Denon AVR-3808CI - Manual (Page 31)

Make detail settings for various parameters.
Speaker Setup
Use this procedure to set the speakers
manually or if you wish to change the
settings made with the auto setup
procedure.
F Menu tree F
Manual Setup
Speaker Setup
a Speaker Confi guration
s Subwoofer Mode
d Distance
f Channel Level
g Crossover Frequency
h Surround Speaker
Manual Setup
Front
Select front speaker size.
a Speaker Confi guration
Select speaker confi guration and size.
(bass reproduction capability)
[Selectable items] Large Small
Center
Select center speaker use and size.
[Selectable items] Large Small None
Subwoofer
Select subwoofer use.
[Selectable items] Yes No
Surround A
Select surround speakers A use and size.
[Selectable items] Large Small None
Surround B
Select surround speakers B use and size.
[Selectable items] Large Small None
Surround Back
Select surround back speaker use and size.
[Selectable items]
(
Large Small None
)
(
2spkrs 1spkr
)
• Select “Large” or “Small” not according to the physical size of the
speaker but according to the low frequency reproduction capabilities
based on the frequency set at “Crossover Frequency” (vpage
29).
• When “Front” is set to “Small”, “Subwoofer” is automatically set to
“Yes”.
• If “Subwoofer” is set to “No”, “Front” is automatically set to
“Large”.
• If “Surround A” is set to “None”, “Surround B” and “Surround Back”
are automatically set to “None”.
• When using just one surround back speaker, connect it to the left
channel (SBL).
s Subwoofer Mode
Select low range signal to be reproduced by subwoofer.
[Selectable items] LFE LFE+Main
• This can be set when GUI menu “Speaker Confi guration” –
“Subwoofer” is set to “Yes”.
• Play music or a movie source and select the mode offering the
strongest bass.
• Select “LFE+Main” if you want the bass signals to always be
produced from the subwoofer.
d Distance
Set distance from listening position to speakers.
Before making the settings, measure the distance from
the listening position to the different speakers.
Feet / Meters
Select unit for distance.
Step
Select step. (smallest distance)
[Selectable items] 1ft
/
0.1ft z 1 /
0.1m
/
0.01m z 2
Default
Resets the settings to the default values.
Distance measurement
Select the speaker you want to set, then set the distance.
Set the value closest to the measured distance.
[Variable range] 0.0ft ~ 60.0ft z 1 /
0.00m ~ 18.00m z 2
NOTE
Set the distance between the listening position and the various
speakers to no more than 20.0 ft (6.00 meters).
z 1: Can be selected when “Feet” is set.
z 2: Can be selected when “Meters” is set.
z 1: Display when “Feet” is set.
z 2: Display when “Meters” is set.
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NOTE
By default, the AVR-3808CI’s “Amp Assign” setting is set to “ZONE2”.
To use as the surround back speaker for the main zone, change the
“Amp Assign” setting (vpage 68, 69).
Large
: Select this for a large speaker with strong bass
reproduction.
Small
: Select this for a smaller speaker with weaker bass
reproduction.