Sherwood RD-8601 Speaker Setup, English, About the speaker size, About the speaker distance

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Speaker Setup

ENGLISH

Speaker Setup

After you have installed this receiver and connected all the components, you should adjust the speaker settings for the optimum sound acoustics according to your environment and speaker layout.

Even when you change speakers, speaker positions, or the layout of your listening environment, you should adjust the speaker settings, too.

About the speaker size

The composition of the signals output from the different channels and the frequency response are adjusted automatically according to the combination of speakers actually being used.

Select “Large” or “Small” not according to the actual size of the speaker but according to the speaker’s capacity for playing low frequency (bass sound below frequency set for the Crossover Frequency mode and below) signals.

Large : Select this when connecting speakers that can fully reproduce

sounds below crossover frequency(*) of your speaker.

Small : Select this when connecting speakers that cannot fully reproduce sounds below crossover frequency.

When this setting is selected, sounds below crossover frequency are sent to the subwoofer or speakers which are set to “Large”(when not using a subwoofer).

None : Select this when no speakers are connected.

When this is selected, sounds are sent to the speakers which are not set to None.

Yes / None : Select the desired depending on whether a subwoofer is connected or not.

(*) : Crossover frequency is the frequency (Hz) below which the bass sound of each main speakers is to output from the subwoofer or from speakers which are set to “Large” (when not using a subwoofer).

Refer to the operating instructions of the speakers to be connected. If the frequency range of your speaker is 100 Hz ~ 20 kHz, the crossover frequency have to be set to 100 Hz(or slightly higher).

If you do not know, try comparing the sound at both settings (setting the volume to a level low enough so as not to damage the speakers) to determine the proper setting.

Depending or relationship between speakers, settings possible for each speaker are as follows:

Front L/R Center

Surr. L/R

Surr. Back

Subwoofer

 

 

 

Large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large

Small

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small

Small

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large

 

 

 

Large

 

Yes

 

 

Small

Large

 

 

 

or

Small

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

Small

Small

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large

 

 

 

Large

Small

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small

Small

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

X

 

 

 

Small

Small

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small

None

 

 

 

 

Small

 

None

X

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small

Small

 

 

None

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

X

 

About the speaker distance

When enjoying multi-channel surround playback with Dolby Digital and DTS sources, etc., it is ideal that the center and surround speakers, etc. should be the same distance from the main listening position as the front speakers. By entering the distance between the listening position and each speaker, the delay times of center and surround speakers are automatically adjusted to create an ideal listening environment virtually as if the center and surround speakers were at their ideal locations respectively as below:

Ideal location of a center speaker

FL

 

SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dc

All speakers should be located

Df : Distance between front speakers and listening position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Df

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

within a circle with a radius of Df

Dc : Distance between center speaker and listening position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ds : Distance between surround speakers and listening position

 

 

 

Db

 

 

 

Ds

 

Db : Distance between surround back speaker and listening position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SL

 

SB

 

SR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ideal location of a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

surround speaker

 

Ideal location of a surround back speaker

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Contents RD-8601 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSAudio/Video Receiver READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT Note to CATV System InstallerFOR YOUR SAFETY IntroductionSAFETY INSTRUCTION Using the OSD CONTENTSUniversal Remote Controls | Speaker Setup |System Connections 1. CONNECTING ANTENNAsENGLISH ENGLISH 2. CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTSENGLISH 3. CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS4. CONNECTING EXTERNAL INs 5. CONNECTING DIGITAL INs and OUTENGLISH 6. CONNECTING SYSTEM CONTROL8. CONNECTING SPEAKERS 7. SUBWOOFER PREOUT connectionSurround back speaker Speaker placementFront left and right speakers and center speaker Surround left and right speakersENGLISH 9. CONNECTING MICROPHONE10. SWITCHED AC OUTLETs 11. AC INPUT CORDFLUORESCENT DISPLAY Front Panel ControlsENGLISH VIDEO VIDEO L - AUDIO - R VIDEO 3 INPUT JACKSENGLISH VIDEO AUDIO OUT OUTDigi link system remote controls Universal Remote ControlsENGLISH FUNCTION TABLE of the NUMBERED BUTTONS NotesENGLISH LOADING BATTERIES REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RANGEENGLISH Entering a setup code USING FUNCTIONS OF REMOTE CONTROLENGLISH ENGLISH Using a punch-throughfunctionOperating a macro function Programming a macro functionENGLISH About the speaker distance Speaker SetupENGLISH About the speaker sizeBefore setting the speaker setup SETTING THE SPEAKER SETUP MANUALLYENGLISH ENGLISH ContinuedENGLISH Before setting the speaker setupConnect the optional microphone to the ENGLISH When specifying the number of speakers installedENGLISH While displaying “SET MEMO”, checkBefore operation • The STANDBY indicator lights upOperations LISTENING TO A PROGRAM SOURCEan input source When CD, VIDEO 1~3 is selected asENGLISH ENGLISH Adjusting the tonebass and trebleDTS - ES Extended Surround SURROUND SOUNDSurround modes DTS Digital SurroundDolby Headphone Dolby Pro Logic IIx surroundDolby Pro Logic II surround Dolby Virtual SpeakerENGLISH ENJOYING SURROUND SOUNDENGLISH To cancel the surround mode for stereo operationListening in a Dolby Headphone mode 2CH downmix modeENGLISH Adjusting each channel level with test toneENGLISH Adjusting the current channel levelRecalling the memorized channel levels Memorizing the adjusted channel levelsENGLISH LISTENING TO RADIO BROADCASTS Auto tuningManual tuning Presetting radio stationsListening to FM stereo broadcasts Tuning to preset stationsScanning preset stations in sequence MEMORY BACKUP FUNCTIONDubbing from video components onto Dubbing the audio and video signalsRECORDING Recording with TAPEENGLISH DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING WITH MD RECORDEROTHER FUNCTIONS Operating the sleep timerENGLISH Using the OSDOSD Menu Settings CURRENT STATUS DISPLAYWhen selecting the SURROUND MODE Select the desired menu using theWhen selecting the SPEAKER SETUP When selecting the FUNCTION SELECTENGLISH SETTING THE SPEAKER SETUPWhen selecting the AUTO SPEAKER SETUP PreparationsENGLISH When selecting the MANUAL SPEAKER SETUPENGLISH NotesSELECTING THE FUNCTION When selecting the DIGITAL INPUTENGLISH When selecting the TONE CONTROL When selecting the VIDEO SELECTENGLISH ENGLISH SELECTING THE SURROUND MODEAdjusting the current channel level SETTING THE CH LEVEL SETUPENGLISH Recalling the memorized channel levels Memorizing the adjusted channel levelsENGLISH the ENTER buttonREMEDY Troubleshooting GuidePROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSEENGLISH SpecificationsENGLISH Setup Code TableENGLISH Headquarter ENGLISHENGLISH AUX-AMP AUX-TAPE/MDAUX-LD AUX-TAPEENGLISH AUX-ACCESSARYAUX-HOMEAUTOMATION AUX-DBSAudio/Video Receiver RD-8601