Advanced Setup

Advanced Speaker Settings

The advanced speaker settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected, Speaker set B is on, or the multichannel input is being used.

ON

STANDBY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

 

 

RECEIVER

DVD

 

TAPE/AMP

 

 

INPUT SELECTOR

MD

 

1

2

3

CD

 

 

 

 

CDR

 

V1

V2

V3

 

 

4

5

6

T V

 

 

MULTI CH

DVD

 

 

7

8

9

VCR

 

TAPE

TUNER

CD

 

 

+10

0

CLR

SAT

 

10

11

12

CABLE

 

--/---

DIMMER

SLEEP

 

 

 

TV

VOL

CH

VOL

 

DISC

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

GUIDE

 

 

PREVIOUS

 

TOP MENU

 

 

MENU

 

SP A/B

 

 

MUTING

 

ENTER ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

 

 

SETUP

 

LISTENING MODE

 

STEREO

SURROUND

 

 

AUDIO

SUBTITLE RANDOM

REPEAT

TESTTONE

CH SEL

LEVEL-

LEVEL+

 

PLAY MODE

HDD

DVD

DISPLAY

OR-EQ

L NIGHT

CINE FLTR

 

RC-608M

 

Speaker Distance

To get the best from surround sound, it’s important that the sound from each speaker reaches the listener at the same time. To achieve this, you need to specify the dis- tance from each speaker to the listening position.

1Measure and make a note of the distance from each speaker to the listening position.

2Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-

lowed by the [SETUP] button on the remote controller.

3 Use the Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to select “2. Sp Dis- tance,” and then press the [ENTER] button.

4While “Unit” is displayed, use the

Left and Right []/[ ] buttons to select “feet” or “meters”.

feet: Distances in feet. Can be set from 1 to 30 feet in 1-foot steps.

meters: Distances in meters. Can be set from 0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-meter steps.

5

Use the Down [

] button to

 

select “Front,” and use the Left

 

and Right [ ]/[

] buttons to

specify the distance for the “front speakers,” then press the Down

[] button to select the next speaker.

6Repeat step 5 for all speakers.

Note:

Speakers that you set to No or None in the Speaker Configuration (page 48) cannot be selected.

7Press the [SETUP] button.

Setup closes.

Notes:

The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Front distance. For example, if the Front distance is set to 20 ft. (6 m), the Center and Subwoofer distances can be set between 15 and 25 ft. (4.5 and 7.5 m).

The Surround and Surround Back distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or 15 ft. (4.5 m) less than the Front distance. For example, if the Front distance is set to 20 ft. (6 m), the SurrRight, Surr Left, Surr Back R, and Surr Back L distances can be set between 5 and 25 ft. (1.5 and 7.5 m).

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Onkyo HT-S780 instruction manual Advanced Setup, Advanced Speaker Settings, Speaker Distance, Use the Down Button to

HT-S780 specifications

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