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Advanced
Operation
■ Multi CH Assign (Multi channel assignment)
Use this feature to set the direction of the signals input into the
center, subwoofer and surround channels when a source component
is connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.
Input Channels (Input channels)
Use this setting to select the number of channels input from an
external decoder (see page 35).
Depending on the settings of the zone configuration, no sound is output at the surround
back speakers even if you set “Input Channels” to “8ch”. In this case, select “6ch” and
set the audio output setting of the source component to 6 channels.
Front Input
(Front left and right channels input jacks)
If you selected “8ch” in “Input Channels”, you can select analog
jacks at which front left and right channel signals from an external
decoder will be input.
Choices: CD, CD-R, MD/TAPE, BD/HD DVD, DVD, DTV,
CBL/SAT, DVR, VCR, V-AUX
If you have renamed an input source in “Rename” (see page 82), the name of the input
source appears in the choices of this parameter.
■ BGV (Back ground video)
Use this feature to select the video source played in the background
of the sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.
If you have renamed an input source in “Rename” (see page 82), the name of the input
source appears in the choices of this parameter.
■ Play Style (Playback styles)
Use this feature to adjust the playback style according to your
preference. You can shuffle songs in a random order or repeat one
specific song or a sequence of songs.
Repeat (Repeat)
Use this feature to set this unit to repeat one song or a sequence of
songs.
• If “Repeat” is set to “Single”, the setting will be reset to “Off” when this unit is
turned off.
• When you set “BGV” to “Last”, you can select the background video source by using
the remote control only.
Shuffle (Shuffle)
Use this feature to set this unit to play songs or albums in a random
order.
■ USB Select (USB port select)
Selects the component connected to the front or rear USB port as
the input source (see page 37).
Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker setting.
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• Most of the parameters described in the basic menu are set automatically when you
run “Auto Setup”. You can use the basic menu to make further adjustments, but we
recommend running “Auto Setup” first.
• You can reset these parameters by performing the “Auto Setup” procedure (see
page 42).
• If your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the
volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set the crossover frequency to the
maximum.
■ Test Tone (Test tone)
Turns the test tone output on or off for “Speaker Set”, “Speaker
Distance”, and “Speaker Level” settings.
• Loud test tones will be output when “On” is selected. In this case, make sure no
children are present in the listening room.
• This function is automatically turned off if you exit “Basic”.
■ THX Set (THX settings)
Use this feature to set the parameters to optimize the THX Surround
modes (see page 73).
THX Ultra2 SWFR (THX Ultra2 subwoofer setting)
Use this feature to select whether the connected subwoofers are the
THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.
Choice Description
6ch
Select “6ch” the connected component outputs discrete
6-channel audio signals.
8ch
Select “8ch” the connected component outputs discrete
8-channel audio signals. Also set “Front Input” (see
below) to the analog audio jacks at which the front left
and right channel signals output from the connected
component are input.
Note
Note
Choice Functions
BD/HD DVD,
DTV, CBL/SAT,
DVD, DVR, VCR,
V-AUX
Selects the corresponding input source as the background
video source.
Last
Automatically selects the last selected video source as the
background video source.
Off
Does not play the video source in the background.
Note
Choice Functions
Off
Deactivates the repeat function.
Single
Repeats one song. “ ” appears in the top right corner
of the playback status screen.
All
Repeats a sequence of songs. “ ” appears in the top
right corner of the playback status screen.
Notes
Choice Functions
Off
Deactivates the shuffle function.
On
Play songs or albums in a random order. “ ” appears
in the top right corner of the playback status screen.
Choice Functions
Front
Selects the component connected to the front USB port as
the input source.
Rear
Selects the component connected to the rear USB port as
the input source.
Manual Setup (Basic)
Choice Functions
Off
This unit does not output the test tone for the “Speaker
Set”, “Speaker Level”, and “Speaker Distance” settings.
On
This unit outputs the test tone for the “Speaker Set”,
“Speaker Level”, and “Speaker Distance” settings.
While “Test Tone” is set to “On”, the volume level is
automatically set to 0 dB.
Notes
Choice Descriptions
Yes
Select this setting when the connected subwoofers are the
THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.
No
Select this setting when the connected subwoofers are not
the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.