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Brightness – Sets the video brightness for this input.

is setting can be used to compensate for an overly

dark or bright source picture on this input when

compared with other video sources.

Contrast – Sets the video contrast for this input. is

setting can be used to compensate for too much or too

little contrast in the source picture on this input when

compared with other video sources.

Colour – Sets the video colour saturation for this input.

is setting can be used to compensate for too much or

too little colour in the source picture on this input when

compared with other video sources.

Film Mode – Sets how the video processor in the

AV950/AVR750/450/380 interprets the video on this

input. Normally the video processor automatically

detects the original source type and correctly sets either

Video mode or Film mode processing. In the unlikely

event that the video processor misinterprets the video

type, resulting in subtle picture artefacts, Film mode can

be forced O. is function should normally be set to

Auto.

Edge Enhancement – Sharpens the picture from a

source on this input.

MPEG N.R. – Removes artefacts in overly compressed

digital video from a source on this input.

Noise Reduction – Removes random noise within the

picture from a source on this input.

Video Source – Selects the video signal connection for

this source. e default is HDMI; this setting must be

changed if another connection is used.

< HDMI: the unit is forced to use the HDMI video

input for this source.

< Component: the unit is forced to use the

COMPONENT video input for this source.

< Composite: the unit is forced to use the COMPOSITE

video input for this source.

Audio Source – Selects the particular connection type

for each input. e default is HDMI; this setting must be

changed if another connection is used.

Select from the list the audio type you are using on this

source.

HDMI: the unit is forced to use the HDMI audio

input for this source.

Digital: the unit is forced to use the optical (TOSLINK)

or coaxial (S/PDIF) digital audio input for this source

Analogue: the unit is forced to use the analogue

audio input for this source.

General Setup

General information and system controls.

Source Input – (Information only) e currently

selected input to which the settings below relate.

Incoming Format – (Information only) e format

of the digital audio stream connected to this input, if

present.

Incoming Sample Rate – (Information only) e

sample rate of the digital audio stream connected to this

input, if present.

Incoming Bit Rate – (Information only) e bit rate

of the digital audio stream connected to this input, if

present.

Dialnorm – (Information only) If a Dolby Digital audio

stream is connected to this input, this is the Dialogue

Normalisation setting requested by the stream.

Video Input – e currently selected video input. For

inputs that have video connections (e.g. SAT, PVR etc),

audio and video inputs normally switch over together.

However, here you can temporarily select a dierent

video source for the current audio source. is feature

may be useful, for example, if you are watching a sports

game on satellite but on this occasion wish to listen to

the commentary on the radio instead. is temporary

override is reset when the input source is changed so

that the Video Input follows the Audio Input setting (or

the setting in the Video Inputs menu, if applicable).

Audio Compression – Allows selection of compression

which is ideal for late night listening. e compression

eect increases the volume of the quiet passages

and decreases the volume of the louder passages.

Compression only applies to Dolby soundtrack formats

that support this function (DTS is not supported).

< O: (default) no audio compression is applied.

< Medium: compression is applied so that loud

portions of a soundtrack are reduced in level. Dolby

True HD stream is compressed automatically as set

by the incoming stream.

< High: the maximum amount of dynamic range

compression is applied, so that the dierence

between loud and quiet portions of a soundtrack is

minimised.

is setting applies to all inputs when a relevant digital

audio stream is detected. It is stored in memory and

recalled each time the unit is powered up.

Balance – To alter the sound balance temporarily

between front le and right speakers. You can alter

the sound stage to either the le or the right by up to

6dB. Note that it is not possible to shi the audio signal

completely over to one channel. is function resets to

equal le/right balance when the input is changed.

PLII Dimension –

PLII Centre Width –

PLII Panorama –

ese allow the adjustment of the sound eld for Dolby

Pro Logic II Music mode decoding of two-channel

sources. ese setting apply to all inputs when PLII or

PLIIx Music decoding is selected. e settings are stored

in memory and recalled each time PLII or PLIIx Music

mode is selected.

< PLII Dimension: Allows the user gradually to

adjust the sound eld either towards the front or

towards the rear. Settings range from -3 to +3. We

recommend Dimension is set to 0 for normal use.

< PLII Centre Width: Controls the centre image

width.With Pro Logic decoding, dominant centre

signals come only from the centre speaker. If no

centre speaker is present, the decoder splits the

centre signal equally to the le and right speakers

to create a ‘phantom’ centre image. e Centre

Width control allows variable adjustment of the

centre image so it may be heard only from the

centre speaker; only from the le/right speakers as a

phantom image; or from all three front speakers to

varying degrees. We recommend Centre Width is set

to 3 for normal use.

< PLII Panorama: Extends the front centre image to

include the surround speakers for an exciting ‘wrap-

around’ eect with side-wall imaging.

Digital Output Freq. – Sets the sampling frequency of

the audio Analogue-to-Digital converter. is setting

applies to all inputs when analogue audio is being

processed (i.e. not Stereo Direct mode). It is stored in

memory and recalled each time the unit is powered up.

Maximum Volume – Limits the maximum volume

setting the system can be turned up to in the main zone.

is is a useful feature to prevent accidental overdriving

of low power-handling speakers (for example). It is

stored in memory and recalled each time the unit is

powered up.

Max On Volume – Limits the maximum volume the

system operates in the main zone when it is switched

on or comes out of Standby. e system comes on at

this stored volume setting if the last used (possibly very

loud) volume exceeds this value. It is stored in memory

and recalled each time the unit is powered up.

Display on time – Sets the time that the front panel

display remains illuminated aer receiving a command.

e default is always on.

CEC Control – Enables or disables HDMI CEC control,

a system that allows devices connected with HDMI to

control other compatible connected devices.

< O: disables CEC Control

< Output 1

< Output 2

ARC Control – Enables or disables the HDMI 1.4 Audio

Return Channel. is allows for television sound to

be sent back to the AV950/AVR750/450/380, via the

‘Display’ input. ARC Control depends on CEC control

(Output1 or Output2) being set.

HDMI Audio To TV – Enables or disables the

transmission of HDMI audio from the HDMI output

connector. Enable this setting if you wish to be able to

listen using your TV speakers.

Control – Enables or disables RS232 or IP (NET)

control, a system that allows control from various third-

party home automation systems. Note, only RS232 or IP

control can be used, not both.

Power on – Determines how the unit powers on.

< Stby: in Standby mode

< On: On

< Last state: Last state (default).

Auto Setup

Auto Speaker Setup of your loudspeakers and subwoofer

(if present) is controlled by this menu. A full description

of how Auto Speaker Setup works is given on page

E-27. Remember to insert the calibration microphone

into the AUX input on the front panel and position the

microphone at the listening position before running

Auto Setup.

Run Auto Setup – Press OK (or

on the remote) to

start Auto Speaker Setup. e process will generate test

tones from the speakers and will typically take less than

two minutes. e test tone generator will cycle round

each speaker twice.

Accept Setup – When Auto Speaker Setup has

completed without errors you can choose to accept or

reject the settings

< No: e settings are not stored in memory.

< Ye s: All the speaker settings (speakers present, type,

distance, level and crossover frequency) are stored

in the relevant sections of the Setup Menu and

overwrite any previous settings.

Auto Setup Progress – Gives a summary of what Auto

Speaker Setup is doing as it progresses, starting with

which speaker is being tested.

< Noise Level: Checking noise level relative to each

speaker and subwoofer.

< Number of Speakers: Speaker conguration is

detected including the number of surround speakers

and whether a subwoofer and center speaker are

connected.

< Speaker Distance: Accurately detects the

appropriate distance of each speaker position as well

as the subwoofer with respect to the microphone

position.

< Speaker Level and Size: e crossover is set based

on each channel’s signal handling capability and the

subwoofer crossover is automatically set. e SPL

(Sound Pressure Level) of each speaker is matched

with respect to the microphone position.

< Calculating EQ: Data gathered from each of the

speakers is being processed.

< Completed Error: A problem was detected with the

speaker setup. See the descriptions for each of the

individual speakers, below. Alternatively an invalid

speaker conguration was detected.

Front Left –

Centre –

Front Right –

Surr. Right –

Surr. Back Right –

Surr. Back Left –

Surr. Left –

Subwoofer –

If the above speakers are correctly detected as present in

your speaker conguration, their size (Small or Large),

distance from the listening position and trim level

(dB) will be displayed. Note that size does not apply

to the subwoofer. Otherwise an error message will be

displayed:

< Not Present: A speaker was not detected on this

channel.

Crossover Freq. – e frequency at which Auto Speaker

Setup determined is the best point to lter low frequency

sounds away from Small speakers and into the subwoofer

(or Large speakers if a subwoofer is not present).

Spkr Types

Settings for the types of loudspeaker you have connected

in your conguration. ese settings are applied to all

audio inputs and are stored in memory and recalled

each time the unit is powered up.

Front Left / Right –

Centre –

Surr. Left / Right –

Surr. Back L / R –

Here you set the type of speakers that you have

connected to your AV950/AVR750/450/380:

< Large: capable of full frequency range reproduction

< Small: not capable of full frequency range

reproduction at the low frequency end

< None: speaker not present in your conguration

< Subwoofer: Set whether a subwoofer is present or not.

NOTE

It is not possible to set all speakers to Small unless

there is a subwoofer in your speaker conguration.

If you do not have a subwoofer, you will be forced to

set your front speakers to Large.

Crossover Freq – is is the frequency at which

loudspeakers set as Small start to redirect bass signals to

the Subwoofer or Large speakers in your system. Small

speakers redirect bass to the subwoofer, if present. e

exception is the Centre speaker which, if Small, redirects

its bass to front le/right provided that they themselves

are Large. is is done to help keep Centre bass directly

in front of the listening position.

Use Channels 6+7 for – If your main zone speaker

set up does not include Surround Back Le and Right

speakers, you can choose to use the Surround Back

amplier channels to Bi-Amp the Front Le and Right

pair, or as a stereo power amplier for Zone2.

Spkr Distance

Calibration settings for the distances between the

loudspeakers and the listening position.

NOTE

Speakers that are not present in your conguration

will be greyed out.

ese settings are applied to all audio inputs and are

stored in memory and recalled each time the unit is

powered up.

Units – Select whether you wish to measure distances in

imperial or metric units.

Front Left –

Centre –

Front Right –

Surr. Right –

Surr. Back Right –

Surr. Back Left –

Surr. Left –

Subwoofer –

As described in “essential setup” on page E-26, measure

the distance from each loudspeaker in your system to

your ear in the main listening position and enter the

values. is allows the AV950/AVR750/450/380 to

calculate the correct relative delay for each loudspeaker.

Spkr Levels

Calibration settings for the test noise signal level

through the loudspeakers and measured at the listening

position.

NOTE

Speakers that are not present in your conguration

will be greyed out.

ese settings are applied to all audio inputs and are

stored in memory and recalled each time the unit is

powered up.

Use the

and

navigation buttons on the remote

control to select the relevant speaker. Press

enable/disable the calibration noise and the

and

navigation buttons to adjust the noise level from each

speaker.

Front Left –

Centre –

Front Right –

Surr. Right –

Surr. Back Right –

Surr. Back Left –

Surr. Left –

Subwoofer –

As described in “essential setup” on page E-26, adjust

the level of the test noise from each speaker so that an

SPL meter at the listening position measures 75dB SPL.

Video Inputs

Settings to optionally assign a video source to each of

the normally audio-only inputs.

ese settings are stored in memory and recalled each

time the unit is powered up.

Video Input CD –

Video Input Aux –

Video Input FM –

Video Input USB –

Video Input Net –

Video Input DAB –

e default for each of the audio inputs is ‘None’. You

could, however, associate ‘Sat’ video with FM or Digital

Radio audio to receive radio commentary of a sports

game with pictures from satellite coverage, for example.

NOTE

Auto calibration is possible only for a 7.x, 5.x

or 4.x speaker conguration. For other speaker

congurations such as a 2.1 (stereo + subwoofer)

setup, you must complete setup manually by

referring to the guidelines below for Speaker

Conguration, Speaker Distance and Speaker

Levels.

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