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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.

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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).

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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

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rent listening mode.

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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.

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Press the MUTE button. Shut off all of speakers' output.

Press it a second time to release muting and resume the

normal output.