First Time Setup—Continued

Speaker Distance

This setting is set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 38).

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.

 

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lowed by the [SETUP] button.

The main menu appears onscreen.

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[ ] buttons to select:

feet: Select if you want to enter distances in feet. Can be set from 1 to 30 feet in 1-foot steps.

meters: Select if you want to enter distances in meters. Can be set from 0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-meter steps.

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buttons to select “b. Front,” and

 

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[ ] buttons to specify the dis- tance.

Specify the distance from the front left speaker to your listening position.

5Repeat step 4 for all speakers.

6Press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

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

The Speaker Distance menu appears.

Note:

Speakers that you set to No or None on the Speaker Configuration page (page 44) cannot be selected.

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 Surr Right, Surr Left, and Surr Back distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or 15 ft. (4.5 m) less than the Front dis- tance. For example, if the Front distance is set to 20 ft. (6 m), the Surr Right, Surr Left, and Surr Back dis- tances can be set between 5 and 25 ft. (1.5 and 7.5 m).

This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons, and [ENTER] button.

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Onkyo TX-SR603X Speaker Distance, Buttons to specify the dis- tance, Repeat for all speakers Press the Setup button

TX-SR603X specifications

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