Denon AVR-990 Owner's Manual page 32

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Make the Optimal Speaker Settings, and Correct the Room Acoustics (Audyssey™ Auto Setup)
s Audyssey Auto Setup Preparations
around items indicate the default setting.
STEP1 Preparation
Perform the following settings if adjustments, etc., are required for
the speaker environment you're using.
If you do not need to perform the following settings, or have already
completed them, select "Auto Setup Start" and then press
Proceed to " STEP2 ".
Change the Amplifier Assignment (Amp Assign)
The signal output from the SURR.BACK/AMP ASSIGN speaker terminal
of the AVR-990 can be switched to match your speaker environment
(vpage 33 "Amp Assign").
1
Press to select
ui
"Amp Assign", then
press ENTER .
2
Press to select Amp Assign Mode, then press
o p
RETURN .
Normal : The surround back channel audio signals are
output.
: The ZONE2 audio signals are output.
ZONE2
: The bi-amp audio signals are output. Set this for
Front A Bi-Amp
bi-amp playback of the front A speakers.
: The bi-amp audio signals are output. Set this for
Front B Bi-Amp
bi-amp playback of the front A speakers.
Front Height : The front height channel audio signals are output.
• When you are using surround back speakers with ZONE2, set to
"ZONE2".
• You can set in the same way as described in "Amp Assign" on page
33.

Remote control operation
buttons
NOTE
Since "Amp Assign" of AVR-990 is set to "ZONE2" by default, audio
is not output from the surround back speakers. When using the
surround back speakers with MAIN ZONE, change the "Amp Assign"
setting to "Normal".
Set the channel to be measured (Channel Select)
•
Front
ENTER
.
The front speaker to be measured can be selected ahead of time here.
• Subwoofer, Surround Back
If you set the channels you will not use beforehand, those channels
will not be measured. Therefore, you can save an amount of time
commensurate with that which would have been taken to measure
those channels.
1
Press to select
ui
"Channel Select",
then press ENTER
2
Press to select a channel, press
ui
the item, and then press
Front
n
A
: The sound is output from front speakers A when
measuring the front speakers.
: The sound is output from front speakers B when
B
measuring the front speakers.
: The sound is output simultaneously from front speakers
A +B
A and B when measuring the front speakers.
Subwoofer, Surround Back
n
Measure : Measure the selected channel.
Skip : Skip the selected channel and do not measure.
When "Amp Assign" is set to "Normal", only then is "Surround Back"
displayed.
:Displaying the menu :Moves the cursor
Cancel the menu (Up/Down/Left/Right)
.
to select
o p
RETURN
.
:Confirm the setting
d Perform Audyssey Auto Setup
• Audyssey Auto Setup detects the presence of each speaker and
automatically calculates the speaker size, channel level, distance and
crossover frequency settings. In addition, acoustical distortions are
corrected within the listening area.
• When measuring begins, a test tone is output from each speaker.
• Position and connect all speakers before commencing Audyssey
Auto Setup.
STEP2 Speaker Detection
1
Press ui to select "Auto Setup Start", then press
ENTER .
2
Select "Measure"
and then press
ENTER
.
3
Once all the speakers have been detected, check the
results of detection of the connected speakers.
4
Press ui to
select "Next 1
Measurement", then
press ENTER .
Press u to select "Retry", and when you press
b
at the main listening position starts again.
:Return to previous menu
ENTER
, measuring