Note

•For a more accurate setting, look up the frequency response in the manuals supplied with your speakers and set accordingly.

•Choose a higher crossover frequency if you want more sound from your subwoofer.

■Double Bass

`On

`Off

Turn this setting on to boost bass output by feeding bass sounds from the front left, right, and center channels to the subwoofer.

Note

•When the “Subwoofer” setting is set to “No” or the “Front” setting to “Small”, this setting is fixed to “Off” (➔ page 40).

•This setting is set to “On” automatically when the “Subwoofer” and “Front” settings are set for the first time to “Yes” and “Large” respectively.

Sp Distance (Speaker Distance)

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Menu

Sp Distance

Here you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position so that the sound from each speaker arrives at the listener’s ears as the sound designer intended.

Note

•These settings are not available in either of the following cases:

–A pair of headphones is connected.

–The “Audio TV Out” setting is set to “On” (➔ page 45).

–“HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)” is set to “On” (➔ page 45) and you’re listening through your TV speakers.

–Speakers B is on.

–Speakers A is off.

■Unit

`feet:

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

`meters:

Distances can be set in meters. Range: 0.3m to 9.0m in 0.3 meter steps.

(The default setting varies from country to country.)

■Left, Center, Right, Surround Right, Surround Left, Subwoofer

`Specify the distance from the each speaker to your listening position.

Note

•Speakers that you set to “No” or “None” in the “Sp Config (Speaker Configuration)” (➔ page 40) cannot be selected.

Advanced Operations

Level Cal (Level Calibration)

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Menu

Level Cal

Here you can adjust the level of each speaker with the built-in test tone so that the volume of each speaker is the same at the listening position.

Note

•These settings cannot be calibrated in either of the following cases:

–A pair of headphones is connected.

–The “Audio TV Out” setting is set to “On” (➔ page 45).

–“HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)” is set to “On” (➔ page 45) and you’re listening through your TV speakers.

–Speakers B is on.

–Speakers A is off.

–The AV receiver is muted.

■Left, Center*1, Right, Surround Right, Surround

Left

`–12 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB in 1 dB step.

■Subwoofer*1

`–15 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB in 1 dB step.

Note

•Speakers that you set to “No” or “None” in the “Sp Config (Speaker Configuration)” (➔ page 40) cannot be selected.

*1 For the center speaker and subwoofer, the level settings made by using the Home menu are saved in this menu (➔ page 33).

Tip

•If you’re using a handheld sound level meter, adjust the level of each speaker so that it reads 75 dB SPL at the listening position, measured with C-weighting and slow reading.

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HT-R391, HTS3500 specifications

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