Speaker connections ENGLISH

Speaker connections

Connecting speakers

Connections and placement to suit the number of speakers you have

The ideal is to have all the speakers (except the subwoofer) at equal distances from the seating area. Auto speaker setup compensates for any differences (pages 14 to 16).

Front speakers (left , right )

Place either side of the television, then adjust their position and angle towards the seating position until you are satisfied with the relationship between the images and

sound.

 

Center speaker (

)

Place directly above or below the center of the television, aiming at the seating position.

Surround speakers (left , right )

Place on either side of or slightly behind the seating area, about one meter higher than

ear level.

 

 

 

Surround back speakers (left

, right

/ when you connect only one

speaker

)

 

 

Place behind the seating area, about one meter higher than ear level.

Subwoofer (

)

 

 

Place anywhere near the television (but not so close as to cause excessive vibration).

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Number of

Placement

speakers

 

 

• This setup is suitable for playing 6.1-channel sources (DTS-ES and Dolby Digital Surround EX).

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• Use Dolby Pro LogicΙΙx, DTS NEO:6, or SFC to enhance 2-channel or 5.1-channel sources.

 

 

• This is the best setup for playing 6.1-channel sources (DTS-ES and Dolby Digital Surround EX).

 

• Use Dolby Pro LogicΙΙx, DTS NEO:6, or SFC to enhance 2-channel or 5.1-channel sources.

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• Use this setup when you do not have a center speaker.

 

 

• The center channel is split between the front speakers.

 

• This is the best setup for playing 5.1-channel sources (Dolby Digital and DTS materials).

 

• Use Dolby Pro LogicΙΙx, DTS NEO:6, or SFC to enhance 2-channel sources.

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• Use this setup when you do not have a center speaker.

 

• The center channel is split between the front speakers.

 

• Any center-channel sound (from 2-channel, 5.1-channel or 6.1-channel sources or allocated

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by Dolby Pro LogicΙΙx, DTS NEO:6, or SFC) is split between the front speakers. Surround back

 

speakers are split between the surround speakers.

 

• Any surround or surround back-channel sound (from multi-channel sources or allocated by

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Dolby Pro LogicΙΙx, DTS NEO:6, or SFC) is split between the front speakers.

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• This is the best setup for stereo sources.

• All other channels are “down-mixed” and played through the front speakers.

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Panasonic SA-XR58 manual Speaker connections English, Connecting speakers, Number Placement

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