Onkyo Mastering Home Theater Setup with SKF-960F Speakers

Connecting the Speakers

Enjoying Home Theater

Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. You can enjoy DVDs featuring Dolby Digital or DTS. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo’s original DSP listening modes. And you can use THX Surround EX to expand 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-channel playback.

Front left and right speakers (SKF-960F)

These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater is to pro- vide a solid anchor for the sound image. They should be positioned facing the listener at about ear level, and equally spaced from the TV. Angle them inward.

Center speaker (SKC-960C)

This speaker enhances the front left and right speakers, making sound movements distinct and providing a full sound image. For movies it’s used mainly for dialog. Position it close to your TV facing forward at about ear level, or at the same height as the front left and right speakers.

Corner

Subwoofer (SKW-960)

The subwoofer handles the bass sounds of the LFE (Low-Frequency

Effects) channel. In general, a

1/3 wall

good bass sound can be obtained

length

by installing the subwoofer in a front corner, or at one-third the way along the wall, as shown.

Speaker Set A: Main Room

Surround left and right speakers (SKM-960S)

These speakers are used for precise sound positioning and to add realistic ambience. Position them at the sides of the listener, or slightly behind, about 2–3 feet (60–100 cm) above ear level. Ideally they should be equally spaced from the listener.

Surround back left and right speakers (SKB-960)

These speakers further enhance the realism of surround sound and improve sound localization behind the listener. Position them behind the listener about 2–3 feet (60–100 cm) above ear level.

Speaker Set B: Sub Room

* While speaker set B is on, these speakers output no sound.

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