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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

In cases in which you wish to have the output of a

digital source selected as the record output feed, while

the ➔ cursor is next to the REC OUT line, press

the ‹/› Navigation Button o so that DSP

DOWNMIX appears. When this

indication is shown,

the AVR will feed a downmixed, analog version of a

Dolby Digital or DTS-encoded sig

nal to the Record

Output jacks (associated

with the Tape ∂, Video 1

π and Video 2 ∆ sources and the Video 5

jacks when they are configured as an output). This

enables you to make an analog recording (where per-

mitted by copyright laws) of the soundtrack from a

digital source.

As a reminder, to ensure that a signal feed is always

available to the record output jacks, we recommend

that an analog connection be made as a fallback for

all digital sources. This is key with sources such as

cable set-tops to ensure that a record feed will continue

in the event that the digital audio stream is not avail-

able when channels are changed.

When all needed adjustments have been made, press

the

Navigation Button o until the ➔ cursor is

next to BACK TO MASTER MENU to con-

tinue with the system configuration.

Audio Setup

The AUDIO SETUP menu contains a series of

submenus that are used to establish the settings that

optimize the audio output of the AVR 7300 to the

specifics of your home theater system and the envi-

ronment of the room it is placed in. While the factory

defaults may be used for some installations, we

strongly recommend that you take a short amount of

time to run through each of these menus to make

certain that any needed adjustments are made. The

end result will be a system that is properly configured

to provide all the power and performance that the

AVR 7300 was designed to deliver.

To reach the main AUDIO SETUP menu, press

the OSD Button U, and then press the Set Button

q. When the MAIN MENU (Figure 1) appears

on your video screen, press the

¤ Navigation

Button o once so that the on-screen ➔ cursor is

pointing to AUDIO SETUP and press the Set

Button q again. The main AUDIO SETUP

menu (Figure 3) will appear on the screen.

Figure 3

Surround Select and Setup

he next step is to set the surround mode you wish

to use with the input that was previously selected in

the IN/OUT SETUP menu. Since surround

modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to

select any mode you wish – you may change it later.

However, to make it easier to establish the initial

parameters for the AVR 7300, it is best to select

Dolby Pro Logic II (Movie or Music) or Logic 7

(Cinema or Music) for most analog inputs and Dolby

Digital for inputs connected to digital sources. In the

case of inputs such as a CD player, tape deck or

tuner, you may wish to set the mode to Stereo

(“Surround Off”) as they are not typically used with

multichannel program material, and it is unlikely that

sur

round-encoded material will be used. Alternatively,

the

Logic 7 Music mode is a good choice for

stereo-only source material. See page 36 for more

information on available surround modes.

For digital program material, the AVR will always exam-

ine the data stream and automatically select a Dolby

Digital or DTS mode as applicable.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using the

full-OSD on-screen menus. From the AUDIO

SETUP menu (Figure 3), press the

⁄

Navigation Button o until the ➔ cursor is next to

the SURROUND SELECT line. Press the Set

Button q until the SURROUND SELECT

menu (Figure 4) is on the screen.

Figure 4

Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 4)

selects the surround mode category, and within each

of those categories there will be a choice of the

specific mode options.

The choice of modes will vary according to the speaker

configuration in your system. When the SURR

BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu

(Figure 7) is set to NONE the AVR 7300 will be

configured for 5.1-channel operation, and only the

modes appropriate to a five-speaker system will

appear. When the SURR BACK line of the

SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 7) is set to

SMALL or LARGE, the AVR 7300 will be con-

figured for 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additional

modes such as Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx

and DTS-ES will appear, as they are only available

when seven main speakers are present. In addition,

some of the modes available in the AVR 7300 will not

appear unless a digital source is selected and is play-

ing the correct bitstream.

To select the mode that will be used as the initial default

for an input, first press the

⁄

Navigation Button

o until the on-screen cursor is next to the desired

mode’s master category name, such as DOLBY

SURROUND, DTS, DSP (SURR) or

VMAx. Next, press the Set Button q to view the

submenu. Press the

‹

›

Navigation Button o to

scroll through the available choices, and then press the

Navigation Button o so that the cursor is next

to BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue

the setup process.

The following paragraphs detail the instructions needed

for modes with multiple choices.

On the DOLBY SURROUND menu (Figure 5),

choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby

Pro Logic IIx, Movie and Music, Dolby Pro Logic and

Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference or Wide. For a

complete descripton of the different Dolby Surround

modes, see page 36. The Dolby Digital EX and Dolby

Pro Logic IIx modes are only available when the

system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by configuring

the Surround Back speakers to “Small” or “Large” as

described on page 26. When a disc is playing with a

Dolby Digital soundtrack that contains a special “flag”

signal in the data stream, the Dolby Digital EX mode

will be selected automatically. It may also be selected

using this menu or through the front-panel or remote

controls, as shown on page 35. A complete explana-

tion of these modes is found on page 36.

Figure 5

When the ➔ cursor is pointing to the MODE line,

press the

‹

›

Navigation Buttons o to select the

desired Dolby surround mode, again remembering that

the choice of available modes will vary with the type of

program material being played and the number of

speakers in your system configuratioin.

** DOLBY SURROUND **

MODE: DOLBY PLII

MUSIC

CENTER WIDTH: 3

DIMENSION: 0

PANORAMA: OFF

NIGHT: -----

BACK TO SURR SELECT

→

** SURROUND SELECT **

DOLBY SURROUND

DTS

LOGIC 7

DSP (SURR)

VMAx

UPSAMPLING: ---

BACK TO AUDIO SETUP

→

** AUDIO SETUP **

SURROUND SELECT

SPEAKER SETUP

DELAY ADJUST

CHANNEL ADJUST

TONE CONTROLS

BACK TO MASTER MENU

→

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