• REAR

LARGE

Normally select this position.

(REAR/

Select according to the rear

SIDE)

speakers position*.

 

 

SMALL

Select this when the sound

(REAR/

distorts or the surround effects

SIDE)

are difficult to hear.

 

Select according to the rear

 

speaker position*.

 

 

NONE

Select this if you do not connect

 

rear speakers.

 

 

•Even if there are fewer than 6 speakers connected, the player distributes the audio signal components to the front speakers.

◆DISTANCE

Sets the distance from your listening position to the speakers.

Set the distance to your front speakers in “FRONT” first (A). Then adjust the values in “CENTER” (center speaker B), “REAR” (rear speaker C), and “SUBWOOFER” (D) to reflect the actual distance to your center speaker, rear speakers, and subwoofer.

90

45

20

* Rear speaker position

Correctly specify the location of the rear speakers to enjoy the surround effect.

•Set to “SIDE,” if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section A below.

•Set to “REAR,” if the location of the rear speakers

corresponds to section B below.

This setting affects only “VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT,” “VIRTUAL MULTI REAR,” and “VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION” mode (page 71).

• SUBWOOFER

YES

Select this if you connect a

 

subwoofer to output the LFE

 

(low frequency effect) signals

 

from the subwoofer.

 

 

NONE

Select this if you do not connect

 

a subwoofer.

 

 

Notes

•The cut off frequency for the subwoofer is fixed at 120 Hz.

•If your speakers are too small to reproduce low bass frequencies, utilize a subwoofer for low frequency sound. When you set the speaker settings to “SMALL,” the bass redirection circuitry will be activated and the bass frequencies for the speakers are output from the subwoofer.

B

D

A

A

(4~50 ft)

(4~50 ft)

C C

Be sure to change the value in the Setup

Display each time you move the speakers.

Settings

 

Start from the front speaker. The default

 

adjustments are in parentheses.

and

 

 

FRONT

Set this between 4 and 50

Adjustments

(10 ft)

feet in 1 foot increments.

 

 

 

 

CENTER (10 ft)

Set this within –5 feet and

 

 

+2 feet of the “FRONT”

 

 

setting in 1 foot increments.

 

 

For example, if “FRONT”

 

 

is set to 5 feet, “CENTER”

 

 

can be set between 0 and 7

 

 

feet.

 

 

 

 

REAR (10 ft)

Set this within –16 feet of

 

 

the “FRONT” setting in 1

 

 

foot increments. For

 

 

example, if “FRONT” is set

 

 

to 16 feet, “REAR” can be

 

 

set between 0 and 16 feet.

 

 

 

 

Note

If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position, set the distance according to the closest speaker.

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