Denon AVR-E300 Owner's Manual

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99Manual Setup Default settings are underlined.Perform when setting the speakers manually or when changing settings made in Audyssey® Setup.• If you change the speaker settings after performing Audyssey® Setup, it will not be possible to selectAudyssey MultEQ®, Audyssey Dynamic EQ® and Audyssey Dynamic Volume® (vpage 89, 90).• “Manual Setup” can be used without changing the settings. Please set if necessary.Setting items Setting detailsSpeaker Config.Indicate speaker presenceand select speaker sizecategories based on bassreproduction capability.NOTEDo not use the outwardshape of the speaker todetermine selection of a“Large” or “Small” speaker.Instead, use the frequenciesset in “Crossovers”(vpage 100) as thestandard for determiningbass reproduction capability.Front : Set the front speaker size.• Large : Use a large speaker that can adequately play back very low bassfrequencies.• Small : Use a small speaker that has inadequate playback capacity forvery low bass frequencies. Note that for most multi-channel speakers,this is the best choice.• When “Subwoofer” is set to “No”, “Front” is automatically set to“Large”.• When “Front” is set to “Small”, “Center” and “Surround“ can not beset to “Large”.Center : Set the presence and size of the center speaker.• Large : Use a large speaker that can adequately play back very low bassfrequencies.• Small : Use a small speaker that has inadequate playback capacity forvery low bass frequencies. Note that this is almost always the bestchoice.• None : Select when a center speaker is not connected.“Large” is not displayed when “Front” is set to “Small”.Subwoofer : Set the presence of a subwoofer.• Yes : Use a subwoofer.• No : Select when a subwoofer is not connected.When “Front” is set to “Small”, “Subwoofer” is automatically set to“Yes”.Surround : Set the presence and size of the surround speakers.• Large : Use a large speaker that can adequately play back very low bassfrequencies.• Small : Use a small speaker that has inadequate playback capacity forvery low bass frequencies. Note that this is almost always the bestchoice.• None : Select when the surround speakers are not connected.Setting items Setting detailsDistancesSet distance from listeningposition to speakers.Measure beforehand thedistance from the listeningposition to each speaker.Unit : Set the unit of distance.• Feet / MetersStep : Set the minimum variable width of the distance.• 1ft / 0.1ft• 0.1m / 0.01mSet Defaults : The “Distances” settings are returned to the defaultsettings.• Reset : Reset to the defaults.• Cancel : Do not reset to the defaults.When you select “Set Defaults” and pressENTER, the “Resets all of the distancesettings to the factory defaults?” prompt isdisplayed. Select either “Reset” or “Cancel”,and press ENTER.Front L / Front R / Center / Subwoofer / Surround L / Surround R :Select speaker for distance setting.• 0.0ft – 60.0ft / 0.00m – 18.00m : Set the distance.• The speakers that can be selected differ depending on the “SpeakerConfig.” (vpage 99) settings.• Default settings :Front L / Front R / Center / Subwoofer : 12.0 ft (3.60 m)Surround L / Surround R : 10.0 ft (3.00 m)• Set the difference in the distance between the speakers to less than20.0 ft (6.00 m).NOTE“Distances” cannot be set for speakers with “Speaker Config.”(vpage 99) set to “None”.Speakers