Speaker Setup Menu
SPEAKER SETUP
Main | : |
Center | : |
Surrounds | : |
Subwoofer | : |
VOL buttons to set
DOWN/UP to move
BACK to return
This menu, which is reached from the MAIN menu, allows you to configure the
Home theater speaker systems vary considerably in their size and performance, particularly in their bass output. For this reason, today’s surround sound processors feature elaborate logic which can send bass information from movie soundtracks to the speaker(s) best able to handle it – subwoofers and/or LARGE speakers. For optimum performance, it is necessary to tell the
The following configuration instructions refer to LARGE and SMALL speakers. The size refers more to the bass performance of the speaker than its physical size. A
While understanding the terms LARGE and SMALL is useful, it is probably more important to understand what these different speaker types mean in terms of system performance. This will help determine how you should configure your system. As a gen- eral rule, the system will redirect bass information away from SMALL speakers and send it to the LARGE speakers and/or the SUBWOOFER in your system.
Things become a little more complex in systems with a subwoofer.
For example, the system will generally not redirect bass informa-
tion away from a LARGE speaker to the subwoofer. Thus, the de- cision you often need to make when faced with a choice of LARGE or SMALL is whether you want the particular speaker to play the deep bass or whether you would prefer that the deep bass be sent to the subwoofer. If you have invested in a subwoofer for your system, you might decide to send all of the bass to it, regardless of how capable the other speakers in the system may be. In this case, you would tell the
An alternative configuration for setting up front SMALL speakers with a subwoofer would be to follow the speaker manufacturer’s instructions, wiring the SMALL speakers to the subwoofer’s
crossover and then connecting the subwoofer directly to the front speaker connection terminals. In this arrangement, the speakers would be classified as LARGE and the subwoofer setting would be OFF for all surround modes. No information will be lost during playback because the system knows to redirect the bass informa- tion to the front LARGE speakers. This configuration may be opti- mal for many users as it can improve the way the bass integrates into the listening room and ensure correct satellite speaker op- eration by using the speaker manufacturer’s own crossovers.
To configure your system, highlight each of the following menu lines and use the VOLUME DOWN/UP buttons to make the setting that best matches your speakers.
MAIN (Small/Large): This menu setting tells the
CENTER (small/large/none): Surround sound derives much of its spatial accuracy from a center channel speaker located very close to a TV. This center channel speaker anchors dialog infor- mation to your screen for greater coherence between the appar- ent point of origin for picture and sound.
Use the LARGE position if your system’s center channel speaker is capable of
this position, bass frequencies are handled by the center channel speaker itself.
Use the SMALL position if your center channel speaker has more limited low frequency capability or if you have a THX certified center channel speaker. Low frequencies below 80 Hz are redirected to the front left and front right speakers (or to a subwoofer) so they will not overload the center channel speaker. When no subwoofer is used, all bass frequencies below 80 Hz are sent to the front left and right speakers. When a subwoofer is used, bass below 80 Hz is automatically sent to the subwoofer.
Select the NONE setting if your system does not have a cen-
ter channel speaker. The
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