01Speaker Setup Guide
Chapter 1
Speaker Setup Guide
Safety precautions when setting up
When assembling the speakers, lay them down flat on their side to avoid accidents or injury. Make sure to use a stable surface when assembling, setting up, and placing the speakers.
If the speakers are to be used in a stacked configuration, always use the provided brackets to secure them together (page 5, 6).
Home theater sound setup
Most 5.1 channel home theater systems are designed so that speakers are placed to surround the listener’s position as shown in the illustration. Such designs, however, produce the undesirable effect of forcing the center speaker to be mounted above or below the television monitor, and require room for the surround speakers.
Front left | Bass |
Front right | |
| Center |
Surround left | Surround right |
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The present system, however, features Pioneer’s proprietary New Front Surround technology and Dual Center Speakers, using only two speaker positions (to right and left of television as shown in the illustration) in order to provide full home theater sound while greatly simplifying the issue of speaker placement.
| Bass |
Front left | Front right |
| Center |
Surround left | Surround right |
Front surround setup (recommended)
This recommended method places the surround speakers in front, to simplify the issue of speaker placement in the room. The center speakers can be placed in independently in the center if desired.
Surround | Surround |
left | right |
Center | Center |
Front | Front |
left | right |
Receiver
subwoofer
Listening position
*When center speakers are placed in the center.
Surround | Surround |
left | right |
Front | Front |
left | right |
| Center |
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