Denon AVR-A100 Owner's Manual page 99

Setting items
Amp Assign [1] A ssign Mode : Select the method for using a power amplifier in
Change the power accordance with your speaker system.
amp assignment to suit
• NORMAL : Select the NORMAL setting to perform 7.2-channel or
the speaker system
9.2-channel playback using the surround back, front height, or front
configuration.
wide speakers. The surround back, front height, and front wide
speakers are automatically switched in accordance with the surround
mode or input signals.
• ZONE2 : Select the ZONE 2 setting to assign the unit's built-in power
amplifier for ZONE2 and output the audio in stereo.
• ZONE2/3 : Select the ZONE 2/3 setting to assign the unit's built-in
power amplifier for ZONE2 and ZONE3 and output the audio in stereo.
• Z2/3-MONO : Select the ZONE 2/3-MONO setting to assign the unit's
built-in power amplifier for ZONE2 and ZONE3 and output the audio in
monaural.
• Bi-AMP : Select the Bi-AMP setting to connect the front speakers via
the bi-amp connection.
• 2CH : When you perform 2-channel playback in the DIRECT or STEREO
mode, select the 2CH setting to use the other front speakers for
playback.
• 2CH Bi-AMP : When you perform 2-channel playback in the DIRECT or
STEREO mode, select the 2CH Bi-AMP setting to use the other front
speakers for Bi-Amp playback.
• Front B : Select the Front B setting to use the second set of front
speakers for playback. You can switch the front speakers A and B to be
used for playback in accordance with the 2-channel playback or multi-
channel playback mode. When you select this Front B setting, also
perform the "Front Speaker Setup" (vpage 98) procedure.
• 11CH : Select the 11CH setting to perform playback using up to 11.2
channels using a combination of the unit's built-in power amplifier for
9-channel and an external power amplifier for 2-channel.
• PRE AMP : Select the PRE AMP setting to use this unit as a preamplifier
by connecting all speakers to an external power amplifier. You can
perform up to 11.2-channel playback. When you use the PRE AMP
mode, the built-in power amplifier operation of this unit is stopped, and
interference to the preamplifier from the power amplifier is reduced.
Remote control operation
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Setting details
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Setting items
Amp Assign n When you set "Assign Mode" to "ZONE2", "ZONE2/3-MONO",
(Continued) "Bi-AMP", "2CH" or "Front B", perform the following setting.
[2] A ssign Sp. : Select a speaker for audio output assigned by "Assign
Mode".
• S.BACK : Select the S.BACK setting to output the assigned audio from
the surround back speakers.
• F.HEIGHT : Select the F.HEIGHT setting to output the assigned audio
from the front height speakers.
• F.WIDE : Select the F.WIDE setting to output the assigned audio from
the front wide speakers.
n When you set "Assign Mode" to "11CH", perform the following
setting.
[3] Ext. Amp : Select the PRE OUT connector to which an external power
amplifier is connected.
• Height : Select when you perform playback by connecting an external
power amplifier to the front height channel of the PRE OUT connector.
• Front : Select when you perform playback by connecting an external
power amplifier to the front channel of PRE OUT connector.
n When you set "Assign Mode" to "PRE AMP", perform the following
setting.
[4] Assign Sp. : Set whether or not to use the speaker terminals for
multizone.
• None : The speaker terminals of this unit are not used for multizone.
• ZONE2/3 : Use the speaker terminals of this unit for multizone.
When ZONE2/3 is set, ZONE2 audio is output from the SURR.BACK/
AMP ASSIGN speaker terminals and ZONE3 audio is output from the
F.WIDE/AMP ASSIGN speaker terminals.
Speaker Config. Front : Set the front speaker size.
Select speaker configuration • Large : Use a large speaker that can adequately play back low
and size (bass reproduction frequencies.
capability). • Small : Use a small speaker that has inadequate playback capacity for
low frequencies.
NOTE
Do not use the outward
• When "Subwoofer" is set to "None", "Front" is automatically set to
shape of the speaker to
"Large".
determine selection of a
• When "Front" is set to "Small", "Center", "Surround", "Surround
"Large" or "Small" speaker.
Back", "Front Height" and "Front Wide" can not be set to "Large".
Instead, use the frequencies
set in "Crossover Freq."
(vpage 98) as the standard
for determining bass
reproduction capability.
Confirm the setting
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