surround
speakers are in use, the Dolby 3 Stereo mode should
be used.
NOTE: In order to adjust the speaker settings for the
surround back channels, a Dolby Digital or DTS source
must be playing. This enables the system to activate
the surround back processing mode.
When you have completed your selections for the
main surround channels, press the
¤ Button n on
the remote to move the cursor to
SURR BACK.
This line serves two functions in that it not only
configures the setting for the surround back channels
when they are present; it also tells the AVR 330’s
processing system to configure the unit for either 5.1
or 6.1/7.1 operation.
Press the
‹/› Buttons o on the remote to select
the option that best describes the speakers in use at
the left and right back surround positions based on the
definitions on this page:
When
NONE is selected, the system will adjust so
that only 5.1-channel surround processing/decoding
modes are available and the surround back amplifier
channels will not be used. When this is the case for
your system you may wish to take advantage of the
availability of this amplifier channel pair for use in pow-
ering a second set of speakers that have their source
selected by the AVR 330’s multiroom control system.
See pages 31 and 33 for more information.
When
SMALL is selected, the system will adjust so
that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround processing
/
decoding modes are available, and low-frequency
information below the crossover point will be sent to
the subwoofer output. If you choose this option and
there is no subwoofer connected, you will not hear any
low-frequency sounds from the surround back channel.
When LARGE is selected, the system will adjust so
that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround process-
ing/decoding modes are available, and a full-range
signal will be sent to the surround back channels, with
no low-frequency information sent to the subwoofer
output.
When you have completed your selection for the back
surround channels, press the
¤
Button n on the
remote to move the cursor to
SUBWOOFER.
Press the
‹
/
›
Buttons oon the remote to select
the option that best describes your system.
The choices available for the subwoofer position will
depend on the settings for the other speakers, particu-
larly the front left/right positions.
If the front left/right speakers are set to
SMALL,
the subwoofer will automatically be set to
SUB,
which is the “on” position.
If the front left/right speakers are set to
LARGE,
three options are available:
• If no subwoofer is connected to the AVR 330,
press the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote so
that
NONE appears in the on-screen menu.
When this option is selected, all bass information
will be routed to the front left/right “main” speakers.
• If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR 330, you
have the option to have the front left/right “main”
speakers reproduce bass frequencies at all times,
and have the subwoofer operate only when the
AVR 330 is being used with a digital source that
contains a dedicated Low-Frequency Effects, or
LFE, soundtrack. This allows you to use both your
main and subwoofer speakers to take advantage
of the special bass created for certain movies.
Press the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote so that
SUB (LFE) appears in the on-screen menu.
• If a subwoofer is connected and you wish to use it
for bass reproduction in conjunction with the main
front left/right speakers, regardless of the type of
program source or Surround mode you are listen-
ing to, press the
‹
/
›
Buttons o on the remote
so that
SUB LFE+L/R appears in the
on-screen menu. When this option is selected, a
full-range signal will be sent to the front left/right
“main” speakers, and the subwoofer will receive
the bass frequencies under frequency selected,
as described below.
When all initial speaker “size” settings have been
made, you now have the option to take advantage of
the AVR 330’s Triple Crossover system, which allows
individual crossover settings to be made for each
speaker grouping. The low-frequency crossover point
is set by the design of your speakers. Depending on
the design and driver complement of your speakers, it
is defined as the frequency which is either the lowest
possible frequency the speaker is capable of repro-
ducing, or the frequency at which sound is sent to the