Advanced Setup—Continued

Speaker Distance

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

With these settings, you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position.

1

 

Measure and make a note of the

 

 

 

 

distance from each speaker to

 

 

the listening position.

2

 

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE

RECEIVER

MODE button, followed by the

 

 

 

 

[SETUP] button.

 

SETUP

 

3

 

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]

 

 

buttons to select “Sp Distance,”

and then press [ENTER].

4

While “Unit” is displayed, use the

 

 

Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to

 

select “feet” or “meters”.

feet: Distances can be set in feet. Range: 1 to 30 feet in 1-foot steps.

meters: Distances can be set in meters. Range: 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.

6

Repeat step 5 for all speakers.

 

 

Note:

 

Speakers that you set to No or None in

 

the Speaker Configuration (page 57)

 

cannot be selected.

 

 

7

Press the [SETUP] button.

 

 

Setup closes.

 

SETUP

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 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 Surr Right, and Surr Left distances can be set between 5 and 25 ft. (1.5 and 7.5 m).

The speaker distance cannot be adjusted while a pair of headphones is connected, or the multichannel DVD input is being used.

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HT-SP904 specifications

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