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26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
individually for each input in use.
Delay Settings
Due the different distances between the listening
position for the front channel speakers and the
surround speakers, the amount of time it takes for
sound to reach your ears from the front or sur-
round speakers is different. You may compensate
for this difference through the use of the delay
settings to adjust the timing for the specific
speaker placement and acoustic conditions in
your listening room or home theater.
To re-synchronize the front, center and surround
channels at first measure and note the distance
from the listening/viewing position to the front,
center, surround and surround back (if any)
speakers in meters.
In addition to adjusting the delay time for each
individual speaker position, the AVR is among the
few A/V receivers that allows you to adjust the
delay for the combined output of all speakers as a
group. This feature is called A/V Sync Delay; 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 per-
sonal video recorders. With proper adjustment of
the setting for A/V Sync Delay, you can eliminate
the loss of lip sync that may be caused by digital
video applications.
The Delay setting for all speakers configured for
your system will be available only (with 5.1 or
with 6.1/7.1 configuration) when any Dolby sur-
round mode is selected (except Dolby-3-Stereo).
In addition they are selectable with these modes
only, with all other modes the delay times are
fixed.
Note that the Delay settings are "Global" for all
inputs, using those Dolby modes, and need not to
be repeated with any input.
To start with the delay settings at first select any
input associated with such a Dolby mode. Next,
continue within the
MASTER MENU(Figure
1). If the system is not already at that point, press
the OSD button
L
to bring up the master
menu. Press the
¤
Button
E
three times or
until the on-screen
›
cursor is pointing at the
DELAYADJUST line. Press the Set Button
F
to call up the menu.
Next move the
›
cursor to the UNITline and
select the unit for distances you prefer to enter,
feet or meter.Then move the
›
cursor to the FL
line where the first adjustment is made. Now
press the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
until the distance
from the front left speaker to the preferred listen-
ing position is entered. Next press the
¤
Button
E
once to move to the next line.
Now the
›
cursor will be at the CENline so that
the delay for the center speaker may be set. Press
the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
until the distance from the
main listening position to the center speaker is
entered. Repeat the procedure for all active
speaker positions by pressing the
¤
Button
E
again and use the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
to change
the setting. Remember that this last adjustment
will only be needed when you have surround
back speakers installed and Dolby Digital chosen
as the surround mode.
When the delay time for all speaker positions has
been set you may return to the master menu by
pressing the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
E
until the ➞ cursor is pointing to BACKTO
MASTER MENU
and then pressing the Set
Button
F
. However, if you have a digital video
source or a digital video display that causes lack
of lip sync you may use the A/V Sync adjust fea-
ture to delay the audio signal as it is sent to all
channels (as opposed to the individual settings)
so that the picture and sound are brought back
together.We recommend that this adjustment be
made using the direct access controls on the
remote, as shown below. That enables you to see
the image while making the adjustment; however,
you may also adjust it here using the menu sys-
tem.
To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
E
so that the ➞ cursor is
pointing to the A/V Sync Delay line on the menu
and then press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
E
to delay the sound sufficiently so that it
matches the on-screen video.
Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to
each video input source, so you may enter a dif-
ferent set-ting to compensate for the differences
between any product attached to the Video 1, 2,
3 or 4 inputs.
When the delay settings are complete, press the
¤
Button
E
once so that the cursor is next to
the
BACKTOMASTER MENUline and
press the Set Button p to return to the
MASTER menu.
Note that the delay settings may also be adjusted
at any time when the Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro
Logic II modes are in use by pressing the Delay
button on the remote
Z
.Then press the
⁄
/
¤
E
buttons on the remote to select the Center
or Rear channels for adjustment, followed by a
press of the Set button
F
. Next, press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
E
on the remote until the
desired figure appears in the Main Information
Display
˜
and press the Set button p
twice to confirm the setting and return to the nor-
mal display.
Night Mode Settings
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that
uses special processing to preserve the dynamic
range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track
while reducing the peak level.This prevents
abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others,
without reducing the sonic impact of a digital
source. Note that the Night mode is only available
when the Dolby Digital surround mode is select-
ed.
To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the OSD Button
L
so that the
MASTER menu appears.Then press the
¤
but-
ton
E
once and press Set
F
to select the
SURROUND SETUPmenu. Press Set
F
to
select the
DOLBYmenu (see fig. 7).
Figure 7
To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
that the
› cursor is on the NIGHTline of the
DOLBYmenu. Next, press
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
to choose between the following settings.
OFF: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode
will not function.
MID: When MID is in the highlighted video,
a mild compression will be applied.
MAX: When MAX is in the highlighted video,
a more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.
When you want to use the Night mode feature,
we recommend that you select the MID setting as
a starting point and change to the MAX setting
later, if desired.
When the setting has been made, press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
E
so that the › cursor is next to
BACKTOSURR SELECT, and press the
Set button
F
to return to the SURROUND
SELECT
menu.
Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected by pressing the Night button
B
.When
the button is pressed, the words
D-RANGE followed by the current setting
(
MID, MAX, OFF) will appear in the lower
third of the video screen and in the Main
Information Display
˜
. Press the
⁄
/
¤
but-
tons
E
within five seconds to select the desired
** DOLBY **
MODE: DOLBY DIGITAL
NIGHT: OFF MID MAX
BACK TO SURR SELECT
* DELAY ADJUST *
FL :12ft SBR:10ft
CEN:12ft SBL:10ft
FR :12ft SL :10ft
SR :10Ft SUB:10ft
UNIT :FEET METER
A/V SYNC DELAY:0mS
BACK TO MASTER MENU