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ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
NOTE: All of the speaker setup submenus include the Exit and
Back options as shown at the bottom of Figure 66. To return
to a previous menu without making any changes, select Exit.
To save the current settings, select the Back option.
To reconfigure the speakers from scratch, select the Reset option.
For best results, adjust the submenus in this order, although it may
differ from the Manual Speaker Setup menu: Number of Speakers,
Crossover (Size), Sub Mode, Distance and Level Adjust.
Number of Speakers
Move the cursor to the Number of Speakers line and press the
OK Button. See Figure 67.
Figure 67 – Number of Speakers Menu
Program the correct setting for each speaker group: ON when the
speakers are present in the system, and OFF for positions where no
speakers are installed. The Front Left & Right speakers are always
ON and may not be disabled. Any changes will be reflected in the total
number of speakers displayed at the top of the screen.
The setting for the surround back speakers includes a third option:
Zone 2. The AVR 3550HD is capable of multizone operation, supporting
placement of a pair of speakers in another room. The AVR 3550HD’s
assignable surround back amplifier channels make multizone operation
easier than ever, since an external power amplifier is not required. Select
the Zone 2 option at this line, and connect the Surround Back Speaker
Outputs to loudspeakers located in the remote room. The main room
will be configured automatically for up to 5.1 channels. See the
Multizone Operation section for more information.
The settings in this menu affect the remainder of the speaker setup
process and the availability of various surround modes at any time.
When you have finished, select the Back option or use the Back/Exit
Button to insure the settings are saved correctly.
Adjust Crossover Frequencies Menu
After you have programmed the number of speakers, the AVR will return
to the Manual Speaker Setup menu, (see Figure 50). Navigate to the
Crossover (Size) line and press the OK Button to display the Adjust
Crossover Frequencies menu (see Figure 68).
Figure 68 – Adjust Crossover Frequencies Menu
The AVR will only display those speaker groups programmed in the
Number of Speakers menu.
Refer to Table A3 for each speaker’s crossover. For the main speakers,
this is the lowest frequency the speaker reproduces well.
For each main speaker, select one of the seven crossover frequencies:
40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz, 150Hz or 200Hz. If the crossover
frequency is below 40Hz, select the first option, “Large”. This setting
doesn’t refer to the speaker’s physical size, but to its frequency response,
which is also called “full range”.
Specify the size of the subwoofer’s transducer as 8, 10, 12 or 15 inches.
The AVR always sets the subwoofer crossover to 100Hz, but uses the
transducer size for equalization. Write down the settings in Table A3 in
the appendix.
When you have finished entering the settings, select Back, not Exit.
Sub Mode
Move the cursor to the Sub Mode line.This setting depends upon how
you programmed the front left and right speakers.
• If you set the front speakers to a numeric crossover frequency, the
subwoofer setting will always be LFE. All low-frequency information
will always be sent to the subwoofer. If you don’t have a subwoofer,
either upgrade to full-range speakers or add a subwoofer at the
earliest opportunity.
• If you set the front speakers to LARGE, select between two possible
settings for the subwoofer.
L/R+LFE: This setting sends all low-frequency information to
the subwoofer, including both information that would normally
be played through the front left and right speakers and the special
low-frequency effects (LFE) channel information.
LFE: This setting plays low-frequency information contained in the
left and right program channels through the front speakers, and
directs only the LFE channel to the subwoofer.
NOTE: If you are using a Harman Kardon HKTS Series speaker
system, select the appropriate numeric crossover frequency for
the Main Speaker groups, and the subwoofer will automatically
be set to LFE.