Setting the Delay Time

If the speakers cannot be placed at equal distances from the listening position, you can adjust the delay time of the audio signals from the center and rear speakers.

ENG

1	In Stop mode,		Press Cursor button
	In Stop mode,		to move to ‘Audio’ and
	press MENU		to move to ‘Audio’ and
	press MENU	2 then press ENTER
	button.	2 then press ENTER
			button.

Press Cursor button

3 to move to ‘DELAY TIME’ and then press ENTER button.

Press Cursor , ,

4 , buttons to move to the desired speaker and then press ENTER button.

5 Press Cursor , to set the Delay time.

•You can set the delay time for C between 00 and 05mSEC and for LS and RS between 00 and 15mSEC.

Setting up the Speaker Delay Time

When 5.1CH Surround Sound is played, you can enjoy the best sound if the distance between you and each speaker is the same. Since the sounds arrive at the listening position at different times depending on the placement of speakers, you can adjust this difference by adding a delay effect to the sound of the Center Speaker and Surround Speakers.

Note

•With (Dolby Pro Logic II), the delay time may be different for each mode.

•With AC-3 and DTS, the delay time can be set between 00 and 15mSEC.

•The Center channel is only adjustable on 5.1 channel discs.

• Setting CENTER SPEAKER

If the distance of Dc is equal to or longer than the distance of Df in the figure, set the mode as 0ms. Otherwise, change the setting according to the table.

Distance between Df and Dc	Delay Time
0 inch	0 ms
13.6 inches	1 ms
27.2 inches	2 ms
40.8 inches	3 ms
4.5 feet	4 ms
5.6 feet	5 ms

• Setting REAR (SURROUND) SPEAKERS

If the distance of Df is equal to the distance of Ds in the figure, set the mode as 0ms. Otherwise, change the setting according to the table.

Distance between Df and Ds	Delay Time
0 inch	0 ms
40.8 inches	3 ms
6.7 feet	6 ms
10.0 feet	9 ms
13.4 feet	12 ms
16.7 feet	15 ms

SETUP

Ideal CENTER

SPEAKER placement

Ideal

SURROUND SPEAKER placement

It is desirable to place all speakers within this circle.

Df: The distance from FRONT SPEAKER

Dc: The distance from CENTER SPEAKER

Ds: The distance from SURROUND SPEAKER

HT-P38 specifications

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Samsung HT-P38 instruction manual Setting the Delay Time, Setting up the Speaker Delay Time

Models: HT-P38