Channel Level; Crossover Frequency; Surround Speaker - Denon AVR-3808CI Owner's Manual

f Channel Level
Adjust channel levels to obtain equal volume from all
speakers.
Mode
Select test tone playback method.
Auto Manual
[Selectable items]
Surround
Select surround speaker from which test tone is output.
A B A+B
[Selectable items]
Start
Output test tone.
–12dB ~ ~ +12dB
0dB
[Variable range]
Operating from the main remote control unit
Adjusting with the main remote control unit using the test tones is
only possible in the "Auto" mode and only effective in the STANDARD
mode. The adjusted levels for the different modes are automatically
stored in the memory.
GAdjusting using test tonesG
q Press the TEST button.
Test tones are output from the various speakers.
w Use the o p button to adjust so that the volume is equal for all
speakers.
e When the adjustments are completed, press the TEST button
again.
• When the GUI menu "Speaker Configuration" – "Surround Back"
setting (vpage 28) is set to "1spkr" , the surround back speaker
display is set to "Surround Back" .
• Speakers set to "None" in the "Speaker Configuration" settings are
not displayed.
• "Surround" can be set when GUI menu "Speaker Configuration" –
"Surround A" or "Surround B" is set to "Large" or "Small" (vpage
28).
• When using surround speakers, be sure to adjust the volume of the
different speakers.
• When "Channel Level" is adjusted, the adjusted values are set for
all the surround modes. To adjust the channel level separately for the
different surround modes, use the operation see page 56.

Default
Resets the settings to the default values.
g Crossover Frequency
Select crossover frequency from which subwoofer handles
low range signal.
[Selectable items]
40Hz 60Hz 80Hz 90Hz 100Hz 110Hz
120Hz 150Hz 200Hz 250Hz
Only the portion of the bass sound of the various speakers output
from the subwoofer that has a frequency below the frequency set
here is output.
Set this according to the low frequency reproduction capabilities of the
speakers you are using.
Advanced
:
Set the crossover frequency separately for the different speakers.
• The "Crossover Frequency" can be set when there are speakers that
have been set to "Small" at GUI menu "Speaker Configuration" or
when "Subwoofer" is set to "Yes" (vpage 28).
• If GUI menu "Subwoofer Mode" (vpage 28) is set to "LFE" ,
speakers set to "Small" at "Speaker Configuration" can be set. If set
to "LFE+Main" , this can be set regardless of the size of the speaker.
• For speakers set to "Small" , sound below the crossover frequency
is cut from the sound output. The cut bass sound is output from the
subwoofer or front speakers.
• Always set the crossover frequency to "80 Hz" . When using small
speakers, however, we recommend setting the crossover frequency
to a higher frequency.
h Surround Speaker
Select surround speakers to use for each surround mode.
[Selectable items] A B A+B
Operating from the main remote control unit
Press the SPKR button.
Surround A Surround B
Surround A+B
• This can be set when GUI menu "Speaker Configuration" - "Surround
A" and "Surround B" are used (vpage 28).
• When using the pre-out connectors, select and use either "Surround
A" or "Surround B" .
• Make the surround speaker settings when the input mode is set to
"EXT. IN" at GUI menu "Manual Setup" – "Audio Setup" – "EXT. IN
Setup" (vpage 30).
About Speaker Type Setting when Using Both
Surround speakers A and B
If "Small" is set for either surround speakers A or B, the output is the
same as when "Small" is set for both A and B.