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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 21

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 

IN/OUT SETUP

line. Press the Set but-

ton 

F to enter the menu and the 

IN/OUT

SETUP

menu (Figure 2) will appear on the

screen.

When the video turns to black, that is your indi-
cation that the processor has momentarily muted
the signal while the proper video settings for
each input are reestablished by the Faroudja
processor. The clicking noise is caused by the use
of a relay to switch between the component
video inputs for the highest signal quality and to
minimize video crosstalk.

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. If the input will use the standard
left/right analog inputs, no further adjustment is
needed (except with DVD). When you are scroll-
ing through the list of available inputs, it is possi-
ble that you hear a slight click from time to time.
This is normal, as it is caused by the relay that is
used to switch between the two Component
Video Inputs.

When one of the four Video inputs is selected as
the source, you have the option of renaming the
input as it appears in the on-screen and front
panel messages. This is helpful if you have more
than one VCR, if you wish to associate a specific
product brand name with the input, or to simply
enter any name that will help you to remember
which source is being selected.

To change the input name, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E on the remote so that

the 

➞ cursor is pointing to 

TITLE

. Next, press

and hold the Set Button

F for a few seconds

until a flashing box appears to the right of the
colon. Immediately release the Set Button

F,

as you are now ready to enter the device name.

Press the 

⁄

/

¤

E and

note that a complete set of alpha-numeric char-
acters will appear with the start of the alphabet
in capital letters followed by the lower-case let-
ters and then numbers and symbols. When you
press the 

¤

E, a series

of symbols and numbers will appear, followed by
a reverse list of the alphabet in lower-case letters.
Press the button either way until the first letter of

the desired name appears. If you wish to enter a
blank space as the first character, press the 

›

E.

When the desired character appears, press the 

›

E and repeat the process

for the next letter, and continue until the desired
name is entered, up to a maximum of fourteen
characters.

Press the Set Button

F to enter the input

name into the system memory and to proceed
with the configuration process.

If your system includes any sources that are
equipped with Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs,
the AVR is able to switch them to send the proper
signals to your video display. Each of the
Component Video Inputs

 may be

assigned to any source for added system 
flexibility. The default setting is for the DVD
Component Video Inputs

 to be assigned to

the DVD and 6/8-Channel Direct Inputs, with the
Component Video 1 Input

 assigned to the

device defined as Video 1 and the Component
Video 2 Jacks

 assigned to the other inputs.

If your system does not include component video
at this time, or if you do not need to change
these defaults, press the 

¤

E to go to the next setting.
To change the Component Video assignment, first
make certain that the 

➞ cursor is pointing to the

COMPONENT I N

line on the menu screen,

and then press the 

‹

/

›

E until you see the desired input in the high-
lighted video. The clicking noise that you will hear
when the component video inputs is switched is
normal, due to the relay used to ensure proper
isolation between the two inputs.

When the desired component input has been
selected, press the 

¤

E

go to the next setting.

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

¤

E on the remote while the 

IN/OUT

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 digi-

tal 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 

E until the 

›

cursor appears next to

BACK T O MASTER MENU

, and press the

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 

⁄

/

¤

E 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. Press the Set Button

F to enter the

new input assignment.

Some digital video input sources, such as a cable
box or HDTV set-top may change between ana-
log and digital outputs, depending on which
channel is in use. The AVR 7300’s Auto Polling
feature allows you to avoid losing the audio feed
when this happens by permitting both analog
and digital connections to the same source on
the AVR. Digital audio is the default, and the unit
will automatically switch to the analog audio if
the digital audio stream stops.

In cases where only a digital source is used, you
may wish to disable the Auto Polling feature to
prevent the AVR from trying to “find” an analog
source when the digital source is paused. To turn
Auto Polling off for any input, first make certain
that the 

➞

cursor is pointing to the 

AUTO

POLL

line on the menu screen. Next, press the

‹

/

›

E so that OFF is

highlighted in reverse video. Repeat the proce-
dure at any time by highlighting ON to restore
the Auto Polling feature.

When any changes to the Auto Polling configura-
tion are complete, press the 

¤

E to go to the next setting.

An exclusive Harman Kardon feature is the ability
to switch front panel jacks from their normal use
as inputs to output connections so that portable
recording devices may easily be connected. The
front panel analog Video 5 Jacks Ô are nor-
mally set as an input for use with camcorders,
video games and other portable audio/video
products, but they may be switched to an output
for connection to portable audio/video recorders.
To temporarily switch them to outputs, select the

IN/OUT SETUP

menu. Press the 

¤

button

E until the on-screen 

›

cursor is pointing to

the 

VIDEO 5

line. Press the 

›

button 

E so

that the word 

OUT

is highlighted. Note that the

Input/Output Status Indicator ( between
the S and Composite video jacks will turn red,
indicating that the analog Video 5 jacks Ô are
now record outputs.

Selection of the jacks as an output will remain
effective as long as the AVR is on. However, once
the unit is turned off, the jack will revert to its
normal use as an input when the unit is turned
on again.

The 

REC OUT

line gives you the opportunity to

select which type of signal is directed to the
Record Output jacks (associated with the
Tape

', Video 1 , and Video 2  sources).

The default setting is 

ANALOG

, which will send

the analog signal from any source to all three
sets of analog record outputs.

In cases where 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 

‹

/

›

E so

that 

DSP DOWNMIX

appears in highlighted

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22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

video. When this indication is shown, the AVR will
feed a downmixed, analog version of a Dolby
Digital or DTS encoded signal to the Record
Output jacks (associated with the Tape

',

, 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 permitted 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 available when
channels are changed.

When all needed adjustments have been made,
press the 

¤

E until the

➔ cursor is next to 

BACK T O MASTER

MENU

to continue with the system configura-

tion.

Audio Setup
The 

AUDIO SETUP

menu contains a series

of submenus that are used to establish the set-
tings that optimize the audio output of the 
AVR 7300 to the specifics of your home theater
system and the environment 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

L, and then press the

F. When the 

MAIN MENU

(Figure 1) appears on your video screen, press the

¤

E once so that the

on-screen 

➔ cursor is pointing to 

AUDIO

SETUP

and press the Set Button

F again.

The main 

AUDIO SETUP

menu (Figure 3)

will appear on the screen.

Surround Setup
The next step is to set the surround mode you
wish to use with each input. Since surround
modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to
select any mode you wish – you may change it
later. The Surround Mode chart on page 33 may
help you select the mode best suited to the input
source selected. For example you may select
Dolby Pro Logic II or Logic 7 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, if that is your preferred lis-
tening mode for standard stereo sources, where it
is unlikely that surround encoded material will be
used. Alternatively, the 5 Channel Stereo or Logic
7 Music mode may also be a good choice for
stereo-only source material.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup using
the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the

AUDIO SETUP

menu (Figure 3), press the

⁄

/

¤

E until the ➔ cur-

sor is next to the 

SURROUND SELECT

line.

Press the Set Button

F until the 

SUR-

ROUND SELECT

menu (Figure 4) is on the

screen.

Each of the option lines on this menu selects the
surround mode category, and within each of
those categories there will be a choice of the spe-
cific 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 will be configured for 5.1-chan-

nel 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 will be configured

for 6.1/7.1-channel operation, and additional
modes such as Dolby Digital EX and 7 STEREO or
Logic 7 7.1 will appear, as they are only available
when seven main speakers are present. In
addition, the modes DTS ES (Discrete) and
DTS+NEO:6 (DTS ES Matrix) available in the AVR
will not appear unless a digital source is playing
the correct bitstream.

Note: When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is
selected and playing, the AVR will select the
appropriate surround mode automatically, no
matter which surround mode was selected for
that input as default. Then no other surround

modes will be available, except VMAx with Dolby
Digital recordings and all Pro Logic II modes with
Dolby Digital 2 channel (2.0) recordings (see
page 38).

To select the mode that will be used as the initial
default for an input, first press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

E until the on-screen cursor is next to the
desired mode’s master category name. Next,
press the Set Button

F to view the sub-

menu. Press the 

‹

/

›

E to scroll

through the available choices, and then press the

¤

E so that the cursor is next to

to continue the

setup process.

On the 

Dolby

menu (Figure 5), the selection

choices include Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
and IIx Music, Dolby Pro Logic II and IIx Cinema,
Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Virtual Speaker Reference
and Wide, and Dolby 3 Stereo. A complete expla-
nation of these modes is found on Page 33.
The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available when
the system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by config-
uring the Surround Back speakers to “Small” or
“Large” as described on page 24. When a disc is
playing that contains a special “flag” signal in
the digital audio data stream, the EX mode will
be selected automatically. It may also be selected
using this menu or through the front panel or
remote controls. A complete explanation of these
modes is found on page 33.

When the 

➞ cursor is pointing to the 

MODE

line, press the 

‹

/

›

E 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 sys-
tem configuratioin.

When Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic
IIx Music is selected as the listening mode, three
special settings are available to tailor the sound
field to your listening room environment and your
individual taste and preferences. (When other
Dolby Surround modes are selected, dotted lines
will indicate that these settings are not active.)

• Center Width: This setting adjusts the balance

of the vocal information in the front sound-
stage between the center and front left/right
speakers. The lower settings spread the center
channel sound more broadly into the left and
right channels. A higher number (up to “7”)
produces a tighter center channel presenta-
tioin.

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• Dimension: This setting alters the perceived

depth of the surround field by creating a shal-
lower presentation that appears to move
sounds toward the front of the room, or a deep-
er presentation that appears to move the center
of the sound field toward the back of the room.
The setting of “O” is a neutral default, with the
range of adjustment shown as “R-3” for a
deeper, rear-oriented sound to “F-3” for a shal-
lower, front-oriented sound.

• Panorama: Switch this setting on or off to add

an enveloping wrap-around presentation that
increases the perception of sound along the
sides of the room.

To change these parameters, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E while the DOLBY SUR-

ROUND menu is on the screen until the 

➞ cursor

is pointing to the line on the menu with the
parameter you wish to change. Then, press the

‹

/

›

E to alter the set-

ting to your taste.

Note that when the Dolby Digital mode is selected
there are additional settings available for the
Night mode that are associated with the surround
mode only, not with the input. That´s why these
settings must be made only once, not with each
input in use.

Night Mode Settings
The Night mode is a feature of Dolby Digital that
uses special processing to preserve the dynamic
range and full intelligibility of a movie sound track
while reducing the peak level. This prevents
abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others,
without reducing the sonic impact of a digital
source. Note that the Night mode is only available
when the Dolby Digital surround mode is selected.

To adjust the Night mode setting from the menu
press the OSD Button 

L so that the

MASTER

menu appears. Then press the 

¤

button 

E to access the 

AUDIO SETUP

and

press Set

F to select the 

SURROUND

SETUP

menu. Press Set

F to select the

DOLBY

menu (see fig. 6).

To adjust the Night mode setting, make certain
that the 

➞ cursor is on the 

NIGHT

line of the

DOLBY

menu. Next, press 

‹

/

›

E

to choose between the following settings.

OFF

: When OFF is highlighted, the Night mode

will not function.

MID

: When MID is in the highlighted video,

a mild compression will be applied.

MAX

: When MAX is in the highlighted video,

a more severe compression algorithm will be
applied.

When you want to use the Night mode feature,
we recommend that you select the MID setting as
a starting point and change to the MAX setting
later, if desired.

Note that the Night mode may be adjusted direct-
ly any time that Dolby Digital surround mode is
selected by pressing the Night button 

B. When

the button is pressed, the words 

D-RANGE

fol-

lowed by the current setting (

MID

,

MAX

,

OFF

)

will appear in the lower third of the video screen
and in the Main Information Display ˜.
Press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

E within five seconds

to select the desired setting, then press Set 

F

to confirm the setting.

On the 

DTS

menu, the selection choices made

with the 

‹

/

›

E on the remote are

determined by a combination of the type of DTS
program material in use and whether the 5.1 or
6.1/7.1 speaker output configuration is in use.

When the 5.1 configuration is in use the AVR will
automatically select the 5.1 version of DTS
processing when a DTS data stream is received.
When the 6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the DTS-ES
Discrete mode will automatically be activated
when a DTS source with the ES Discrete “flag” is
in use and the DTS-ES Matrix mode will be acti-
vated when an ES-Matrix encoded audio track is
received. In both cases the appropriate surround
mode will be indicated in the Lower Display
Line ˜ in the front panel display and on the
screen. When a non-ES DTS disc is in use, when
the 6.1/7.1 mode is chosen the unit automatically
will select the DTS + NEO:6 mode to create a full
eight-speaker surround mode. See page 33, 37 for
a complete explanation of the DTS modes.

When an analog or two-channel PCM source is
playing, the DTS Neo:6 modes are available,
which creates a three-, five- or six-channel pres-
entation of the sound. The exact modes available
will depend on the number of speaker positions
established in the SPEAKER SETUP menu. (See
page 24 to configure the system for the number
and type of speakers in your system).

On the Logic 7 menu, the selection choices
made with the 

‹

/

›

E on the remote

are determined by whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1
speaker output configuration is in use. In either
case, the selection of a Logic 7 mode enables
Harman Kardon’s exclusive Logic 7 processing to
create fully enveloping, multichannel surround
from either two-channel Stereo or Matrix-encoded
programming such as VHS cassettes, laserdiscs or
television broadcasts produced with Dolby sur-
round.

In the 5.1 configuration you may select the Logic
7/5.1 Music, Cinema or Enhanced modes. They
work best with two-channel music, surround-
encoded programs or standard two-channel pro-
gramming of any type, respectively. When the
6.1/7.1 mode is selected, the Logic 7/7.1 Music or
Cinema modes are available, but the output will
be in a full eight-channel sound field. Note that
the Logic 7 modes are not available when either
Dolby Digital or DTS Digital soundtracks are in
use.

On the 

) menu, the selection

choices made with the 

‹

/

›

E on the

remote select one of the DSP surround modes
that are designed for use with two-channel stereo
programs to create a variety of sound field pre-
sentations. The choices available are Hall 1, Hall 2,
Theater, VMAx Near and VMAx Far. The Hall and
Theater modes are designed for multichannel
installations, while the two VMAx modes are opti-
mized for use in delivering a full surround field
when only the front left and front right speakers
are installed. See pages 33 and 34 for a complete
explanation of the DSP surround modes. Note that
the Hall and Theater modes are not available
when a Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack is played.

On the 

menu, the selection choices

made with the 

‹

/

›

E on the remote

may either turn the surround processing off for a
traditional two-channel stereo presentation, or
select 

5 Stereo

or 

7 Stereo

depending

on whether the 5.1 or 6.1/7.1 output is in use.
The latter modes feed the stereophonic input sig-
nal to both front speakers, to the rear speakers
and to both surround back speakers (if in use),
while the monophonic signal parts are spread
over all speakers, also the Center. See page 34 for
a complete explanation of the 5 Stereo and 7
Stereo modes.

To listen to an analog stereo source without any
bass management, so that the left and right front
speakers receive a full-range signal, straight
through from the input gain section to the volume
control, press the 

‹

/

›

E

so that 

SURROUND OFF

appears in the high-

lighted video. To listen to two-channel analog
sources while taking advantage of the AVR’s bass-
management system, press the 

‹

/

›

E so that 

SURROUND OFF+DSP

appears in the highlighted video.

This menu also includes a setting to turn the unit’s
upsampling feature on or off. In normal use, this
feature is turned off, which means that digital
sources are processed at their native sample rate.
For example, a 48kHz digital source will be
processed at 48kHz. However, the AVR allows you
to upsample the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHz
for added resolution.

To take advantage of this feature, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E so that the ➞ cursor is

next to the 

UPSAMPLING

line and press the

‹

/

›

E so that 

O N

is

highlighted in reverse video. Note that this feature

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is only available for the Dolby Pro Logic II-Music,
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby Pro Logic and
Dolby 3 Stereo modes.

When all desired changes have been made on
this menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E so that the ➞ cursor is next to the 

BACK

T O MAIN MENU

line and press the Set

F.

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 200Hz. Use the 

SMALL

setting

for smaller, frequency-limited satellite speakers
that do not reproduce sounds below 200Hz. Note
that when “small” speakers are used, a sub-
woofer 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 repro-
duce low-frequency sounds. If you are in doubt as
to which category describes your speakers, con-
sult the specifications in the speakers’ owner’s
manual, or ask your dealer.

This menu screen also allows you to enter the
settings for the AVR’s Quadruple Crossover fea-
ture that allows a different crossover point to be
used for the front left/right, center, surround and
surround back 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 speaker positions, this
feature allows you to custom tailor the bass man-
agement 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
surround mode is selected with that input.

First select any of the DTS Neo:6 modes as with
them all speakers and all speaker modes are
available. It is easiest to select these modes
directly, without the on-screen display, so press

the OSD button 

L to turn the on-screen dis-

play off if it is still visible. Then press the DTS
Neo:6 button 

 on the remote.

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

SPEAKER

SETUP

menu (Figure 7). So press the OSD

L to bring up the 

AUDIO SETUP

(Figure 3), and then press the 

¤

E

until the cursor is on the 

SPEAKER SETUP

line. At this point, press the Set Button

F to

bring up the 

SPEAKER SETUP

menu

(Figure 7).

The first line of the 

SPEAKER SETUP

menu

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 

⁄

E 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
prefer 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.

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

BASS MGR

line and press the 

‹

/

›

E so that 

INDEPENDENT

appears. 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 settings just entered will
apply to the current input ONLY, and you will
need to go back to the 

IN/OUT

menu to

select another input, and then return to this
menu page again to change the settings for the
next input. Repeat the procedure for any input
where you wish to have a set of speaker configu-
ration different from the default settings.

NOTE: The independent feature allows you to
select a different speaker size configuration
(Large, Small or None, as appropriate) for each
input source. However, the individual crossover
point setting may only be set once, and the selec-
tion made during the initial setup will be used for
all inputs, regardless of any changes made to the
“Large” or “Small” settings for the speaker
groups attached to any input. The reason is that
while you may prefer different settings for the
bass redirection (that is, which signals go to the
subwoofer or the speaker group), the actual
crossover point remains the same since the actual
loudspeakers themselves remain the same
regardless of any other setting.

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’ con-
figuration, press the 

‹

/

›

E so that

either 

LARGE

or 

SMALL

appears, matching

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 out-
puts. 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 con-
trol 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.

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