2.Press the 
button on the front panel or remote to raise the level in the channel, or 
to lower it
You can adjust the channel’s relative level from
When the level from one speaker sounds or measures close to the previous channel, use the 
and 
Navigation buttons to move to the next channel.
Repeat for each channel as often as is needed until the output from each speaker sounds (or measures) the same as all the others.
3.When you have finished setting the level for all of the channels in your system, move the cursor to return to MAIN menu by using the 
and 
buttons on the front panel or remote.
4.Press SET on the front panel or the remote.
Delay Adjust
In all probability, your speakers won’t all be at the same distance from your main viewing/listening position. That means that the sound from each speaker won’t reach your ears at the same time. And that means that you won’t hear the soundtrack exactly as you should hear it – the soundstage, particularly surround effects, will be altered, in some cases subtly and in other cases more obviously. That is why Delay Adjustment is important!
The Model 970 makes it easy to adjust the delay without any fancy calcula- tions involving microseconds or other esoteric quantities. You simply tell your processor how far each speaker is from your main viewing/listening position and the Model 970 will take care of the rest!
Before proceeding, measure the distance from each speaker to your main viewing/listening position and write the measurements down.
To set the Delay for each channel:
1.Press the MENU button on the front panel or the remote to display the Main Menu.
The Main Menu appears
MAIN MENU
> INPUT | CONFIG |
SPEAKER | SIZE |
SPEAKER | |
SURROUND | CONFIG |
CHANNEL | CALIBRATION |
DELAY | ADJUST |
SYSTEM | CONFIG |
EXIT |
|
2.Move the cursor to delay adjust by using the 
and 
buttons on the front panel or remote.
Owner’s Manual
System Setup
3.With the cursor pointing to delay adjust, press SET on the front panel or the remote.
The Channel Calibration
delay adjust | ||
> delay unit | :feet | |
front left | : 10feet | |
center | : 10feet | |
front right | : 10feet | |
surr Right | : | 5feet |
surr back R | : | 0feet |
surr back l | : | 0feet |
surr LEFT | : | 5feet |
subwoofer | : | 10feet |
return to main menu
4.Press the 
and 
buttons on the front panel or remote to toggle between feet and meter.
5.Move the cursor to front left by using the 
and 
buttons on the front panel or remote.
6.Press the 
button on the front panel or remote to increase the distance, or 
to lower it
You can adjust the distance from 0 to 20 feet (6 meters).
If a speaker is farther than 20 feet, follow the steps in the section Delay Settings for Larger Rooms.
Repeat steps 5 and 6 for all the speakers in your system.
7.When you have finished setting the delay for all of the channels in your system, move the cursor to return to MAIN menu by using the 
and 
buttons on the front panel or remote.
8.Press SET on the front panel or the remote.
The Main Menu appears.
Delay Settings for Large Rooms.
If one or more of your speakers are greater than 20 feet away from your favorite viewing spot, use the following procedure.
1.Measure the distance from each speaker to your main viewing/ listening position.
2.Write down each measurement.
3.Subtract 20 from the longest measurement.
4.Use the resulting answer as an “offset” for all the distances.
For example, the longest measurement in your system is the Back Surround Left speaker at 26 feet. Subtract 20 from it. The answer of 6 becomes your offset. Now subtract the offset number from the actual measured distances to get the measurements that you’d enter.
Speaker | Actual Distance | Entered Distance |
Left Front | 15’ | 9’ |
Center | 17’ | 11’ |
Right Front | 14’ | 8’ |
Surr Right | 13’ | 7’ |
Surr Back R | 20’ | 14’ |
Surr Back L | 24’ | 18’ |
Surr Left | 12’ | 6’ |
Subwoofer | 26’ | 20’ |
Model 970 7.1 Channel Preamplifier Processor
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