Gefen GTV-AUDDEC User manual

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User Manual
GTV-AUDDEC
Digital Audio Decoder for
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction
2 Operation Notes
3 Features
4 Panel Layout
5 Panel Descriptions
7 Connecting And Operating the Digital Audio Decoder For HDMI
8 GTV-AUD-IR Remote Description
10 Digital Audio Decoder for HDMI Remote Installation
11 Using The Digital Audio Decoder for HDMI - Navigation
12 Main Display
14 Operating the Menu System
19 Speaker Format Table
21 Bi-Amping
22 RS-232 Serial Control Interface
23 RS-232 Commands
27 Specications
28 Warranty

1
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheDigitalAudioDecoderforHDMI.Your
completesatisfactionisveryimportanttous.
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hometheatersolutions.Wespecializeintotalintegrationforyourhometheater,
whilealsofocusingongoingaboveandbeyondcustomerexpectationstoensure
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The Gefen TV Digital Audio Decoder for HDMI
TheGefenTVDigitalAudioDecoderforHDMIdecodesandprocesses
multi-channelsurroundsoundaudioforusewithanyampliedaudiosound
system.AudioisextractedfromanHDMIsourcewhilethevideoportionofthe
signalissplitintotwoidenticalHDMIoutputs.WhentheaudioisoutputviaHDMI,
itwilldownmixDolbyDigitial5.1andmulti-channelPCMto2channelPCM
audio.Aconvenientlyplacedopticalandcoaxialoutputareavailabletooutput
DolbyDigitial5.1.Allofthisisavailableinacompactandattractivepackagethat
canbeplacedinalmostanylocation.
Stereoandmulti-channelsurroundsoundformats,withuptosixdiscrete
channelsofaudio,aresupported.Additionaloutputsforthefrontleftandright
channelbi-amplicationareavailabletosatisfyeventhemostdiscerning
listeners.Advancedaudioprocessingandsetupfeaturesensureanoptimal
surroundsoundexperiencethatisreadytobeconnectedtoyourfavorite
amplier.
How It Works
HDMIorS/PDIFdigitalaudiosourcesareconnectedtoinputconnectorson
theGefenTVAudioDecoder.TosplitHDMI,twoHDMI-compliantdisplaysare
connectedtotheDecoder’sHDMIoutputs.ToextractSurroundSoundformatted
bitstreamaudiofromA/Vinputsourcestoanexternalamplierorreceiver,run
analogaudioordigitalaudio(TOSLINK/SPDIF)cablesfromtheDecoderto
theamplierorreceiver’sinputjacks.Powerupallconnectedequipment,then
choosetheinputsourceusingtheIRremotecontrolorthefrontpanelbuttons
andtheLCDdisplay.Upto6channelsofSurroundSoundaudiowillbeheardon
audiooutputdevices.AttachedHDMIdisplayswillshowavibrant,sharphi-def
picture.
Note:TheGefenTVAudioDecoderfeaturestwoadditionalanalogaudio
connectorsforBi-AmplicationontheFrontLeftandFrontRightchannels.
TheGefenTVAudioDecoderoutputsamaximumofdiscrete6audiochannels.It
supportsDolbyDigitalandDolbyProLogicII.
INTRODUCTION

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE DIGITAL AUDIO DECODER FOR HDMI
• TheDigitalAudioDecoderforHDMIwilldownmixDolbyDigital5.1and
multi-channelPCMto2channelPCMontheHDMIoutput.Thisenables
theeightchannelanalogoutputstosendasignaltotheexternalampliers
andspeakers.TheHDMIcarriesa2.0PCMaudiotrackthatcanbeplayed
throughyourtelevision
• DolbyDigitial5.1throughthecoaxialoropticaloutputwithbitstream.
• TheDigitalAudioDecoderforHDMIhas8RCAoutputs.Amaximumof6
discretechannelsofaudiocanbeoutputviatheseconnectors.2connectors
areavailableforbi-ampingthefrontleftandrightchannels.
• Thisproductwasintendedforusewithaseparateaudioamplier.TheRCA
outputconnectorsontherearpanelwillrequiretheuseofanaudioamplier
toproduceadequatevolumeoutput.
• Thisunitwillsupportthefollowingaudioformats:
LPCM(upto6channels)
DolbyDigital(AC-3upto6channels)
DolbyProLogic
DolbyProLogicII
• ThisunitfeaturesmultipleEDID(displayinformation)modeswhichwill
determinewhataudioformatscanbeused.Formoreinformationpleasesee
page17.
• DualHDMIoutputsarefeaturedandcanbeusedtooutputtwomirrored
signals.
• ThisunitwillacceptsourcesthatuseDeepColor.
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OPERATION NOTES

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Features
• SplitsanyHDMIinputsourceto2mirroredHDMIoutputswithHDCPpass-
through
• ExtractsdigitalaudiofromanHDMIorS/PDIFsourceto5.1channelsof
analogaudioonRCAjacks
• OutputsextracteddigitalaudiotoS/PDIFandTOSLINKconnectorsatupto
5.1channels
• LCDdisplayandIRremotecontrolmakeDecoderoperationfriendly
• SixRCAjacksontherearoftheDecoderprovideupto5.1channelsof
analogL/Raudioout
• TwoadditionalRCAjacksontherearoftheDecoderprovide2channelsof
analogaudioforfrontchannelbi-ampingpurposes
Package Includes
(1)GefenTVAudioDecoder
(1)IRRemoteControl
(1)6ft.HDMIcable(M-M)
(1)24VDCPowerSupply
(1)UserManual
FEATURES

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Front Panel
Back Panel
2 4 86 10
15
3 5 9 117
17
12
1
13 14
18 19 2016
PANEL LAYOUT

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1 Power Status LED Indicator
ThisLEDwillindicatethecurrentpowerstate.WhentheLEDisred,theunitis
instandbymode.WhentheLEDisgreen,theunitison.
2 Infrared (IR) Receiver
ThisIRreceiverwillacceptcommandsfromtheincludedGTV-AUD-IRremote
control.Thisreceiverrequiresline-of-sightbetweentheunitandremotefor
properoperation.
3 Mute / Right Button
ThisbuttonwillcyclebetweenMute-OnandMute-Offmodeswhennotinthe
MenuSystem.WhentheMute-Onmodeisenabled,allaudiooutputwillbe
ceased.WhileintheMenuSystemthisbuttonwillcyclethroughavailable
optionsintherightdirectionwhenafeaturehasbeenselectedforadjustment.
4 Input / Left Button
ThisbuttonwilltogglebetweentheHDMIandCoaxialaudioinputsources
whennotintheMenuSystem.WhentheHDMIsourceisselected,audiowill
beextractedfromtheembeddedaudiowithintheincomingHDMIsignal.When
theCoaxialsourceisselected,audiowillbeextractedfromtheincomingaudio
sourceconnectedtotheCoaxial(S/PDIF)inputport.WhileintheMenuSystem
thisbuttonwillcyclethroughavailableoptionsintheleftdirectionwhenafeature
hasbeenselectedforadjustment.
5 Volume Decrease / Down Button
Thisbuttonisusedtodecreasethevolumeleveloftheaudiooutputswhen
notintheMenuSystem.WhileintheMenuSystemthisbuttonwillcycledown
throughthecurrentlevel’soptions.
6 Volume Increase / Up Button
Thisbuttonisusedtoincreasethevolumeleveloftheaudiooutputswhennot
intheMenuSystem.WhileintheMenuSystemthisbuttonwillcycleupthrough
thecurrentlevel’soptions.
7 Main LCD Display
Thisdisplaywillshowpertinentstatusinformationandwillbeusedtomake
adjustmentstofeaturesintheMenuSystem.
8 Menu Button
ThisbuttonwillactivatetheMenuSystemwhichiswherealladjustmentand
settingswillbemade.
9 Mode / OK Button
ThisbuttonwillchangetheProcessingModewhennotintheMenuSystem.
WhileintheMenuSystemthiswillbeusedasaconrmationbutton.
10 Exit Button
Thisbuttonisusedtoexitthecurrentmenulevelandreturntotheprevious/
parentlevel.ThisbuttonwillexittheentireMenuSystemwhenonthetopmost
level.
11 Power Button
ThisbuttonwilltogglebetweentheONandSTANDBYpowerstates.AnLED
statusindicatorwillsignifythecurrentpowerstate.AREDLEDwillbeactive
whentheunitisinStandbypowerstate.AGREENLEDwillbeactivewhenthe
unitisintheONpowerstate.
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS

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PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
12 HDMI Output Port 1
ThisoutputwillacceptasingleHDMIoutputdevice.TheHDMIinputsourcewill
bereplicatedandoutputthroughthisportandtheHDMIoutputport2.
13 HDMI Output Port 2
ThisoutputwillacceptasingleHDMIoutputdevice.TheHDMIinputsourcewill
bereplicatedandoutputthroughthisportandtheHDMIoutputport1.
14 HDMI Input Port
ThisinputwillacceptasingleHDMIsourcedevice.Audiointhesource’ssignal
willbeextractedandprocessed.Thisinputwillbereplicatedandoutputthrough
theHDMI1&2ports.Audiofromthissourcecanbebypassedbyusingthe
audiofromthecoaxialinputconnector.
15 RS-232 Serial Communications Port
Thisportisusedtocontrolfunctionsandfeaturesusingserialcommunications.
Formoreinformationonthisfeaturepleaseseepage22.
16 Analog Audio RCA Outputs
8RCAtypeaudiooutputsareavailableforconnectiontoaseparateamplier.
Upto6discretechannelscanbeutilized.2RCAaudiooutputconnectorsare
availableforfrontchannelbi-ampingpurposes.Pleaseseepage21formore
information.
17 Coaxial (S/PDIF) Audio Output
Thisoutputisconstantlyactive.AudiothatisextractedfromtheinputHDMI
sourcedeviceorviathecoaxialinputisdirectlyoutputthroughthisconnector.
ProcessingandfeaturesoftheDigitalAudioDecoderforHDMIarenotapplied
totheaudiopassingthroughthisconnector.
18 Optical (TOSLINK) Audio Output
Thisoutputisconstantlyactive.AudiothatisextractedfromtheinputHDMI
sourcedeviceorviathecoaxialinputisdirectlyoutputthroughthisconnector.
ProcessingandfeaturesoftheDigitalAudioDecoderforHDMIarenotapplied
totheaudiopassingthroughthisconnector.
19 Coaxial (S/PDIF) Audio Input
Acoaxialaudiosourcecanbeconnectedandusedasthemainaudioinput
sourceifdesired.Pleasebeawareofthelimitationsofaudiotypesandquality
whichcanbetransportedoverthisconnectortype.
20 24V DC Power Receptacle
This24VDCpowersupplyincludedwiththeunitconnectstothisreceptacle.
Pleaseonlyusethepowersupplythatisincludedwiththisproduct.

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How to Connect the Digital Audio Decoder for HDMI
1. ConnectanHDMIsourcedevicetotheHDMIinputportoftheDigitalAudio
DecoderforHDMIusingtheincludedHDMIcable.
2. Optionally,connectanadditionalaudiosourcetothecoaxial(S/PDIF)input
usingausersuppliedcoaxialcable.
3. ConnecttheDigitalAudioDecodertoanamplierusingtheRCAconnectors
ontherearpanel.ThefollowingRCAconnectorsareavailable:
• FrontLeft
• FrontLeft(forbi-amping)
• FrontRIght
• FrontRight(forbi-amping)
• Center
• LeftSurround
• RightSurround
• Subwoofer
4. ConnectuptotwoHDMIoutputdevicestotheHDMIoutputsusinguser
suppliedHDMIcables.IfonlyusingasingleHDMIdevice,connectthis
devicetotheHDMIOutput1port.Theseoutputswillbemirrored.
5. Optionally,audiocanalsobeoutputusingthecoaxial(S/PDIF)andoptical
(TOSLINK)connectors.Theseoutputswillnothaveanyprocessingapplied
tothem.
6. Connecttheincluded24VDCpowersupplytothepowerreceptacleonthe
DigitalAudioDecoderforHDMI.Connectthewallplugintoanemptywall
powersocket.
CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE
DIGITAL AUDIO DECODER FOR HDMI
GTV-AUDDEC
Hi-Def Source
Audio Receiver
HD Display
HD Display
HDMI CABLE
(8) ANALOG AUDIO CABLES
DIGITAL AUDIO (OPTICAL) CABLE
GTV Audio Decoder
DIGITAL AUDIO (COAX ) CABLE
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Subwoofer
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RS-232 Controller

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1 Power Off
Thisisadiscretepoweroffbutton.PressingthisbuttonwillturntheDigitalAudio
DecoderforHDMIoff.
2 Power On
Thisisadiscretepoweronbutton.PressingthisbuttonwillturntheDigitalAudio
DecoderforHDMIon.
3 Mode
ThisbuttonfunctionsthesameastheModebuttononthefrontpanel.
4 Menu
ThisbuttonfunctionsthesameastheMenubuttononthefrontpanel.
5 Volume Up
ThisbuttonwillnavigateupthroughoptionswhenusingtheMenuSystemand
willincreasethevolumewhennotintheMenuSystem.
6 Left
ThisbuttonwillnavigateleftwhenusingtheMenuSystem.
7 Right
ThisbuttonwillnavigaterightwhenusingtheMenuSystem.
8 Enter
ThisbuttonwillconrmoptionsandchangesmadeintheMenuSystem.
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GTV-AUD-IR REMOTE DESCRIPTION

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GTV-AUD-IR REMOTE DESCRIPTION
9 Exit
ThisbuttonfunctionsthesameastheExitbuttononthefrontpanel.
10 Enhance
Thisbuttonwillcyclethroughthevariousenhancementmodes.Forafull
descriptionofthesemodespleaseseepage17.
11 Volume Down
ThisbuttonwillnavigatedownthroughoptionswhenusingtheMenuSystem
andwillincreasethevolumewhennotintheMenuSystem.
12 Mute
Thisbuttoncyclebetweenmuteonandmuteoffmodes.Whenmuteisapplied
therewillnotbeanyaudiooutput.
13 Info/Test Tone
ThisbuttonwilldisplayaseriesofinformationmessagesontheLCDscreen
whenpressed.WhenadjustingtheSpeakerLevel,thisbuttonwillactivateatest
tonethatisusefulforadjustingthevolumelevelofeachspeaker.
14 S/PDIF
ThisisadiscretebuttonthatwillselecttheS/PDIFaudioinputsource.
15 HDMI
ThisisadiscretebuttonthatwillselecttheHDMIaudioinputsource.

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TousetheGTV-AUD-IRremote,removethebatterycoveronthebackoftheremote
torevealthebatterycompartment.Inserttheincludedbatteryintotheopenbattery
slot.Thepositive(+)sideshouldbefacingup.EnsurethatbothDIP(DualInline
Package)switchesareintheOFFposition.Replacethebatterycover.Theremote
shipswith2batteries.Onebatteryisneededforoperationandtheotherbatteryis
complimentary.
TheDIPSwitchesaboveareusedtosettheIRChannel.Changingchannelswill
alleviateissuesthatmayoccuriftheunitorremotecontrolrespondsorinterferes
withothernon-Gefenequipment.ThissettingmustmatchtheIRChannelsettingon
theunit.Pleaseseepage18forsettinguptheIRChannelontheunit.
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RemoteChannel1:
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RemoteChannel2:
1 2
RemoteChannel3:
1 2
RemoteChannel4:
DIP Switches
Empty Battery Slot
DIGITAL AUDIO DECODER FOR HDMI REMOTE INSTALLATION

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USING THE DIGITAL AUDIO DECODER FOR HDMI - NAVIGATION
DIGITAL AUDIO DECODER FOR HDMI - NAVIGATION
TheDigitalAudioDecoderforHDMIusesaseriesofbuttons,locatedonthefront
panel,forallinputselectionandfeaturefunctions.Allstatusinformation,suchas
theinputaudiotype,arealwaysavailableonthefrontpanelLCD Screen.User
adjustablefeatures,suchasspeakerdistanceandprocessingmodes,canbe
navigatedandadjustedbyreferencingtheLCDScreen.
Allmenunavigationandadjustmentsareaccomplishedbyusingthefrontpanel
buttonsortheincludedGTV-AUD-IRremotecontrol.Pleasereviewthefront
panelbuttonsbelow.
Forafulldescriptionofeachofthesebuttonspleaseseethedescriptionson
page5.
LCD SCREEN
TheLCD Screendisplaysstatusinformationandcanalsobeusedtonavigate
andadjustfunctionswhenusingtheMenuSystem.Thisdisplayisahighcontrast
2-line/16-characterLCD.Itwilldisplayinformationlikeintheexamplebelow.

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MAIN DISPLAY
MAIN DISPLAY
TheMain Screenwilldisplayusefulinformationtotheuser.Itdisplaysthe
currentlyselectedinputportandaudioinputformat.Thecurrentlyusedoutput
formatcanalsobedisplayedbypressingthe▼button.Pressingthe◄or►
buttonswhileonthisscreenwillhavenoeffect.PleaseseebelowfortheMain
Screen layout.
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3 4
1 This section will display the currently selected audio input source.
2 This section will display the current volume level. The range is from
-60dB to +10dB
3 The section will display the current input audio format. This unit
will support LPCM (2-6) channels) and Dolby Digital (AC-3 up to 6
channels).
4 This section will display the current processing mode. Supported
modes are Direct, Stereo, Multi Channel Stereo, Mono, and Dolby PLII.
1 - INPUT SOURCE
Thisportionofthescreenwilldisplaythecurrentlyselectedinput.Theavailable
inputsandtheirlabelsarelistedbelow:
LCD Display
Name Actual Input Location
HDMI HDMIIn RearPanel
SPDIF CoaxIn RearPanel
Toswitchbetweenaudioinputsources,usethefrontpanelbuttonlabeledINPUT.
TheIRremotecontrolhasdiscreteswitchingfunctions.Toselectthesource
connectedtothe“CoaxIn”port,presstheSPDIFbutton.Toselectthesource
connectedtothe“HDMIIn”port,presstheHDMIbutton.
2 - VOLUME INDICATOR
Thisportionofthescreenwilldisplaythecurrentvolumelevel.Volumecontrolis
basedonreferencelevels.0.0dBonthisunitisapproximately85dB(reference
levelfordialogrecordedinstudios)withpeaksofupto105dB.
Themaximumvolumesettingis+10dB.Theminimumvolumelevelis-60dB.
Thedefaultvalueis-30dB.

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MAIN DISPLAY
3 - AUDIO FORMAT
Thisportionofthescreenwilldisplaythecurrentaudioinputsformat.Pleaseuse
thetablebelowtodeterminewhatformatsareacceptedbyeachinputtype.
Input Supported Audio Formats Supported Channels
HDMI
LPCM 6
DolbyDigital 6
DolbyPLII 6
Coaxial
LPCM 2
DolbyDigital 6
DolbyPLII 6
4 - PROCESSING MODE
Thisportionofthescreenwilldisplaythecurrentlyusedprocessingmode.
Multipleprocessingmodesareprovidedtoenhancetheaudioexperience.
Thefollowingprocessingmodesareavailable:
• Direct-Thismodewillplaybackaudiowithoutanyprocessing(default).
• Stereo-Thismodewillplaybackallaudioat2channels.Multiplechannel
audiowillbedown-mixedappropriately.
• MultiChannelStereo-Thefrontrightandleftchannelswillbemixedand
alsoplayedbackthroughthecenterchannelspeaker.Thismodeisonly
availablewhenusingstereosources.Ifthismodeisselectedandamulti-
channelsourceisdetected,themodewillautomaticallyswitchtoDirect
mode.
• Mono-Audiofromthefrontrightchannelwillbeplayedthroughboththe
frontrightandfrontleftspeakers.Ifacenterchannelspeakerisavailable,
thefrontrightandfrontleftchannelswillbeplayedasnormalbutthecenter
willplayamixofthetwoaudiochannels.
• DolbyProLogicII-DolbyProLogicIIprocessesanyhighqualitystereo
signalsourceintoveseparatefullfrequencychannels.DolbyProLogicII
alsodecodes5channelsfromstereosignalsencodedintraditionalfour-
channelDolbySurroundorve-channelDolbyProLogicII.Thismodeis
onlyavailablewhenusingstereosources.Ifthismodeisselectedanda
multi-channelsourceisdetected,themodewillautomaticallyswitchtoDirect
mode.
Note: Notallprocessingmodeswillbeavailableforallinputaudiotypes.For
additionalinformationonhowwhichmodeswillaffectvariousspeakersetupsand
audioformats,pleaseseepage19.

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OPERATING THE MENU SYSTEM
MENU SYSTEM
NAVIGATION
TheMenu System willallowtheusertocongurefeaturesoftheDigitalAudio
DecoderforHDMI.ThefrontpanelbuttonsareusedtonavigatetheMenu
System.FeaturecongurationcanalsobeaccomplishedviatheIRremote
control.
ToentertheMenuSystem,presstheMENUbuttonlocatedonthefrontpanel.
TheMainMenuwillbecomeavailable,Thefollowingmenuoptionsareavailable:
• SpeakerSize
Thisoptionwillsetthespeakersize.Thesizeofthespeakerwilldetermine
howlowerfrequencymaterialishandledbyeachspeaker.
• SpeakerLevel
Thisoptionwillallowtheusertoadjustthevolumeforeachindividual
speaker.Theadjustmentisdesignedtoseteachspeaker’svolumefor
equalizingthesoundatthelisteningposition.
• SpeakerDistance
Thisoptionwillallowtheusertoadjustthedistancevalueforeachindividual
speaker.Theleveladjustmentwillsetdelaysnecessarytocreatetheproper
audiosoundstage.
• ToneControl
Thisoptionwillallowtheusertoadjustthebassandtreblelevels.
• AudioSetup
Thisoptionwillallowtheusertoadjustthefavoriteprocessingand
enhancementmodes.
• MiscSetup
Thisoptionwillallowtheusertoadjustthedistanceunit,EDIDsource,TV
System,andfactorydefaultreset.
• Exit
ThisoptionwillreturntheusertotheMainDisplayscreen.
Usethe▼and▲buttonsonthefrontpaneltocyclebetweentheoptions.To
selectamenuoptionandproceedtoit’ssubmenu,presstheOKbutton.

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OPERATING THE MENU SYSTEM
SPEAKER SIZE
ThismenuoptionwillallowtheusertoselectthespeakersizetoeitherSMALL
orLARGE.WhenaspeakersizeissettoSMALL,allfrequenciesbelow80Hz
areautomaticallyroutedtothesubwooferchannel.Whenaspeakersizeissetto
LARGE,allfrequencieswillberoutedtothespeaker.
Allspeakersexceptthefrontleftandrightchannelshaveanoptiontodisablethe
useofthatchannel.Ifthecenter,rearsurround,orsubwooferchannelsarenot
goingtobeusedthesespeakersshouldbesettotheOFFsetting.Sourceaudio
thatusesthesechannelswillbeproperlymixedtotheotheravailablespeakers.
Usethe▼and▲buttonsonthefrontpaneltoselectthedesiredspeakeroutput.
Thefollowingselectionsareavailable:
• FrontL/R-Thesesettingswillaffectthefrontleftandrightchanneloutputs
(defaultisSMALL).
• Center-Thesesettingswillaffectthecenterchanneloutputs(defaultis
SMALL).
• SurrL/R-Thesesettingswillaffectthesurroundleftandrightchannel
outputs(defaultisSMALL).
• SUB-Thisshouldbesetaccordingtotheuseofasubwoofer(defaultis
ONSUB).
Usethe◄and►buttonsonthefrontpaneltochangeoptionsfortheselected
speaker.
Whennished,pressthe▼or▲tomovetoanotherselection.Alternatively,the
usercanpresstheOKbuttontoimmediatelycycletothenextoption.
Toreturntothepreviousmenu,presstheEXITbutton.ToexittheentireMenu
System,presstheMENUbutton.
SPEAKER LEVEL
Thismenuoptionwillallowtheusertoincreaseordecreasethevolumeofa
particularspeaker.Thisfeatureisusefulforequalizingthesoundatthelistening
position.Bydefault,eachspeaker’soutputissetat00dB.Theoutputcanbe
adjustedin1dBincrementsbetween-10dBand+10dB.
Onceaspeakerisselectedforadjustment,theINFO/TESTTONEbuttononthe
IRremotecontrolcanbeusedtoactivateatesttonewhichwillbeheardthrough
theselectedspeakeroutput.
Usethe▼and▲buttonsonthefrontpaneltoselectthedesiredspeakeroutput.
Thefollowingselectionsareavailable:
• FrontL-Thesesettingswillaffectthefrontleftchanneloutput(defaultis
+00dB).
• Center-Thesesettingswillaffectthecenterchanneloutput(defaultis
+00dB).

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OPERATING THE MENU SYSTEM
• FrontR-Thesesettingswillaffectthefrontrightchanneloutput(defaultis
+00dB).
• SurrR-Thesesettingswillaffectthesurroundrightchanneloutput(default
is+00dB).
• SurrL-Thesesettingswillaffectthesurroundleftchanneloutput(defaultis
+00dB).
• Sub-Thesesettingswillaffectthesubwooferchanneloutput(defaultis
+00dB).
Usethe◄and►buttonsonthefrontpaneltochangeoptionsfortheselected
speaker.
Whennished,pressthe▼or▲tomovetoanotherselection.Alternately,the
usercanpresstheOKbuttontoimmediatelycycletothenextoption.
Toreturntothepreviousmenu,presstheEXITbutton.ToexittheentireMenu
System,presstheMENUbutton.
SPEAKER DISTANCE
Thismenuoptionwillallowtheusertosetthedistanceofeachspeaker.This
featureisnecessaryforprovidingtheproperaudiodelaywhenusingthevarious
processingmodes.
Thedistanceunitcanbeviewedineitherfeetormeters.Thisoptionissetinthe
MiscellaneousSetupmenu.Thedistanceforeachspeakercanbesetin1.5feet
(0.5meter)incrementsbetween0feet(0meters)to33feet(10meters).
Usethe▼and▲buttonsonthefrontpaneltoselectthedesiredspeakeroutput.
Thefollowingselectionsareavailable:
• FrontL-Thesesettingswillaffectthefrontleftchannel(defaultis3.0m).
• Center-Thesesettingswillaffectthecenterchannel(defaultis2.0m).
• FrontR-Thesesettingswillaffectthefrontrightchannel(defaultis3.0m).
• SurrR-Thesesettingswillaffectthesurroundrightchannel(defaultis
2.0m).
• SurrL-Thesesettingswillaffectthesurroundleftchannel(defaultis2.0m).
• Sub-Thesesettingswillaffectthesubwooferchannel(defaultis3.0m).
Usethe◄and►buttonsonthefrontpaneltochangeoptionsfortheselected
speaker.
Whennished,pressthe▼or▲tomovetoanotherselection.Alternately,the
usercanpresstheOKbuttontoimmediatelycycletothenextoption.
Toreturntothepreviousmenu,presstheEXITbutton.ToexittheentireMenu
System,presstheMENUbutton.