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SUB W:

speaker to your normal listening position.

 

Set the distance from the subwoofer to your

 

normal listening position.

SURR. B L:

Set the distance from the surround back left

SURR. B R:

Set the distance from the surround back right speaker to your normal listening position.

Notes:

Set the distance to each speaker in meters (m) or feet (ft) as follows.

m: 0.03 - 9.15 m in 0.03 m steps

ft: 0.1 - 30.0 ft in 0.1 ft steps

(The values appearing on the FL display are approximate.)

For the speakers that you have selected “NONE” the speaker size menu will not appear.

The setting for surr.back L and surr.back R appears if it is set, two surround back speakers in the SPEAKER SIZE menu.

The setting of SURR. BACK appears if it is set for one surround back speaker in the SPEAKER SIZE menu.

11. After you complete this portion of the setup, move the cursor to “NEXT” with the 3, 4, 1 and 2 cursor buttons and press the OK/ENTER button to go to the next page.

<SPEAKER LEVEL>

SPEAKER

 

LEVEL

TEST MODE

:

 

MANUAL

FRONT

L

:

 

0 . 0dB

CENTER

 

:

 

0 . 0dB

FRONT

R

:

 

0 . 0dB

SURR . R

 

:

 

0 . 0dB

SURR . B

R

:

 

0 . 0dB

TEST MODE:

Select “MANUAL” or “AUTO” generation of the test tone with the 1 or 2 cursor buttons.

If you select “AUTO”, the test tone will be cycled through in a circular pattern beginning at Left Center Right Surround Right Surround Back Right Surround Back Left Surround Left Subwoofer Left, in 2 seconds increments

for each channel.

Using the 1 or 2 cursor buttons, adjust the volume level of the noise from the speaker so that it is the same level for all the speakers.

If you select “MANUAL”, adjust the output level of each speaker as listed below.

12. Move the cursor to FRONT L by pressing the 4 cursor button. This unit will emit a pink noise from the front left speaker.

Remember the level of this noise and then press the 4 cursor button.

(Note that this can be adjusted to any level between -12 and +12 dB in 0.5 dB increments.)

This unit will now emit the pink noise from the center speaker.

13. Using the 1 and 2 cursor buttons, adjust the volume level of the noise from the center speaker so that it is the same level as the front left speaker.

14. Press the 4 cursor button again. This unit will now emit the pink noise from the front right speaker.

15. Repeat steps 13 and 14 for the front right and other speakers until all speakers are adjusted to the same volume level.

2-3 THX AUDIO SETUP

You can set the advanced Speaker Array.

1. Select “2. SPEAKER SETUP” from the MAIN MENU.

2. Select “THX AUDIO SETUP” with the 3 or 4 cursor buttons.

3. Press the OK/ENTER button to enter the selection.

THX AUDIO SETUP

ADVANCED SPKR ARRAY SURR . B SPKR

: TOGETHER

RETURN

EXIT

Advanced Speaker Array (ASA)

SURR.B SPKR: TOGETHER, CLOSE or APART The best ASA effect is when the surround back speakers are together and facing forward.

If the distance between the surround back speakers is,

Less than 12 in. (30 cm): TOGETHER

Greater than 12 in. (30 cm), and less than 48 in. (122 cm): CLOSE

Greater than 48 in. (122 cm): APART

Speaker type and positioning

This diagram shows the desired positioning for 7.1 channel speaker systems used in ASA mode. During system setup, select the distance between surround back speakers.

Note:

If you set SURR.B = 1CH or NONE in the SPEAKER SIZE menu, Advanced Speaker Array will not be activated.

After you complete this portion of the setup, move the cursor to “RETURN” with 3, 4, 1 and 2 cursor buttons and press OK/ENTER button to go to the 2. SPKR SETUP menu.

SURR . B L

:

0 . 0dB

SURR . L

:

0 . 0dB

SUB W

:

0 . 0dB

RETURN

BACK

EXIT

Here you can set the volume for each speaker so that they are all heard by the listener at the same level. We recommend holding a dB SPL (Sound Pressure Level) meter at the listening position, at arms length, and pointing straight up at the ceiling, adjust the level of each speaker in turn unit it reads 75dB SPL when the meter is set to “C” weighting and Slow responce.

Note:

The speaker level settings are not available in 7.1 Channel Input mode, Pure Direct mode and Source Direct mode.

After you complete this portion of the setup, press the OK/ENTER button to move the cursor to “RETURN”. Press the OK/ENTER button to go to “2. SPKR SETUP”.

Notes:

Speakers for which you selected “NONE” in the SPEAKER SIZE menu will not appear.

Surr. Back L and Surr. Back R appear if it is set for two surround back speakers in the SPEAKER SIZE menu.

Surr. Back appears if it is set for one surround back speaker in the SPEAKER SIZE menu.

To adjust the speaker levels for 7.1 channel input sources, you will need to use the 7.1 Ch Input sub menu. (See page 51)

SUB W can be set from –18dB to +12dB.

FL

C

FR

Front-L Center Front-R

Surround-LSurround-R

SL Surround A

Surround A SR

Surround Back

L R

SBL SBR

Surround B

Di-polar Radiating Speaker

Direct Radiating Speaker

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Marantz SR7002, SR8002 manual Speaker Level, THX Audio Setup, Advanced Speaker Array ASA, Speaker type and positioning

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