Home Theater Direct RTD209 manual Test tone/Channel balance, No adjacent walls

RTD209 EN 26/4/06 3:21 PM Page 11

Connections and Setup

	No adjacent walls
	Surround speakers can go on stands facing each
	other to approximate sidewall mounting (A), or
	to the sides or rear of the viewing area, aimed
		EN
	upwards; they can go right on the floor, or
	preferably, a few feet off the floor such as on
	end tables (B).
	Test tone/Channel balance
Courtesy Dolby Laboratories	Channel balance
	Your receiver is equipped with a test signal
	generator for balancing the channels. As the
	signal “travels” from channel to channel, adjust
	the level controls until each channel plays at
	the same loudness level (see page 26).
	Level adjustment and surround channel
	level expectation
	Even though you adjust the surround channel
	to be as loud as the others on the test signal,
	on actual program material the surround
	channel is usually much lower than the front.
	Don’t re-adjust the surround level; program
	producers use surround for subtle atmospherics
	and ambience, and only rarely for special
	effects.

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