Sherwood RD-8601 Speaker placement, Front left and right speakers and center speaker, Subwoofer

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Speaker placement

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Speaker placement

Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the size of your room and the wall coverings, etc. The typical example of speaker placement and recommendations are as follows :

Front left and right speakers and center speaker

Place the front speakers with their front surfaces as flush with TV or monitor screen as possible.

Place the center speaker between the front left and right speakers and no further from the listening position than the front speakers.

Place each speaker so that sound is aimed at the location of the listener’s ears when at the main listening position.

Surround left and right speakers

Place the surround speakers approximately 1 meter (40 inches) above the ear level of a seated listener on the direct left and right of them or slightly behind.

Surround back speaker

Place the surround back speaker at the rear center facing the front at a slightly higher position (0 to 10 inches) than the surround speakers.

We recommend installing the surround back speaker at a slightly downward facing angle. This effectively prevents the surround back channel signals from reflecting off the TV or screen at the front center, resulting in interference and making the sense of movement from the front to the back less sharp.

Subwoofer

The subwoofer reproduces powerful deep bass sounds. Place a powered subwoofer anywhere in the front as desired.

Notes :

When using a conventional TV , to avoid interference with the TV picture, use only magnetically shielded front left and right and center speakers.

To obtain the best surround effects, the speakers except the subwoofer should be full range speakers.

 

 

TV or SCREEN

 

 

 

1

 

 

SUBWOOFER CENTER

 

FRONT (LEFT)

3

4

FRONT (RIGHT)

 

 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 

LISTENING

 

 

 

POSITION

 

6

 

 

7

SURROUND

 

9

SURROUND

(LEFT)

 

(RIGHT)

 

 

8

 

 

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

BACK

 

Surround speaker

Surround back

 

 

 

speaker

Point slightly

 

 

 

Front speaker

 

downward

 

 

60 to 90 cm

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Contents OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS RD-8601Audio/Video Receiver FOR YOUR SAFETY Note to CATV System InstallerIntroduction READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNITSAFETY INSTRUCTION Universal Remote Controls | CONTENTSSpeaker Setup | Using the OSD1. CONNECTING ANTENNAs System ConnectionsENGLISH ENGLISH 2. CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS4. CONNECTING EXTERNAL INs 3. CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS5. CONNECTING DIGITAL INs and OUT ENGLISH8. CONNECTING SPEAKERS 6. CONNECTING SYSTEM CONTROL7. SUBWOOFER PREOUT connection ENGLISHFront left and right speakers and center speaker Speaker placementSurround left and right speakers Surround back speaker10. SWITCHED AC OUTLETs 9. CONNECTING MICROPHONE11. AC INPUT CORD ENGLISHFront Panel Controls FLUORESCENT DISPLAYENGLISH ENGLISH VIDEO 3 INPUT JACKSVIDEO AUDIO OUT OUT VIDEO VIDEO L - AUDIO - RUniversal Remote Controls Digi link system remote controlsENGLISH Notes FUNCTION TABLE of the NUMBERED BUTTONSENGLISH REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RANGE LOADING BATTERIESENGLISH USING FUNCTIONS OF REMOTE CONTROL Entering a setup codeENGLISH ENGLISH Using a punch-throughfunctionProgramming a macro function Operating a macro functionENGLISH ENGLISH Speaker SetupAbout the speaker size About the speaker distanceSETTING THE SPEAKER SETUP MANUALLY Before setting the speaker setupENGLISH ENGLISH ContinuedBefore setting the speaker setup ENGLISHConnect the optional microphone to the ENGLISH When specifying the number of speakers installedENGLISH While displaying “SET MEMO”, checkOperations • The STANDBY indicator lights upLISTENING TO A PROGRAM SOURCE Before operationWhen CD, VIDEO 1~3 is selected as an input sourceENGLISH ENGLISH Adjusting the tonebass and trebleSurround modes SURROUND SOUNDDTS Digital Surround DTS - ES Extended SurroundDolby Pro Logic II surround Dolby Pro Logic IIx surroundDolby Virtual Speaker Dolby HeadphoneENGLISH ENJOYING SURROUND SOUNDListening in a Dolby Headphone mode To cancel the surround mode for stereo operation2CH downmix mode ENGLISHENGLISH Adjusting each channel level with test toneENGLISH Adjusting the current channel levelMemorizing the adjusted channel levels Recalling the memorized channel levelsENGLISH Manual tuning Auto tuningPresetting radio stations LISTENING TO RADIO BROADCASTSScanning preset stations in sequence Tuning to preset stationsMEMORY BACKUP FUNCTION Listening to FM stereo broadcastsRECORDING Dubbing the audio and video signalsRecording with TAPE Dubbing from video components ontoENGLISH DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING WITH MD RECORDEROTHER FUNCTIONS Operating the sleep timerOSD Menu Settings Using the OSDCURRENT STATUS DISPLAY ENGLISHWhen selecting the SPEAKER SETUP Select the desired menu using theWhen selecting the FUNCTION SELECT When selecting the SURROUND MODEWhen selecting the AUTO SPEAKER SETUP SETTING THE SPEAKER SETUPPreparations ENGLISHENGLISH When selecting the MANUAL SPEAKER SETUPENGLISH NotesWhen selecting the DIGITAL INPUT SELECTING THE FUNCTIONENGLISH When selecting the VIDEO SELECT When selecting the TONE CONTROLENGLISH ENGLISH SELECTING THE SURROUND MODESETTING THE CH LEVEL SETUP Adjusting the current channel levelENGLISH ENGLISH Memorizing the adjusted channel levelsthe ENTER button Recalling the memorized channel levelsPROBLEM Troubleshooting GuidePOSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDYENGLISH SpecificationsENGLISH Setup Code TableENGLISH Headquarter ENGLISHENGLISH AUX-LD AUX-TAPE/MDAUX-TAPE AUX-AMPAUX-HOMEAUTOMATION AUX-ACCESSARYAUX-DBS ENGLISHAudio/Video Receiver RD-8601