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At the 

Video

line select the rear panel 

or 

‹ fl

that will appear on screen when the

remote button whose profile you are adjusting is pressed.
You may select any of the video inputs, even if you use an
input connection more than once. If you need to
remember which piece of source equipment is connected
to which input, consult the worksheet in Appendix B that
you filled out during the connection process.

To change the video input source, first make certain that
the 

Video

line on the menu (Figure OSD-5) is

highlighted. Press 

›

and notice that the

video input will change each time you press the 

›

button.

Composite video inputs will be shown as 

Comp 1

through 

Comp 6

, and the S-Video inputs will be shown

as 

S-Video 1

and 

S-Video 2

.

When the desired input name appears on the screen, press

¤

to enter the setting and move to the

next line.

At the 

Audio

line you will choose analog, digital or

external audio source that will be selected when you press
the remote button profile being adjusted. Analog audio
input sources will be shown as 

Analog 1

through

Analog 6

, corresponding to the rear panel 

™

. Digital audio sources will be shown as

Digital 1

through 

Digital 6

. Digital inputs 1

through 4 are the 

°

and

digital inputs 5 and 6 are the 

‡

. If an external decoder or other device is connected to

the rear panel 

¡

it will appear on the

line as 

6-Ch Direct

.

NOTE: The tuner may ONLY be selected as an input
when the top line on the menu reads 

Tuner

. This is

intentional, as the codes programmed in the 

button

on the remote are needed to operate many of the 2.0
tuner’s functions. It is possible, however, to select another
input device for this source, but the tuner will not be
accessible if the input is used in that fashion.

As with other menu selection choices, use 

‹

or 

›

i

to change the setting until the desired input

appears on the screen. When you have completed this
section, press 

¤

i

to enter the setting

to the 2.0’s memory and move to the next step.

The next step is to enter the surround mode that will be
used when the input profile being established is selected.
Choice of modes available will vary depending on
whether the input is an analog or digital audio source. For
example, Dolby Digital modes are not available when the
input is an analog audio source, as there would be no
digital data available.

An explanation of the Surround modes is found in
Appendix C. You may wish to consult that information
before making a final selection for the preset mode. 
Note that the mode programmed into the profile memory
will appear when the source is selected, but you may
always change the mode during a listening session by
pressing one of the 

buttons

y

on the remote control. In addition, as you change

modes during the selection process by pressing 

‹

or 

›

i

you will hear the differences between

them.

NOTE: When an external audio adapter is selected
through the 

¡

, the 2.0 will not allow

a mode to be entered, as the surround decoding will be
established by the external processor. The 

Mode

line will

not appear when 

6-Ch Direct

is the audio source.

After deciding on which mode to use, press 

‹

or 

›

i

to change the setting until the desired

surround mode appears on the screen. When you have
completed this selection, press 

¤

i

to

enter the setting to the 2.0’s memory and move to the
next step.

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When an analog input is selected, the next step is to set
the input level. Correct input level adjustment is needed
so that the surround sound processing circuitry has both
enough information to decode, and to make certain that
the information in both input channels is at the same
level. This level setting does not involve the actual output
volume that you hear, but rather the small voltages sent
from the output of a source unit to the input of the 2.0.
Different products may have widely varying output levels
so it is important that you set the input level to assure
proper surround processing.

Since digital audio signals do not vary in level, it is not
necessary to set the input level for digital audio sources.
Accordingly, this step does not appear on the Source
Menu when a digital input is selected as shown below
(Figure OSD-6).

Figure OSD-6

Before setting the input levels, make certain that the
source you are adjusting is in the play mode, using
program material that is representative of your favorite
listening choices. Remember; the actual volume setting is
not important here, rather, you are concerned with the
electrical interface between the two units.

With the source unit in play, make certain that you are 
at the 

Source Menu

(Figure OSD-5) and that the

Input Level    >

line is highlighted. Press 

›

i

to move to the 

Set Input

Levels

menu (Figure OSD-7).

            S o u r c e   M e n u  

      S o u r c e : V i d 1

      N a m e :     V i d e o   1

      V i d e o :   C o m p   1

      A u d i o :   D i g i t a l   1

      M o d e :     D o l b y   D i g i t a l

      E f f e c t s                           >

Figure OSD-7

This menu has two groups of lines for the left and right
inputs. The top group is where adjustments are made to
each of the channels, and the figure shown at the right
side of the screen is the offset from the 2.0’s internal
reference. The group of readouts in the lower portion of
the screen displays an actual indication of the incoming
audio signal’s level.

When the lower display lines display a constant reading of

Ref

, the level settings are correct and no further

adjustment is required. When either of the lower lines
flashes between 

Ref

and 

Low

or 

Ref

and 

High

the

input levels require adjustment. A level that is too high
will cause distortion and incorrect processing, while too
low a level will prevent the surround processor from
creating the proper soundfields.

To adjust the input levels, make certain that the 

Set

Input Levels

menu (Figure OSD-7) is on the screen.

To select the channel being adjusted, use 

⁄

or

¤

i

until the desired channel is highlighted. 

Use 

‹

or 

›

i

until the 

Signal

Level

line for the channel being adjusted shows a

constant 

Ref

display. When one channel has been

adjusted, repeat the procedure for the other, if necessary.

NOTE: When adjusting the input level using the front
panel display, note that only the indication of 

Ref

,

High

, or 

Low

, will appear on the bottom line. The

reference offset numbers appear only in the on-screen
display (Figure FPD-5).

Figure FPD-5

  Set Input Levels

L Input Level:   Ref

        S e t   I n p u t   L e v e l s

      L   I n p u t   L e v e l :   + 0 0

      R   I n p u t   L e v e l :   + 0 0

      L   S i g n a l   L e v e l : R e f

      R   S i g n a l   L e v e l : R e f

    A d j u s t   e a c h   i n p u t   f o r

    r e f e r e n c e   l e v e l

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Once the levels have been set as needed for both the left
and right channels, press 

j

to return to the

Source Menu

.

The final adjustment is the Effects menu. These settings
adjust parameters that will be initiated when the source is
selected in the future, but they may always be modified
during a listening session through the use of the various
remote control functions.

To enter the Effects menu, the 

Source Menu

(Figure OSD-5) should be on the screen with the

Effects    >

line highlighted. Press 

›

i

and note that the 

Effects

Menu

(Figure OSD-8) will appear on the screen.

Figure OSD-8

Treble Cut

rolls off the high-frequency level at

specific frequencies in accordance with the chart shown in
Appendix C. To reduce high-frequency information, make
certain that the 

Treble Cut

line is highlighted, and

use 

‹

and 

›

i

to create the desired

level. Since this is a subtractive filter, the on-screen
indications are shown as negatives, such as 

-2 dB

.

When the desired Treble Cut has been selected, press 

¤

to move to the next line.

Bass Boost enables you to boost the level of low-
frequency content in accordance with the chart shown in
Appendix C. To increase low-frequency information,
make certain that 

Bass Boost

is highlighted and 

use 

‹

and 

›

i

to create the desired

level. Since this is an additive function, the on-screen
indications are shown as positives, such as 

+2 dB

. 

When the desired Bass Boost has been selected, 
press 

¤

to move to the next line.

            E f f e c t s   M e n u

      T r e b l e   C u t :     - 0   d B

      B a s s   B o o s t :     + 0   d B

      S u b w f r   T r i m :   + 0   d B

      C e n t e r :             N o r m a l

      S u r r o u n d :         N o r m a l

      B a l a n c e                         >

Subwoofer Trim gives you the opportunity to change the
actual volume level of the subwoofer output above or
below that of the other channels. This is different from
the adjustments made at the Input Level menu, where you
are adjusting the electrical balance between the 2.0 and
your amplifiers. Here, the adjustment is a true volume
level change. To change the subwoofer trim, make certain
that 

Subwfr Trim

is highlighted and use 

‹

and 

›

i

to adjust the level. When the desired

level is established press 

¤

to move to

the next line.

The Center control is an override to the normal settings
for the selected mode. Make certain that the 

Effects

Menu

is on the screen and that the 

Center

line is

highlighted.

Use 

‹

and 

›

i

to select from among the

following options:

Normal

leaves the center setting as it would be for

the mode selected.

Wide

creates a slightly diffused center sound stage

by feeding a small amount of the center channel
signal into the front left and right speakers.

Boost

provides a 2~4dB boost above the calibrated

level depending on the volume position, for the
center channel to create the effect of a narrowly
focused center soundstage.

OFF

turns off the center channel speaker position

for this input. That creates a very “wide” or phantom
center channel soundfield.

When the desired center mode is on the screen, press 

¤

i

to enter the setting and move to

the next adjustment on this menu.

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The Surround option enables you to turn off the surround
speakers for this input. Use 

‹

or 

›

i

to

leave the surround speakers on, or to turn them off.

To move to the final default adjustment on the Effects
Menu, press 

¤

i

until 

Balance

>

is highlighted. Press 

›

i

to move to

the Balance Adjust screen.

The adjustment screen for Balance is an X/Y graph (Figure
OSD-9) with the center of the graph indicating the place
in the room where you were sitting when the Speaker
Level Adjustments were made as shown on page 20. 
This may, or may not, be the actual center of the room,
although it appears at the center on the graph.

Figure OSD-9

When adjustments are made at this screen, you are
making adjustments to the relative position of the room
center, or to compensate differences that occur when
listening to actual program material as opposed to setup
using the test noise signal provided for Speaker Level
adjustments. Moving the on-screen “o” cursor point on
this menu is similar to using the left/right “balance” and
front/back “fade” controls on conventional audio
products.

To assure proper settings, it is recommended that program
material representative of the type of movie or music that
will be used most often with this source be played while
the adjustments are made.

If you feel that the sound does not appear to be “centered”
in the room correctly, use 

‹ ›

⁄¤

i

to move the sonic center of the room. As you listen to the
sound change in the room, you will see the visual
indication of the current center position by the location of
the “

o

” cursor on the screen. The readout at the bottom of

                      F

  L                   o                     R

  R / L   0           B   F / B   0

the on-screen display provides a relative indication by
noting the offset from center to the left or right by the
number after the “

R/L

” indication, with “

LF

” indicating a

left offset and “

RT

” indicating a right offset. When the “

o

”

is on the center vertical line, a “

0

” appears after the 

R/L

indicating no balance offset.

Similarly, the right side of the display shows the
front/back fade next to the “

F/B

” indication. A number

followed by “

FT

” indicates you have moved more

volume level to the front, while a “

BK

” indicates an offset

to the back of the room. When a “

0

” appears after the

F/B

, and the cursor is on the horizontal center line, there

is no fade offset.

If this adjustment must be made when the on-screen
display is not available, you may judge the relative
balance position using the numeric scales explained above
as they appear in the front panel 

(Figure FPD-6).

Figure FPD-6

When the desired balance adjustments have been made
for this input, press 

j

to return to the Effects

Menu.

When all options on the Effects Menu have been set, press

j

to return to the 

Source Menu

where any

other parameters may be adjusted for this input. Once the
first input has been configured, use 

⁄

i

to move the highlighted area back

up to the 

Source

line, where 

‹

and 

›

i

should be used to select another input. Repeat all of

the steps outlined above to name and configure each of
the eight available source profile buttons.

When all inputs have been configured to your satisfaction,
press 

j

to return to the 

Setup Menu

for

further adjustments, or press twice to enter all settings and
return to normal operation.

      Balance

R/L 1  LF F/B 6 BK