Manual

System Configuration
mon distancebetweenthe front andsurround If repositioningofthe speakersis not possible, Toadjustthe Night modesettingfor an input
speakersthat maycausethe arrivalof front- adjustthe centerdelaytime,addingone milli- fromthe menu,makecertainthat the • cursor
channelsoundsto becomedisconnectedfrom secondof centerchanneldelayfor everyfoot is onthe NIGHT line of the SURROUND
surround-channelsounds, closerto the listeningpositionthe center SE TU P menu.Next,pressthe ,/• Buttons
speakeris than the front speakers.Forexample, _ _ to chooseamongthe following
Toresynchronizethefront and surroundchan- if the front left and front right speakersare settings,as theyappearin the on-screen
nels,follow thesesteps: each 10feetfrom the listeningpositionand the display:
centerchannelspeakeris8 feet away,the delay
1. Measurethe distancefromthe listening isfigured as 10-8=2, suggestingan optima OFF: WhenOFF is highlighted,the Night
positionto the front speakers, centerdelayof 2 milliseconds, modewill not function.
2. Measurethe distancefromthe listening Toset the delaytime for a specificinput, MID: When MID is highlighted,a mild com-
positionto the surrouncspeakers, continuewithin the SURROUND SETUP pressionwill beapplied.
(Figure4) menu.rf the systemisnot alreadyat
3. Subtractthe distanceto the surroundspeak- that point, pressthe OSDButton _ to bring
ersfromthe distanceto the front speakers, up the MASTER MENU; pressthe T
Button qi_ and then the Set Button (i_ to
a.Whensettingthe delaytimefor the .......... SU RR0 UND SE TUP menu,
DolbyDigitalsurroundmodes,the opti-
maldelaytime is the resultof that sub-
traction.Forexam31e,if the front speak-
ersareten feet awayand the surrounc
speakersare five feet away,the optima
delaytime is figured as 10-5=5.Thus, in
this example,the delaytime for Dolby
Digitalshould 3e setat five milliseconds.
3.Whensettingthe delaytime for the
ProLogicII mode,takethe resultof the
subtractionand add 15 to obtain the
optimaldelaytime. :or example,if the
front speakersare tenfeet awayandthe
and then pressthe • Button _ once.
................................ the • cur-
sorwill stopat the CENTER DELAY line.
Inthat case,pressthe 41/• Buttons _
until the numbercalculatedusingthe formula
shownaboveappearsinthe display.Whenthe
CE NT ER DEL AY isentered,pressthe v
Button _ onceto moveto the nextline.
Whenthe CENTER DELAY isset,orifthe
DolbyProLogicII modeisselected,the• cur-
sorwill beat the SURR DELAY line so that
the delayfor the surroundspeakersmaybeset.
surroundspeakersare five feet away, Pressthe _/• Buttons _ _ until the
the optimaldelaytime is figured as numbercalculatecusingtheformula shown
10-5+15=20. Thus,in this example,the aboveappearsin the display.Whenthe delay
ProLogicdelayshouldbeset at twenty settingsarecomplete,pressthe • Button
milliseconds, onceto moveto the next line.
MAX:When MAX is highlighted,a more
severecompressionalgorithmwill beapplied.
We recommendthat you selectthe MIDsetting
as a starting point andchangeto the MAX
setting later,if desired.
Notethat the Nightmodemaybeadjusted
directlyanytime that a DolbyDigitalsourceis
playingby pressingthe Night Button qiD.
Whenthe button is pressed,the phrase
D- RANGE will appearin the lowerthird of
the videoscreenand in the Main Information
Display 11::',1Pressthe A/• Buttons I[_
within threesecondsto selectthe desired
setting
Whenall settingsfor the surroundsetuphave
beenmade,pressthe A/• Buttons_
so that the • cursorisnextto R ET URN T O
ME NU, and pressthe Set Button _ to
returnto the main menu.
NOTE:The DTS,Logic7, HallandTheater Notethat the delaysettingsmayalsobe
modesusea fixed,nonadjustabledelaytime. adjustedat anytime whenthe DolbyDigital or
DolbyProLogicII modesare in useby pressing
TheDolbyDigital modealso includesa separate the Delay Button onthe front panel[] or
settingfor the centerchanneldelaymode,since remote _), followed by a pressof the Set
the discretenatureof thesesignalsmakesthe Button _ li_t. Next,pressthe A/•
locationof the centerchannelspeakermore Buttons li_)qi_l on the remoteor the
critical.Tocalculatethe delayfor the center Selector Buttons [] on the front panel until
channel,measurethe distancefromthe pre- the desiredfigureappearsinthe Main
ferredlisteningpositionin the centerof the Information Display [C4I.
roomto boththe centerchannelspeakerand
eitherthe left or right speaker. Night Mode Settings
Speaker Setup
Thismenutells theAVR220 which type of
speakersare in use.Thisisimportantas it
adjuststhe settingsthat determinewhich
speakersreceivelow-frequency(bass)informa-
tion. Foreachof thesesettingsusethe
L A RGE setting if the speakersfor a
particularposition aretraditional full-range
loudspeakersthat are capableof reproducing
soundsbelow lOOHz.Usethe SMALL set-
ting for smaller,frequency-limitedsatellite
s3eakersthat do not reproducesoundsbelow
f thedistancesare equal,nofurtheradjustment
isreeuiredand the centerdelayshouldbe set to dynamicrangeand full intelligibilityof a movie
zero.If the distanceto the front speakersis soundtrack, particularlythe dialogue,while
greaterthan the distanceto the centerspeaker, reducingthe peaklevel.Thispreventsabruptly
youmaywish to repositionthe speakersby ............................. others,without
mowngthe front left and front right speakers ...................... of a digital source.
closerto the listeningpositionor the center Notethat the _lightmodeis only available
speakerfurtherawayfromthe listeningposition when speciallyencodecDolbyDigitalsignals
are played.
lOOHz.Notethat when "small" speakersare
TheNight modeis a featureof DolbyDigital
used,a subwooferis requiredto reproduceow
that usesspecialprocessingto preservethe
frequencysounds.Rememberthat the "large"
and "small" descriptionsdo not referto the
actual ohysicalsizeof the speakers,3ut to their
ability to reproducelow-frequencysounds.
If youare in doubtas to which category
describesyour speakers,consultthe specifica-
tions in the speakers'owner's manual,or ask
your dealer.
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