Cambridge Audio 551Rsetup, Speakerconfiguration, FrontLeftandRightspeakers, Centrespeaker

551Rsetup

Thesetupofthe551Risareasonablysimple4stageprocess.Thespeaker setup process (stage 2.) can either be performed manually or via the CAMCAS(CambridgeAudioMicrophoneControlledAutoSetup)procedure. Theprocedureisasfollows:

1.Speakerconfiguration.

2.Speakersetup(Speakerdelay andLevelcalibration)

3.AssigningHDMIandAnaloguevideoinputs

4.Sourcesetup

1.Speakerconfiguration

Firsttelltheunitwhatkindofspeakerpackageyouhave.Theoptionsare5.1 or 7.1 as shown below. The 551R can support up to a 7.1 speaker setup which means 7 speakers (Front Left, Front Right, Centre, Surround Left, Surround Right, Surround Back Left, Back Right) plus a mains powered Subwoofer(the.1).

Refertothediagramsbelowfortypicalexamplesof5.1and7.1loudspeaker setups.Alwaysadjustthespeakerandlisteningpositionsuntilyouarehappy withthesound.Pleaserefertoyourloudspeakerandsubwoofermanualsfor moredetailedpositioninginformation.

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1 FrontLeftandRightspeakers

Forstereoandmulti-channelsound.

2 Centrespeaker

Fordialogueandcentresounds.Ideallypositionatasimilarheighttothefront left and right speakers (above or below the TV/monitor). Using a centre speaker from the same manufacturer/range as used for the front left and rightspeakersisadvisable.This“timbrematching”allowssurroundeffectsto flowmorenaturallyfromlefttorightwithoutobvioustransitionsbetweenthe speakers.

3 SurroundLeftandRightspeakers

For ambient and multi-channel sound. Floorstanding speakers should be angledtowardsthelisteningposition.Bookshelf/standmountspeakersshould bewallmountedorusedwithdedicatedspeakerstands,positionedatorabove earheight.

4 Subwoofer

Forimprovingthebassinyoursystem,aswellasreproducingdedicatedLFE (Low Frequency Effects) cinema effects when playing Dolby Digital or DTS encodeddiscs.Yoursubwoofercanoftenbeplacedalmostanywhereinthe room as bass is less directional, but experimentation with positioning is recommended.

5 SurroundBackLeftandRightspeakers

Individual back speakers in place of a single surround back. Used with the 7.1 processing types. Remember to experiment with the positions until you arehappywiththesound.

Ineachcasethe5.1/7.1infactrelatestothemaximumnumberofspeakers that can be used, as the Centre, Sub and Surround speakers can all be deleted if required (although of course performance is reduced). For example,ifyouchoosenottouseaCentreChannelspeakeryoucansetthis to 'None' in the settings as shown later and the 551R will automatically redirect the centre channel audio information into the Left and Right Front channels,creatingwhatisknownasa'PhantomCentre'.

Similarly,youmightdecidenottouseasubwooferifyourmainLeftandRight speakers are capable of reproducing enough bass for a satisfying music/movieexperience.The551Rwillthenautomaticallyre-directthebass from the Subwoofer/Low Frequency Effect channel to the Left and Right FrontSpeakers.

Note:Thissetupisveryimportantasthe551Rwillalsoautomaticallyuse this information to select appropriate Dolby and DTS decoding modes dependantnotonlyonthesourcematerialbutalsothespeakerpackageit knowsyouhave.

Totelltheunitthetypeofpackageyouhave,turnontheOn-ScreenDisplay viatheremotebuttonasshown.Highlightthe‘SpeakerConfiguration’menu byusingvolumeupanddownontheremotethengotoitbypressingEnter:

azur 551R Main Menu

Speaker Setup	Vol
Audio In/Out Setup
Video Input Setup
Scaler Assign/Processing Setup	Enter
Tone/Sub/LFE Config
Advanced Dolby/DTS Setup
OSD Setup	Vol
Quit : [OSD]

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