Advanced Setup—Continued

Speaker Distance

These settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 52).

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

1

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE

MODE button, followed by the

 

RECEIVER

[SETUP] button.

 

The main menu appears onscreen.

4

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Unit,” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

feet: Select if you want to enter distances in feet. Can be set from 0.2 to 30 feet in 0.2-foot steps.

meters: Select if you want to enter distances in meters. Can be set from 0.06 to 9 meters in 0.06-meter steps.

S

E

T

UP

5

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select a speaker, and use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to specify the distance.

2

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to select “2. Speaker Setup,” and then press [ENTER].

The Speaker Setup menu appears.

2.Speaker Setup

1.Speaker Settings 2.Speaker Config 3.Speaker Distance 4.Level Calibration 5.Equalizer Settings 6.THX Audio Setup

ENTER

Specify the distance from the speaker to your listening position.

Notes:

• The Center distance cannot be set if

Center is set to None in the Speaker

Configuration (page 94).

• The Surr Right and Surr Left dis-

tances cannot be set if Surround is set

to None in the Speaker Configuration

(page 94).

• The Surr Back R and Surr Back L

distances cannot be set if Speaker

3

ENTER

ENTER

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

The Speaker Distance screen appears.

2-3.Speaker Distance

Unit

feet

Left

12.0ft

Center

12.0ft

Right

12.0ft

Surr Right

12.0ft

Surr Back R

12.0ft

Surr Back L

12.0ft

Surr Left

12.0ft

Subwoofer

12.0ft

Note:

Speakers that you set to No or None in the Speaker Configuration (page 94) cannot be selected.

Type is set to Bi-Amp (page 44) or

Surr Back is set to None in the

Speaker Configuration (page 94).

• The Subwoofer distance cannot be

set if Subwoofer is set to No (step 4).

6

Repeat step 5 for each speaker.

 

7

Press the [SETUP] button.

 

 

Setup closes.

 

S

 

E

 

T

 

UP

Note:

This procedure can also be performed on the AV con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow

buttons.

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Onkyo PR-SC885 Speaker Distance, Surr Back R and Surr Back L, Distances cannot be set if Speaker, Repeat for each speaker

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