JVC RX-D206B, RX-D205S manual Basic setting items, Speakers channels number and the size

Speakers (channels) number and the size

You can find how each of the speaker size is defined according to the number of connected speakers (speaker channel “ch” number) you select.

• Subwoofer is counted as 0.1 channel.

		The size of connected speakers
CH	L/R	C	LS/RS	SB	SUBWFR
2.0CH	LRG (large)	NO	NO	NO	NO
2.1CH	SML (small)	NO	NO	NO	YES
3.0CH	LRG	SML	NO	NO	NO
3.1CH	SML	SML	NO	NO	YES
4.0CH	LRG	NO	SML	NO	NO
4.1CH	SML	NO	SML	NO	YES
5.0CH	LRG	SML	SML	NO	NO
5.1CH	SML	SML	SML	NO	YES
6.0CH	LRG	SML	SML	SML	NO
				(1SPK)
6.1CH	SML	SML	SML	SML	YES
				(1SPK)
7.0CH	LRG	SML	SML	SML	NO
				(2SPK)
7.1CH	SML	SML	SML	SML	YES
				(2SPK)

Room size and the speaker distance/output level

According to the selected room size, speaker distance and speaker output level for each activated speaker is set as follows:

Room size	Speaker	Distance	Output
			level
L	L/R	3.0 m (10 ft)	0 dB
(Large)
	C	3.0 m (10 ft)	0 dB
	LS/RS	3.0 m (10 ft)	0 dB
	SBL(SB)/SBR	3.0 m (10 ft)	0 dB
M	L/R	2.7 m (9 ft)	0 dB
(Medium)
	C	2.4 m (8 ft)	–2 dB
	LS/RS	2.1 m (7 ft)	–3 dB
	SBL(SB)/SBR	1.8m (6ft)	–4 dB
S	L/R	2.4 m (8 ft)	0 dB
(Small)
	C	2.1 m (7 ft)	–2 dB
	LS/RS	1.5 m (5 ft)	–4 dB
	SBL(SB)/SBR	1.2 m (4 ft)	–6 dB

NOTE

Abbreviations used in the tables above stand for the following speakers and the subwoofer:

–L: Left front speaker

–R: Right front speaker

–C: Center speaker

–LS: Left surround speaker

–RS: Right surround speaker

–SB: Surround back speaker

–SBL: Left surround back speaker

–SBR: Right surround back speaker

–SUBWFR: Subwoofer

Basic setting items

You can adjust the following items. See pages in parentheses for details.

•You cannot select the items which is not available with the

current setting. For example, when the speaker channel number is set to “<5.1ch>” in Quick Speaker Setup, you cannot select the following items:

S BACK OUT, S BACK DIST, S BACK L DIST, S BACK R DIST

Items To do

QUICK SPK SET Register the number of speakers you connect and the size of your listening room. (15)

SUBWOOFER* Register your subwoofer. (17)

FRONT SPK* Register your front speaker size. (17)

CENTER SPK* Register your center speaker size. (17)

SURROUND SPK* Register your surround speaker size. (17)

S BACK SPK*	Register your surround back speaker size. (17)
S BACK OUT*	Register the number of your surround back
	speaker(s). (17)
DIST UNIT	Select the measuring unit for the speaker
	distance. (18)
FRONT L DIST*	Register the distance from the left front
	speaker to your listening point. (18)
FRONT R DIST*	Register the distance from the right front
	speaker to your listening point. (18)
CENTER DIST*	Register the distance from the center speaker
	to your listening point. (18)
SURR L DIST*	Register the distance from the left surround
	speaker to your listening point. (18)
SURR R DIST*	Register the distance from the right surround
	speaker to your listening point. (18)
S BACK DIST*	Register the distance from the surround back
	speaker to your listening point. (18)
S BACK L DIST*	Register the distance from the left surround
	back speaker to your listening point. (18)
S BACK R DIST*	Register the distance from the right surround
	back speaker to your listening point. (18)
EX/ES/PLIIx	Select the EX/ES/PLIIx reproduction mode. (18)
DUAL MONO	Select the Dual Mono sound channel. (19)
SUBWOOFER OUT	Select sounds emitted from the subwoofer. (19)
CROSSOVER	Select the cutoff frequency to the subwoofer.
	(19)
LFE ATT	Attenuate the bass (LFE) sounds. (19)
MIDNIGHT MODE	Reproduce a powerful sound at night. (20)
DIGITAL IN 1	Select the component connected to the digital
	coaxial terminal—1(DVR/DVD). (20)
DIGITAL IN 2	Select the component connected to the digital
	optical terminal—2(DBS). (20)
DIGITAL IN 3	Select the component connected to the digital
	optical terminal—3(VCR). (20)
DVD VIDEO IN	Select the type of video terminal used for the
	DVD recorder or DVD player. (20)
VCR VIDEO IN	Select the type of video terminal used for the
	VCR. (20)
DBS VIDEO IN	Select the type of video terminal used for the
	DBS tuner. (20)

*If you have used Quick Speaker Setup on page 15, these settings are not required.

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