@PENG , when I say HEIGHT 1 & HEIGHT 2 , I mean the speaker terminals on the AVR, thats what they're named. I didnt use the actual Height channels, but Height 1/2 connected to TOP FRONT & TOP REAR Speakers..
, as outlined on page 60 of the manual, but with the Surround backs included,
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So HEIGHT 1 from AVR went to Top FRONT L/R & HEIGHT 2 went to TOP REAR L/R , as shown above.
Page 70 refers to two sets of "Dolby Atmos Speakers" , which dont apply to me. These are not Atmos enabled speakers("bouncy house" as Gene calls them), but regular speakers mounted on ceiling.
Unfortunately, looks like the AVR repair has reset all the configurations to default. I need to do them from scratch. I just have the physical connections noted , before I sent to repair ..and these were the Connections and yes , like yours, my Top Rears are connected to Height 2:
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In the Amp assign section, Floor layout would have been set to "5Ch & SB" for 7.1 Channels and "Height Sp" to "4Ch" , for the ceiling speakers.
from Page 66 of the manual, highlighted my Config.
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No , I didnt select HEIGHT, but TOP FRONT, TOP REAR , as shown above.
Thanks much, for your time on this..