Cone diameter

Advanced Setup

Advanced Speaker Settings

This section explains how to check the speaker settings and how to set them manually, which is useful if you change a speaker after performing the automatic speaker setup.

Some speaker settings are set automatically by the Auto- matic Speaker Setup function (see page 37).

Speaker Configuration

These settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 37).

This section explains how to specify which speakers are connected and their sizes.

For speakers with a cone diameter

larger than 6-1/2 inches (16 cm), specify Large (full band). For those

with a smaller diameter, specify

Small (default crossover 100 Hz). The crossover frequency can be

changed on page 58.

1

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-

 

RECEIVER

lowed by the [SETUP] button.

 

SETUP

2

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]

buttons to select “Sp Config,” and then press the [ENTER] but- ton.

3

While the Subwoofer setting is

 

 

selected, use the Left and Right

 

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select Yes or

 

No.

 

Yes: Select if a subwoofer is con-

 

nected.

 

No: Select if no subwoofer is con-

 

nected.

4

Use the Down [

] button to

 

select “Front,” and then use the

 

Left and Right [

]/[

] buttons to

 

select Small or Large.

 

Small: Select if the front speakers are

 

small.

 

 

 

Large: Select if the front speakers are

 

large.

 

 

 

Note:

 

 

 

• If the Subwoofer setting in step 3 is

 

set to No, this setting is fixed at Large

 

and does not appear.

 

5

Use the Down [

] button to

 

select “Center,” and then use the

 

Left and Right [

]/[

] buttons to

 

select Small, Large, or None.

Small: Select if the center speaker is small.

Large: Select if the center speaker is large.

None: Select if no center speaker is connected.

Note:

If the Front setting in step 4 is set to Small, the Large option cannot be selected.

6

Use the Down [ ] button to

 

select “Surround,” and then use

the Left and Right []/[ ] but- tons to select Small, Large, or None.

Small: Select if the surround speak- ers are small.

Large: Select if the surround speak- ers are large.

None: Select if no surround speakers are connected.

Note:

If the Front setting in step 4 is set to Small, the Large option cannot be selected.

Continue with step 7 of the “Crossover

Frequency” setting on the next page.

Note:

These settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected, or the multichannel DVD input is being used.

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Onkyo HT-SP904 instruction manual Advanced Setup, Advanced Speaker Settings, Speaker Configuration

HT-SP904 specifications

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