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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 17

No matter which type or brand of speakers is
used, the same model or brand of speaker
should be used for the front-left, center and
front-right speakers. This creates a seamless
front soundstage and eliminates the possibility
of distracting sonic disturbances that occur when
a sound moves across mismatched front-channel
speakers.

The placement of speakers in a multichannel
home-theater system can have a noticeable
impact on the quality of sound reproduced.

Depending on the type of center-channel
speaker in use and your viewing device, place
the center speaker either directly above or below
your TV, or in the center behind a perforated
front-projection screen.

Once the center-channel speaker is installed,
position the left-front and right-front speakers so
that they are as far away from one another as
the center-channel speaker is from the preferred
listening position. Ideally, the front-channel
speakers should be placed so that their tweeters
are no more than 60cm above or below the
tweeter in the center-channel speaker.

They should also be at least 0.5 meter from your
TV set unless the speakers are magnetically
shielded to avoid colourings on the TV screen.
Note that most speakers are not shielded, even
with complete surround sets only the Center
speaker may be.

Depending on the specifics of your room
acoustics and the type of speakers in use, you
may find that imaging is improved by moving the
front-left and front-right speakers slightly
forward of the center-channel speaker. If
possible, adjust all front loudspeakers so that
they are aimed at ear height when you are
seated in the listening position.

Using these guidelines, you’ll find that it takes
some experimentation to find the correct
location for the front speakers in your particular
installation. Don’t be afraid to move things
around until the system sounds correct. Optimize
your speakers so that audio transitions across
the front of the room sound smooth.

When the AVR is used in 5.1-channel operation,
the preferred location for surround speakers is
on the side walls of the room, at or slightly
behind the listening position. In a 7.1-channel
system, both side surround and back surround
speakers are required. The center of the speaker
should face you (see below).

Rear surround speakers are required when a full
7.1-channel system is installed, and they may
also be used in 5.1 channel mode as an alterna-
tive mounting position when it is not practical to
place the main surround speakers at the sides of
the room. Speakers may be placed on a rear
wall, behind the listening position. As with the
side speakers, the center of the rear surrounds
should face you. The speakers should be no more
than 2 meters behind the rear of the seating
area.

Subwoofers produce largely nondirectional
sound, so they may be placed almost anywhere
in a room. Actual placement should be based on
room size and shape and the type of subwoofer
used. One method of finding the optimal
location for a subwoofer is to begin by placing it
in the front of the room, about 15cm from a
wall, or near the front corner of the room.
Another method is to temporarily place the
subwoofer in the spot where you will normally
sit, and then walk around the room until you
find a spot where the subwoofer sounds best.
Place the subwoofer in that spot. You should
also follow the instructions of the subwoofer’s
manufacturer, or you may wish to experiment
with the best location for a subwoofer in your
listening room.

Right Front
Speaker

Left Front

Speaker

No more than 

         60cm

Center Front Speaker

Center Front

Speaker

Optional Rear-Wall Mounting

TV or Projection Screen

Right Front

Speaker

Left Front

Speaker

No more than 2m

when rear-mounted

speakers are used

B)  The distance between the left and right
speakers should be equal to the distance from
the seating position to the viewing screen. 
You may also experiment with placing the left
and right speakers slightly forward of the center
speaker.
Rear speaker mounting is an alternate location
for 5.1 systems. It is required for 7.1 operation.

At least 15 cm from celling

At least 60 cm

18 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Once the speakers have been placed in the room
and connected, the remaining steps are to pro-
gram the system configuration memories. With
the AVR two kind of memories are used, those
associated individually with the input selected,
e.g. surround modes, and others working global-
ly for all inputs selected like speaker output lev-
els, crossover frequencies or delay times used by
the surround sound processor.

You are now ready to power up the AVR to begin
these final adjustments.

1. Plug the Power Cable

 into an unswitched

AC outlet.

2. Press the Main Power Switch

1 in until it

latches and the word “OFF” on the top of the
switch disappears inside the front panel. Note
that the Power Indicator

3 will turn

orange, indicating that the unit is in the
Standby mode.

3. Remove the protective plastic film from the

main front-panel lens. If left in place, the film
may affect the performance of your remote
control.

4. Install the three supplied AAA batteries in the

remote as shown. Be certain to follow the (+)
and (–) polarity indicators that are on the top
of the battery compartment.

5. Turn the AVR on either by pressing the System

2 or the Input Source

% on the front panel, or via the

remote by pressing the Power On Button
3, AVR Selector 5 or any of the Input
Selectors

46 on the remote. The Power

3 will turn blue to confirm that the

unit is on, and the Main Information
Display

˜ will also light up.

NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
buttons

4 to turn the unit on, press the AVR

5 to have the remote control the AVR

functions.

When making the following adjustments, you
may find them easier to make via the unit’s on-
screen display system. These easy-to-read
displays give you a clear picture of the current
status of the unit and facilitate speaker, delay,
input or digital selection you are making.

To view the on-screen displays, make certain you
have made a connection from the Video Monitor
Out jack 

 on the rear panel to the composite

or S-Video input of your TV or projector. In order
to view the AVR’s displays, the correct video input
must be selected on your video display. Note that
the on-screen menus are not available when a
component video display is in use.

IMPORTANT NOTE: When viewing the on-screen
menus using a CRT-based projector, plasma display
or any direct-view CRT monitor or television, it is
important that they not be left on the screen for an
extended period of time. As with any video display,
but particularly with projectors, constant display of
a static image such as these menus or video game
images may cause the image to be permanently
“burned into” the CRT. This type of damage is not
covered by the AVR warranty and may not be cov-
ered by the projector TV set’s warranty.

The AVR has two on-screen display modes,
“Semi-OSD” and “Full-OSD.” When making con-
figuration adjustments, it is recommended that
the Full-OSD mode be used. This will place a
complete status report or option listing on the
screen, making it easier to view the available
options and make the settings on the screen. The
Semi-OSD mode uses one-line displays only.

Note that when the full OSD system is in use, the
menu selections are not shown in the Infor-
mation Display

˜. When the full OSD menu

system is used,

OSD O N

will appear in the

˜ to remind you

that a video display must be used.

When the semi-OSD system is used in conjunc-
tion with the discrete configuration buttons, the
on screen display will show a single line of text
with the current menu selection. That selection
will also be shown in the Main Information
Display

˜.

The full OSD system can always be turned on or
off by pressing the OSD button 

L. When this

button is pressed the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) will appear, and adjustments are made
from the individual menus. Note that the menus
will remain on the screen for 20 seconds after the
latest action was made on the screen menu, then
they will “time-out” and disappear from the
screen. The time-out may be increased to as
much as 50 seconds by going to the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu, and changing

the item titled 

FULL OSD TIME OUT

.

The semi-OSD system is also available as a sys-
tem default, although it may be turned off by

using the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu. (See

page 36). With the semi-OSD system, you may
make adjustments directly, by pressing the but-
tons on the front panel or remote control for the
specific parameter to be adjusted. For example, to
change the digital input for any of the sources,
press the Digital Select Button

Û

G and

then any of the Selector buttons

‹

/

›

7 or

⁄

/

¤

D on the front panel or remote.

The AVR 330 features an advanced memory sys-
tem that enables you to establish different con-
figurations for the speaker configuration, digital
input, surround mode, delay times, crossover fre-
quencies and speaker setting for each input
source. To ease the speaker setting, the same
speaker setting can also be made for all inputs.
This flexibility enables you to custom tailor the
way in which you listen to each source and have
the AVR memorize them. This means, for example,
that you may associate different surround modes
and analog or digital inputs with different
sources, or set different speaker configurations
with the resultant changes to the bass manage-
ment system or the use of the center speaker
and/or the Subwoofer. Once these settings are
made, they will automatically be recalled
whenever you select that input.

The factory default settings for the AVR 330 have
all inputs configured for an analog audio input
except for the DVD input, where the Coaxial
Digital Input

! is the default. Once the DSP

processing system is used for the first time for
any input, the speaker settings will automatically
default to “Small” at all positions with the sub-
woofer set to “LFE.” The default setting for the
surround modes is Logic 7 Music, although Dolby
Digital or DTS will automatically be selected as
appropriate when a source with digital encoding
is in use.

Before using the unit, you will probably want to
change the settings for most inputs so that they
are properly configured to reflect the use of digi-
tal or analog inputs and the surround mode asso-
ciated with the input. Remember that since the
AVR memorizes the settings for each input indi-
vidually, you will need to make these adjustments
for each input used. However, once they are
made, further adjustment is only required when
system components are changed.

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I N P U T   S E T U P

S U R R O U N D   S E T U P

S P E A K E R   S E T U P

D E L A Y   A D J U S T

C H A N N E L   A D J U S T

M U L T I - R O O M

A D V A N C E D

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 19

To make this process as quick and as easy as pos-
sible, we suggest that you use the full-OSD sys-
tem with the on-screen menus, and step through
each input.

Input Setup
The first step in configuring the AVR is to select
an input, i.e. to associate an analog or digital
input with each input source in use, e.g. CD or
DVD. Note that once an input is selected, all
settings for the Digital Input, Speaker Configura-
tion, Delay and Surround Mode will ”attach”
themselves to that input and be stored in a
nonvolatile memory. This means that once made,
the selection of an input will automatically recall
those settings. For that reason, the procedures
described below must be repeated for each input
source so that you have the opportunity to
custom tailor each source to your specific
listening requirements. However, once made they
need not be changed again unless you need to
alter a setting.

When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the OSD button 

L

once so that the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1)

appears. Note that the 

›

cursor will be next to

the 

INPUT SETUP

line. Press the Set button

F to enter the menu and the 

INPUT

SETUP

menu (Figure 2) will appear on the

screen. Press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E& until the

desired input name appears in the highlighted
video, as well as being indicated in the front
panel Input Indicators

ˆ by the blue LED next

to the desired input name. If the input will use the
standard left/right analog inputs, no further
adjustment is needed (except with DVD).

If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs
with the selected input source, press the 

¤

D on the remote while the 

INPUT

SETUP

menu (Figure 2) is on the screen, and

note that the on-screen cursor will drop down to
the 

DIGITAL I N

line. Press the 

‹

/

›

E& until the name of the desired digital
input appears. To return to the Analog input,
press the buttons until the word 

ANALOG

appears. When the correct input source appears,
press the 

¤

button 

D until the 

›

cursor

appears next to 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

,

and press the Set Button

F.

To associate an analog or digital input with the
input source currently selected at any time using
the discrete function buttons, press the Digital
Input Select Button

Û

G on the front panel

or the remote while the full-OSD is not in use.
Within five seconds, make your input selection
using the Selector buttons on the front panel 

7

or the 

⁄

/

¤

D Buttons on the remote until

the desired digital or analog input is shown in the
Main Information Display

˜ and in the

lower third of the video display connected to the
AVR 330. Press the Set Button

F to enter the

new input assignment.

Speaker Setup
This menu tells the AVR which type of speakers
are in use. This is important as it adjusts the set-
tings that determine which speakers receive low-
frequency (bass) information. For each of these
settings use the 

LARGE

setting if the speakers

for a particular position are traditional full-range
loudspeakers that are capable of reproducing
sounds below 100Hz.
Use the 

SMALL

setting for smaller, frequency-

limited satellite speakers that do not reproduce
sounds below 100Hz. Note that when “small”
speakers are used, a subwoofer is required to
reproduce low-frequency sounds. Remember that
the “large” and “small” descriptions do not refer
to the actual physical size of the speakers, but to
their ability to reproduce low-frequency sounds. If
you are in doubt as to which category describes
your speakers, consult the specifications in the
speakers’ owner’s manual, or ask your dealer.

This menu screen also allows you to enter the set-
tings for the AVR’s Triple Crossover feature that
allows a different crossover point to be used for
the front  left/right, center and surround speakers.
In systems where full-range or tower speakers are
used for the front soundstage or where different
brands or models are in use at the various speak-
er positions, this feature allows you to custom tai-
lor the bass management and redirection circuits
with a precision not previously possible.

At last, this menu also makes you chose if the
speaker setting will be the same for each input
source (

GLOBAL

), or will be set differently for

each input (

INDEPENDENT

).

Notes:
• When "Independent" is selected for the speak-

er settings (see below), they need to be made
for each input individually and you can deter-
mine which speaker should be used depending
on the input source selected. So it´s possible
e.g. to turn off the Center and/or the Sub with
any music source selected and to use them with
any movie input source.

• With the currently selected input all speaker

settings will be copied to all other surround
modes (as far as speakers are used with them)
and need not be repeated when another sur-
round mode is selected with that input.

It is easiest to enter the proper settings for the
speaker setup through the 

SPEAKER

SETUP

menu (Figure 3). So press the OSD

L to bring up the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1), and then press the 

¤

D

twice so that the cursor is on the 

SPEAKER

SETUP

line. At this point, press the 

F to bring up the 

SPEAKER

SETUP

menu (Figure 3).

The first line of the 

SPEAKER SETUP

menu

(Figure 3) allows you to switch the menu to
change either the underlying speaker size setting
or the exact crossover point used for that speaker
group if set to "Small". For the first pass through
the menu, leave the setting at its default option of

SIZE

, and then proceed as outlined below. Once

the speaker choices have been set you may wish to
return to this line to change the option so that the
crossover settings may be adjusted.

1. Before you start the speaker setting, you
should determine if you want all inputs being
configured with the same speaker size setting
(

GLOBAL

) or if all inputs should be configured

individually (

INDEPENDENT

).

To configure all inputs for "Global" or "Inde-
pendent" press the 

⁄

D twice so that

the cursor is next to the 

BASS MGR

line.

This setting allows you to use the same speaker
configuration for all inputs, or to have different
settings for each input. In most cases the factory
default setting of 

GLOBAL

will be appropriate,

as most listeners do not need to have individual-
ized speaker settings. However, some listeners,
particularly those with full-range front speakers
that are used for both movies and music may pre-
fer that different speaker settings be used when
listening to music through a CD player as
opposed to a movie from a DVD player, VCR or
cable/satellite set top.

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M O D E             :   S I Z E  

L E F T / R I G H T :   L A R G

E

               

C E N T E R         :   S M A L L

S U R R O U N D     :   S M A L L

S U R R   B A C K   :   S M A L L

S U B W O O F E R   :   L / R + L F E

B A S S   M G R     :   G L O B A L

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U  

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I N P U T           : V I D E O   1

D I G I T A L   I N : A N A L O G

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U

20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

If you wish to customize the speaker size individu-
ally to each input, make certain that the cursor is
on the 

BASS MGR

line and press the 

‹

/

›

E& so that 

INDEPENDENT

appears in highlighted video. When this setting is
entered all speaker size settings will be shown
with their factory default size in the menu and all
other inputs will turn to 

INDEPENDENT

too.

Now you should enter the speaker size settings
prefered for the input selected, as described
below. Remember that in this case the size set-
tings just entered will apply to the current input
ONLY, and you will need to go back to the

INPUT

menu to select another input, and then

return to this menu page again to change the set-
tings for the next input. Repeat the procedure for
any input where you wish to have a set of speaker
configuration different from the default settings.

2. Begin the speaker size setup process by making 
certain that the cursor is pointing toward the

LEFT/RIGHT

line, which sets the configura-

tion for the front left and right speakers. If you wish
to make a change to the front speakers’ 
configuration, press the 

‹

/

›

E& so

that either 

LARGE

or 

SMALL

appears, match-

ing the appropriate description from the definitions
shown above.

When 

SMALL

is selected, low-frequency front

channel sounds will be sent only to the subwoofer
output. If you choose this option and there is no
subwoofer connected, you will not hear any low-
frequency sounds with front channel signals.

When 

LARGE

is selected, a full-range output will

be sent to the front left and front right 
outputs. Depending on the choice made in 
the 

SUBWOOFER

line in this menu (see

below), the front left and right bass information
may also be directed to the subwoofer.

NOTE: When the front speakers are set to the

LARGE

option and the surround mode is set to

"Surround Off", or pure two-channel stereo,
when an analog signal source is present it will be
routed directly from the input to the volume
control without being digitized or processed. If
you have full-range front speakers and wish to
remove all digital processing from the circuit path,
select this configuration. If you wish to set this
option for use with only one input, such as a CD
player that uses an external DAC or an optional,
external phono preamp, you must choose the

INDEPENDENT

setting on the 

BASS MGR

line at the bottom of this menu so that only those
inputs where the analog bypass is desired will be
routed in this fashion, while other analog inputs
such as a VCR or cable box will be digitized for
surround processing.

Important Note: When a speaker set with a
subwoofer and two front satellites connected to
the Sub´s speaker outputs is used, the Sub´s
inputs must be connected to the Front speaker
outputs

 and 

LARGE

must be selected for

the front speakers (and 

NONE

for the sub-

woofer, see below).

3. When you have completed your selection for the
front channel, press the 

¤

D on the

remote to move the cursor to 

CENTER

.

4. Press the 

‹

/

›

E& on the remote

to select the option that best describes your center
speaker, based on the speaker definitions shown
below.

When 

SMALL

is selected, low-frequency center

channel sounds will be sent to the Fronts, if they
are set to 

LARGE

and Sub is turned off (see be-

low). When Sub is on, low frequency center chan-
nel sounds will be sent to the subwoofer only.

When 

LARGE

is selected, a full-range output

will be sent to the center speaker output, and NO
center channel signal will be sent to the sub-
woofer output (except when the Pro Logic II
Music mode is in use).

NOTE: If you choose Logic 7 as the surround
mode for the particular input source for which
you are configuring your speakers, the AVR will
not make the LARGE option available for the
center speaker. This is due to the requirements of
Logic 7 processing, and does not indicate a
problem with your receiver.

When 

NONE

is selected, no signals will be sent

to the center-channel output. The receiver will
operate in a “phantom” center channel mode.
Center-channel information will be sent to the left
and right front channel outputs and the center
channel bass will be sent to the subwoofer output
when 

L/R+LFE

is selected in the 

SUB-

WOOFER

line in this menu (see below). This

mode is needed if no Center speaker is used.
Note that when the Logic 7 Cinema or Enhanced
surround modes are selected a Center speaker
must be used, the Logic 7 Music mode works well
without a Center too.

5. When you have completed your selection for
the center channel, press the 

¤

D

on the remote to move the cursor to 

SURROUND

.

6. Press the 

‹

/

›

E& on the remote

to select the option that best describes the sur-
round speakers in your system based on the speak-
er definitions shown on page 21.

When 

SMALL

is selected, with all digital sur-

round modes low-frequency surround channel
sounds will be sent to the Fronts when Sub is
turned off or to the subwoofer output when Sub
is on. With any analog surround mode the rear
bass feed depends on the mode selected and the
setting of the Sub and front speakers.

When 

LARGE

is selected, a full-range output

will be sent to the surround channel outputs (with
all analog and digital surround modes), and except
with Hall and Theater modes, NO surround chan-
nel bass will be sent to the subwoofer output.

When 

NONE

is selected, surround-sound infor-

mation will be split between the front left and
front right outputs. For optimal performance when
no surround speakers are in use, the Dolby 3
Stereo mode should be used.

When you are using surround back speakers with
your system, press the 

¤

D on the

remote to move the cursor to 

SURR BACK

.

This line serves two functions in that it not only
configures the setting for the surround back chan-
nels when they are present, it also tells the AVR’s
processing system to configure the unit for either
5.1 or 6.1/7.1 operation.

Press the 

‹

/

›

Buttons on the remote to select the

option that best describes the speakers in use at
the left and right back surround positions based
on the definitions on this page:

When 

NONE

is selected, the system will adjust

so that only 5.1-channel surround processing/
decoding modes are available and the surround
back amplifier channels will not be used. When
this is the case for your system you may wish to
take advantage of the availability of this amplifier
channel pair for use in powering a second set of
speakers that have their source selected by the
AVR’s multiroom control system. See page 37 for
more information.

When 

SMALL

is selected the system will adjust

so that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround
processing/decoding modes are available, and
low-frequency information below the crossover
point (identical with the one for the surround
speakers) will be sent to the subwoofer output
when the subwoofer is set to ON, or to the Front
LEFT/RIGHT when subwoofer is set to OFF.

When 

LARGE

is selected the system will adjust

so that the full complement of 6.1/7.1 surround
processing/decoding modes are available, and a
full-range signal will be sent to the surround back
channels, with no low-frequency information sent
to the subwoofer output.

7. When you have completed your selection for the
surround channels, press the 

¤

D on

the remote to move the cursor to 

SUBWOOFER

.

8. Press the 

‹

/

›

E& on the remote

to select the option that best describes your
system.

The choices available for the subwoofer position
will depend on the settings for the other speakers,
particularly the front left/right positions.

If the front left/right speakers are set to 

SMALL

,

the subwoofer will automatically be set to 

SUB

,

which is the “on” position.