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Flow of settings on the receiver

Flow for connecting and setting the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used eas-

ily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings.

Required setting item: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10

Setting to be made as necessary: 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14

Important

Using Wiring Navi on AVNavigator of this receiver, you can make the initial settings of the receiver on your com-

puter or mobile device. In that case, you can use Wiring Navi to make the same connections or settings that are

performed in Steps 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. For details of how to use AVNavigator, refer to

How to use the built-in

AVNavigator

on page 49 .

1 Before you start

Checking what’s in the box on page 10

! Loading the batteries on page 10

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2 Determining the speakers’ application (page 20 )

! [A] 9.2 channel surround system (Top middle/Front wide) connection

! [B] 9.2 channel surround system (Top middle/Front height) connection

! [C] 9.2 channel surround system (Top forward/Top backward) connection

! [D] 7.2 channel surround system & Speaker B connection

! [E] 7.2 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

! [F] 7.2 channel surround system & HDZONE connection (Multi Zone)

! [G] 5.2 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround) & HDZONE connec-

tion (Multi Zone)

! [H-1] 5.2 channel surround system & ZONE 2/ZONE 3 connection (Multi Zone)

! [H-2] 5.2 channel surround system & ZONE 2/HDZONE connection (Multi Zone)

! [H-3] Multi-ZONE Music connection

! [I] 5.2 channel surround system & Speaker B Bi-amping connection

! [J] 5.2 channel surround system & Front and Surround Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

! [K] 5.2 channel surround system & Front and Center Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

! [L] 5.2 channel surround system & Center and Surround Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

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3 Connecting the speakers

Placing the speakers on page 23

! Connecting the speakers on page 25

! Installing your speaker system on page 26

! Bi-amping your speakers on page 25

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4 Connecting the components

About the audio connection on page 32

! About the video converter on page 33

! Connecting your TV and playback components on page 34

! Connecting AM/FM antennas on page 39

! Plugging in the receiver on page 47

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5 Power On

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6 Making the initial settings according to the region and environment in which you live

! Changing the TV format setting (

page 54 )

! Changing the frequency step (

page 54 )

! Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (

page 54 )

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7 Using the AVNavigator functions (

page 49 )

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8 MCACC speaker settings

Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 50

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9 The Input Setup menu (page 52 )

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)

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10 Basic playback (

page 55 )

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11 Switching the HDMI output (

page 84 )

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12 Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

! Using the various listening modes (

page 63 )

! Better sound using Phase Control (

page 66 )

! Measuring the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/FRONT ALIGN) (

page 95 )

! Changing the channel level while listening (

page 105 )

! Switching on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Auto Sound Retriever or Dialog Enhancement (

page 79 )

! Setting the PQLS function (

page 77 )

! Setting the Audio options (

page 79 )

! Setting the Video options (

page 81 )

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13 Other optional adjustments and settings

! Control with HDMI function (

page 74 )

! The MCACC PRO menu (

page 94 )

! The System Setup and Other Setup menus (

page 102 )

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14 Making maximum use of the remote control

! Operating multiple receivers (

page 89 )

! Setting the remote to control other components (

page 89 )

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