SETUP

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Performing Manual Speaker Distance Calibration

SETUP SPEAKERS MANUAL SPEAKER DISTANCES

Selecting the MANUAL SPEAKER SETUP menu SPEAKER DISTANCES option opens the SPEAKER DISTANCES menu shown below, which can be used to manually calibrate speaker distances.

MAIN MENU

MODE ADJUST AUDIO CONTROLS SETUP

SETUP

INPUTS

SPEAKERS

REAR PANEL CONFIG DISPLAYS VOLUME CONTROLS TRIGGERS

LOCK OPTIONS

SPEAKER SETUP

CUSTOM SETUP SYNTHESIS 7CH SETUP SPEAKER DIISTANCES LEVELS CALIBRATION

 

 

R

 

SR

 

RR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+0.0dB

+0.0dB

+0.0dB

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+0.0dB

 

 

 

 

M

L

 

SL

 

RL

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+0.0dB

+0.0dB

+0.0dB

+0.0dB

 

SPEAKER DISTANCES

 

 

FRONT LEFT

 

0.0ft

 

CENTER

 

 

0.0ft

 

FRONT RIGHT

 

0.0ft

 

SIDE RIGHT

 

 

0.0ft

 

REARRRIGHTSR

RR

0.0ft

 

REAR LEFT

 

 

0.0ft

 

SIDE LEFT

 

 

0.0ft

 

MONO SUB

 

 

0.0ft

 

C

 

 

 

 

SUB RIGHT

 

 

N/A

M LFE L

SL

RL

N/A

SUBUNITS

 

 

FEET

 

 

 

 

 

0.0 to 30.0ft or 12.0m

METERS

FEET

To manually calibrate speaker distances:

1.Follow the menu path shown above to select the MANUAL SPEAKER SETUP menu SPEAKER DISTANCES option. The SPEAKER DISTANCES menu shown above will open on the on-screen display.

2. Press the

and

arrow buttons to highlight the desired

speaker distance parameter. Then, press the

arrow button to

select the highlighted speaker distance parameter.

3.To determine the appropriate speaker distance, measure the distance between the primary listening position and the front baffle of the speaker. For instance, if the FRONT LEFT parameter is selected, measure the distance between the primary listening position and the front baffle of the speaker connected to the Main Zone audio output connector labeled Front L.

4. When the speaker distance has been measured, press the

and arrow buttons to set the parameter to the closest available value.

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JBL SDP-40 Performing Manual Speaker Distance Calibration, To manually calibrate speaker distances

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