Hitachi HTD-K160 Best Position Setting, Height, To specify the balance of the speak- ers

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Best Position Setting

Note

•Do not place the center and rear speakers far away from the listening position than the front speakers.

•Avoid positioning the speakers in corners, as this will boost the bass tones too much.

•Placing the speaker behind curtains, furniture etc. will reduce the treble response, thus reducing the stereo effect considerably. The listener should still be able to see the speaker.

•Each room has different acoustic characteristics and position- ing possibilities are often limited. You can find the best position for your speakers by experimenting. In general, the speakers should be arranged as symmetrically as possible.

Height

•The best height for front and center speaker is at the height of your ears (while seated).

•The height of the rear speakers is not less than the height of your ears (while seated).

See the following diagram. It’s advisable to place the rear speakers in the D area. However you can place them in the C area, too.

To specify the balance of the speak- ers

You can use the Test Tone function to check whether all the speak- ers are connected correctly, and to specify the balance of the speakers.

1.Press the ‘on’ in Speaker Setup page.

You will hear the test tone from Front-left speaker, Center speaker, Front-right speaker, Surround-right speaker and Surround-left speaker in sequence.

2.Sit at your listening position, use the VOLUME - or + buttons to adjust the level of each speaker.

Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same.

The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display and TV screen. If you do not operate the remote for a few seconds, the value turns off and is stored in the system.

3.Press ‘OFF’ to turn off the test tone.

Note

•The playback will pause during test tone.

•The test tone only tests the valid speakers, depending the cur- rent listening mode.

C

D

C

60o D

30o

To specify the level of the speak- ers

You can vary the level of each speaker as follows. At the same time, you can adjust the Treble of the front speakers.

1.Press the SELECT button to select a channel. The level of the channel will appear on the front panel display and TV screen.

TRE (Treble level) adjustable range: -10 dB to +10 dB, 2 dB/ step.

FL (Front-left level), CNT (Center level), FR (Front-right level), SR (Surround-right level), SL (Surround-left level) and SUB (Subwoofer level) adjustable range: -15 dB to +10 dB, 1 dB/step.

2.Use the VOLUME - and VOLUME + buttons to adjust the selected channel’s level.

3.If you do not press the SELECT or VOLUME - / + buttons for a few seconds, the values turns off and is stored in the system.

Note

•The optional items vary with the changing of listening mode.

To adjust the volume of all the speakers (Master Volume) at one time

Use the VOLUME - and VOLUME + buttons in normal mode.

To shut off all of speakers’ output

Press the MUTE button. Shut off all of speakers' output. Press it a second time to release muting and resume the normal output.

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