Hi There,

I hooked my Model 5000 amp to my Yamaha receiver a few months ago. I have now received the Model 976 processor, on Friday, and have hooked it up, thereby replacing the Yamaha receiver in the processor role.

I am thrilled with anticipation, but have a few questions....

- When configuring the speakers: Although I have selected None for Surround Back Speakers (I have a 5.1 system), I get an error message stating that I need to connect all of the speakers (it names all 7 speakers) - I triple checked and all speakers are connected. UPDATE: Some hours after this posting, I decided to dust off my old (albeit digital) Radio Shack sound meter, and I configured the speaker levels with it. However, I'd still like to know if the 976 is not capable of AUTO configuring the speaker levels if surround back speakers are not included in a setup.

- My Yamaha receiver had a "Pure Direct" mode which allowed the CD signal to bypass any and all processing (Music II - DTC - whatever. How do I turn off all processing sound fields on the 976?


Really appreciate any and all help.

Tom