Positioning speakers

 

 

TV or Screen

 

Front

Sub-

Center

Front

 

speaker

woofer

speaker

speaker

speaker

 

Right

Left

 

Surround

 

 

Surround

speaker

 

 

speaker

Left

 

Listener

Right

 

 

 

Positioning speakers

Speaker placement plays an important role in the reproduction of Surround sound. The placement of the speakers varies depending on the size of the room and the wall coverings used in the room. The illustration shows an example of a layout for standard speaker placement. Refer to this example when you position the speakers in order to experience the best of Surround sound.

Standard speaker placement

For ideal Surround effects, all speakers should be installed. If a center speaker or subwoofer is not connected, the sound from the unused channel is properly distributed to the connected speakers in order to produce the best Surround sound possible.

Front: The left, right, and center speakers should face the seated listener and be placed at ear level. The center speaker produces a richer sound image by enhancing the perception of the sound’s source and movement.

Surround: Place the left and right Surround speakers 1 meter (3 feet) above the listener’s ear level and facing toward the sides of the room, making sure that the listener is within the speakers’ dis- persion angle. These speakers produce the feel of a moving sound while creating the sensation of being in the middle of the action.

Subwoofer: Install a subwoofer with a built-in power amplifier for powerful bass sounds. The placement of the subwoofer does not affect the final quality of the sound image too much, so you can install it with the room layout in mind.

Refer to the speaker’s instruction manual for more details.

Connecting the power

3. STANDBY/ON button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. POWER switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

 

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARAMETER SELECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARAMETER CONTROLLER

 

 

 

 

SCAN GROUP

 

PRESET

 

 

 

 

TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH CURRENT DISCRETE OUTPUT STAGE AMPLIFIER

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A SPEAKERS

B

SURROUND MODE

MIDNIGHT THEATER

 

DIMMER

 

MEMORY FM MUTE/MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAR

 

BASS

TREBLE

 

PHONES

MULTI CH INPUT

DVD

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

TAPE(MONITOR)

FM

AM

PHONO

C D

 

1.

To wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER TX-DS474

outlet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. POWER button

 

POWER

SLEEP

DIMMER

SUR

MULTI-CH

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

INPUT

 

 

 

 

DVD

INPUT SELECTOR

C D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE

TUNER

PHONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2

 

TUNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUP

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C D

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE

CH SEL

TEST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

MUTING

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE CONTROLLER

 

 

RC-385S

 

 

Connecting the power

Before you plug in the receiver, confirm that all connections have been made properly.

Turning on this receiver’s power may cause a momentary power surge, which might interfere with other electrical equipment, such as computers. If this happens, use a wall outlet on a differ- ent circuit.

1.Plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet.

2.Press the POWER switch to set the receiver to Standby mode.

The STANDBY indicator will light up.

3.Press the STANDBY/ON button or POWER button on the remote controller to turn on the receiver. The display will light up and the STANDBY indicator will be turned off.

If you press the STANDBY/ON button or POWER button on the remote controller again, the receiver returns to Standby mode.

You cannot use the remote controller if the POWER switch on the receiver is set to OFF.

Set the volume level to minimum before you turn off the power to the unit.

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Onkyo TX-DS474 appendix Positioning speakers, Connecting the power