The CONTOUR SETUP menu allows digital adjustment of the bass and
treble response of each group of speakers in the system. For example,
if your center channel speaker sounds too bright, you could roll off the
extreme high frequencies.
SPEAKER (front/center/surround/center back/all): Select which
speaker or group of speakers to adjust. Selecting ALL allows adjustment
of the entire system as a whole.
DEFEAT (on/off): Selecting the ON setting defeats the contour
adjustment, bypassing the contour processing entirely for that speaker or
group of speakers.
HF CONTOUR: Adjusts the extreme high frequency slope over a range
of -6dB (MIN) to +6dB (MAX). Negative number settings reduce the high
frequency output; positive number settings increase it.
LF CONTOUR: Adjusts the extreme low frequency slope over a range
of -6dB (MIN) to +6dB (MAX). Negative number settings reduce the low
frequency output; positive number settings increase it.
The contour adjustments are designed to work at the frequency extremes
and be relatively subtle so that they do not have a negative impact on
midrange sounds. We recommend acclimating to the sound of the system
with the contour adjustments defeated and then making adjustments, if
necessary, to address specific speaker response issues or personal taste.
Note: You can also make temporary contour adjustments using
the TONE and UP/DOWN buttons on the remote or the front-
panel LF/HF adjustments. See the Contour/Tone Settings section of
this manual for details.
Miscellaneous Settings
Other Options
This OTHER OPTIONS menu, accessed from the MAIN menu, provides
access to several miscellaneous settings as follows:
RECORD: Select which source signal to be sent to the recording outputs
by choosing one of the input sources. The options are: CD, TAPE,
TUNER, VIDEO 1–5, and SOURCE. You can either select a specific
component or select SOURCE which will send the signal to the record
outputs from whatever source is selected for listening. The default is
SOURCE.
TURN ON VOL: Specifies a default volume level to be used each time
the unit is activated. You can select LAST to have the receiver power up
with the last previously used volume setting. Or, you specify a volume
from MIN (full mute) to MAX, in 1dB increments. Note that this setting
cannot exceed the MAX VOL established in the next line of the menu.
MAX VOL: Specifies the maximum volume level for the receiver. The
volume cannot be adjusted above this level. Settings range from MIN to
MAX, in 1dB increments.
POWER: This setting determines how the receiver powers up.
With the default STANDBY setting, the unit powers up in standby mode
when AC is applied and the rear panel POWER button is ON. The unit
must be activated using the front panel STANDBY button or the remote
ON/OFF buttons.
With the DIRECT setting, the unit is fully activated when AC power is
applied and the rear panel POWER button is ON; however, it may be
put in standby mode using the front panel STANDBY button or the remote
ON/OFF buttons.
In ALWAYS-ON mode, the unit remains fully active whenever AC
is present and the rear panel POWER button is ON; the front panel
STANDBY button and the remote ON/OFF buttons are disabled and the
unit cannot be put in standby mode.
In RESUME mode, the receiver will return to the last power condition
setting when switched on. For example, when the AC mains power is
switched OFF during operation, it will return to operating mode when the
mains power is switched on again.
LANGUAGE: Selects a language for the On Screen Display
DISCRETE: The default setting of NO allows control of volume and
input selection in remote zones 2–4 from the main room remote control.
Changing the setting to YES prevents the remote control in the main room
