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7. SETUP MENU
The Setup is where all the user definable operating characteristics / calibrations / customized configurations
are entered. For optimum performance and enjoyment, it is crucial that your AVM 20 be properly set up.
For ease of viewing, use of the On-Screen display is strongly recommended whether accessing the Setup
from the Remote Control or Front Panel. The On-Screen and Front Panel displays are synchronized with one
another. Illustrations throughout this section show the On-Screen display menus. The Front Panel display of
the AVM 20 has similar information fields.
If you are using Component video, do the following so you can see the Setup menus on the On-Screen Display:
7.1
Note: You can only gain access to the Setup Menu from the MAIN or ZONE2 Path.
7.2
Example: Enter the distance from your speakers to the listening position (section 7.4.5):
Note: The last change made to a Setup item will always be the "entered" result. If you make a change
7.3
Note: The Setup will exit automatically if not used for 5 minutes to prevent burning of a permanent
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• Connect the AVM 20 Composite or S-Video output to your monitor's Composite or S-Video input.
• Temporarily change your monitor's input to Composite or S-Video by using TV remote control.
HOW TO ENTER THE SETUP MENU
When in the ZONE2 Path, the Setup Menu will not show on the Main monitor
and vice versa – press the appropriate path first and then enter the Setup.
• Front Panel:
Press and hold STATUS (Setup) for 3 seconds.
• Remote Control: Press and hold SUB/LFE (SETUP) for 3 seconds.
HOW TO NAVIGATE IN THE SETUP MENU
• Use the &' buttons to scroll through menus.
• Press SELECT to choose a menu item.
• Use the &' and " # buttons to change settings.
• Press BACK to return to previous item or menu.
• Enter the Setup (section 7.1).
• Press the ' button until you reach "5. LISTENER POSITION".
• Press SELECT. This will bring up the "5. LISTENER POSITION" sub-menu.
• Use the &' buttons to scroll to the speaker(s) that you want to change.
• Use the " # buttons to change the distance.
• Press BACK to leave the submenu.
and then decide that you don't want the new setting, you must go back to that item and change
it to the original setting.
HOW TO EXIT THE SETUP MENU
• Press BACK as many times as necessary. Each time BACK is pressed, the Setup returns to the
previous item or menu, until Setup is exited completely and the regular display returns.
On-Screen display image in the projector/monitor.
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Page 1: Setup Menu
The Setup is where all the user definable operating characteristics / calibrations / customized configurations are entered. For optimum performance and enjoyment, it is crucial that your AVM 20 be properly set up. For ease of viewing, use of the On-Screen display is strongly recommended whether accessing the Setup from the Remote Control or Front Panel. -
Page 2: Rename Sources / Paths
7. SETUP MENU continued … SETTING UP THE AVM 20 With your TV monitor connected as described at the beginning of this section, enter the Setup Menu as described in section 7.1. Your On-Screen display will show the following menu:... -
Page 3: Audio/Video-In Format/Main
Anlg-DSP (Analog – Digital Signal Processing): The analog input is converted to digital by the AVM 20’s internal high quality A/D converters to allow Digital Signal Processing, such as Bass, Treble, Mode, and all bass management to take place. Bass management is determined by the Speaker Configuration as described in section 7.4.4. - Page 4 Then, as you switch through each highlighted Source, you will hear that component play. This lets you know that each component is correctly connected to the AVM 20, and it also allows for easy comparative level adjustments of analog sources.
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Page 5: A-D/Audio-Out Format
However, when a Source that is set to Anlg-DSP is copied from MAIN to RECORD, the analog signal is converted to digital using the AVM 20’s high-end A/D converters, and sent to DIGITAL1. This is useful for recording analog music on a CD burner or computer with S/PDIF input on the sound card. -
Page 6: Speaker Configuration
Here you will also set up the bass management. Entering information about the size of your speakers will enable the AVM 20 to control bass information so it is not lost or distorted by smaller speakers that are unable to reproduce large amounts of bass. - Page 7 7. SETUP MENU continued … Subwoofer Settings: You only have the flexibility to choose how bass information is distributed to your speakers if you have large left/right front speakers and a subwoofer as part of your home theatre speaker system. Options include: •...
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Page 8: Thx Audio Setup
(or bypass) and its phase control to zero before you make any adjustments in this menu – these functions will now be controlled by the AVM 20’s Advanced Settings Setup. When a subwoofer is placed beside or close to the Front speakers, as a general guide, set the Polarity to ‘Normal’. - Page 9 (boundary) so much that the overall sound quality becomes ‘boomy’. The AVM 20 contains a BGC (Boundary Gain Compensation) feature to provide improved bass balance under these conditions. With a THX Ultra2 certified subwoofer, or a subwoofer that has response down to 20 Hz, BGC can be selected in the THX Audio Setup menu by setting THX Ultra2 Subwoofer to ‘Yes’...
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Page 10: Listener Position
Since this is not always possible, the AVM 20 can delay the sound of speakers that are closer so that sound from all speakers arrives at the listening area at the same time. -
Page 11: Speaker Level Calibration
7. SETUP MENU continued … Example 1: Set Right Front speaker distance to 9.5 feet. • Enter the Setup (section 7.1). Go to ‘5. LISTENER POSITION’ and press SELECT. • Press the ' button until you reach “d. RIGHT FRONT: 12.0 ft”. •... -
Page 12: Bass Peak Level
7. SETUP MENU continued … Level Calibration: Balances the speaker levels to one another. Since this setup calibrates all speaker levels for your listening area, use the Remote Control and sit in the primary listening position when calibrating speaker levels. Any speaker set to ‘None’... - Page 13 • Press the ' button to go to “c. SET NEW PEAK LEVEL”. • Use the " # buttons to change to “Yes”. • Press SELECT. The AVM 20 will not allow bass output to exceed the new setting. • Press BACK to leave the submenu.
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Page 14: Set Timers / Time
7.4.8 SET TIMERS / TIME The time and day, plus 6 different timers are set in this menu. The timers in the AVM 20 are similar to an alarm clock, but allow two different timer settings for each of MAIN, ZONE2, and ZONE3. Menu items 8.e to 8.g will be described first, followed by timer options, 8.a to 8.d. - Page 15 Allows you to select the Source that will play when a Path is turned on by its Timer1 or Timer2 – select any Source, any preset FM • AM station, or Last Stn (the tuner setting when AVM 20 was last turned off). Be sure that your selected source component and power amplifier are turned on, or will be on at the Timer turn-on time.
- Page 16 7.4.9 TRIGGERS / IR / RS-232 The three trigger outputs on the back of the AVM 20 allow you to remotely turn other components on or off, such as a power amplifier or video projector. To have their power on/off controlled by the AVM 20, simply connect a trigger output from the AVM 20 to the trigger input of the other component.
- Page 17 Allows you to enable or disable the AVM20’s Front IR Receiver and Rear IR Inputs. Being able to do so can be useful when an IR repeater, connected to the AVM 20, is located in the same room as the AVM 20. In such a case, the AVM 20 can receive two IR signals for the same command –...
- Page 18 In other situations, the IR signal may find its way to the internally mounted rear IR Receiver through the vents in the top cover. This could also cause confusion for the AVM 20. If the Rear IR Receivers are not used, simply disable them to solve any possible problems.
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Page 19: Displays / Timeout
From here, select the Path adjustments that are shown by the MAIN or ZONE2 On-Screen displays. For example, if ZONE2 is set up with an IR repeater for the Remote Control, and you are using the AVM 20 in the MAIN room, you may not want to be disturbed by information about adjustments made in ZONE2 by someone else. -
Page 20: Save / Restore Settings
Restore or Reload Settings: You may RESTORE USER SETTINGS, INSTALLER SETTINGS, or RELOAD FACTORY DEFAULTS at will. The AVM 20 will prompt you to confirm that you want to replace the current settings – press BACK at this point to abort a restore. - Page 21 7. SETUP MENU continued … Example 1: Save User Settings. Note: FM • AM Tuner presets will also be saved in USER SETTINGS. • Enter the Setup (section 7.1). Go to ‘11. SAVE/RESTORE SETTINGS’ and press SELECT. • Upon entering this menu item, “11a. SAVE USER SETTINGS” will be highlighted in red. •...
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Page 22: Lockout / Passwords
7. SETUP MENU continued … 7.4.12 LOCKOUT / PASSWORDS Passwords are used to protect the saved User and Installer settings. Once you have set a password, it can also be used as a Lockout to prevent settings from being changed by anyone without one of the passwords. 12.
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