Marantz NR1501 manual Basic Connections, Speaker Placement, Connecting Speakers, English, Advanced

ENGLISH

FUNCTIONS	NAMES AND
CONNECTIONS	BASIC
OPERATION	BASIC

BASIC CONNECTIONS

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7-speaker systems, using front left and right speakers, a center speaker, surround left and right speakers, a surround back left and right speakers, and a subwoofer. For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver units. This will deliver smooth pans across the front sound stage as the action moves from side to side.

Your center channel speaker is very important as over 80% of the dialog from a typical motion picture emanates from the center channel.

It should possess similar sonic characteristics to the main speakers. Surround channel speakers need not be identical to the front channel speakers, but they should be of high quality.

The surround center speaker is useful for playback of Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS-ES.

One of the benefits of both Dolby Digital and DTS is that surround channels are discrete full range, while they were frequency limited in earlier “Pro Logic’ type systems.

Bass effects are an important part of home theater. For optimal enjoyment a subwoofer should be used as it is optimized for low frequency reproduction. If you have full range front speakers, however, they may be used in place of a subwoofer with proper setting of the switches in the menu system.

CONNECTING SPEAKERS

•Be sure to use speakers with the specified impedance as shown on the rear panel of this unit.

•When connecting a powered subwoofer (one with a built-in amplifier), connect it to the PRE OUT subwoofer output terminal.

MONITOR OUT

OUT

DVD

MONITOR OUT

BLU-RAY

GAME

DVD

DSS

OUT

3

IN

IN

IN

Y

PB/CB

PR/CR

Y

PB/CB

PR/CR

DVD

DSS

VCR

DSS

VCR

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

MODEL NO. NR1501

L

PRE OUT

2

AC IN

R

1

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

SUB

R - FRONT - L

CENTER

R - SURR. - L

R

L

IN

DVD

DSS

VCR

CD

AUX 2

WOOFER

IN

OUT

SURROUND BACK

DIGITAL

SPEAKER SYSTEMS : 6-8 OHMS

ANALOG AUDIO

REMOTE CONTROL AUDIO

CONNECTIONS	ADVANCED
SETUP
OPERATION	ADVANCED
TROUBLESHOOTING

Subwoofer
Surround Right
Front Right	Surround Back Right
Front Center
Front Left	Surround
Surround Left	Back Left

FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS

We recommend to set the front L and R speakers with 45-60 degrees from the listening position.

CENTER SPEAKER

Align the front line of the center speaker with the front L/R speakers. Or place the center speaker a little backward from the line.

SURROUND LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS

When this unit is used in surround operation, the preferred location for surround speakers is on the side walls of the room, at or slightly behind the listening position.

The center of the center speaker should face the center of the room.

SUBWOOFER

We recommend using a sub-woofer to have maximum bass effect. As the subwoofer only handles low frequencies, you can place it any where in the room.

HEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER UNITS

FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS,

AND A CENTER SPEAKER

Align the tweeters and mid-range drivers on the three front speakers at the same height, as best as possible.

Note

Use magnetically-shielded speakers for front left, right and the center speakers when the speakers are installed near the TV.

SURROUND LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS

Place the surround left, right and surround back speakers higher than your ears by about 70cm–1m. Also place the speakers at the same height, as best as possible.

70cm 1m

2.33.3ft

Powered	Right	Left	Center	Right	Left	Right	Left
subwoofer	Front			Surround		Surround Back

Notes

•To prevent damage to circuitry, do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other and do not let them touch any metal part of this unit.

•Do not touch the speaker terminals when the power is on. It may cause you to receive an electric shocks.

•Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker terminal. Doing so may damage this unit.

•Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the speaker properly. If they are miss-connected, the signal phase will be reversed and the signal quality will be corrupted.

OTHERS

SURROUND BACK LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS

Surround back speakers are required when a full 7.1-channel system is installed.

Speakers should be placed on a rear wall, behind the listening position.

The center of the speaker should face into the room.

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