Multi Channel Surround Setup

System Speaker the Up Setting and Up Hooking

For the best possible surround sound all speakers should be the same distance from the listening position (A). However, this unit lets you to place the center speaker up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) closer (B) and the rear speakers up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) closer (C) to the listening position. The front speakers can be placed from 3 to 40 feet (1.0 to 12.0 meters) from the listening position (A).

You can place the rear speakers either behind you or to the side, depending on the shape of your room (etc.).

When placing rear speakers to your side

B

A A

45°

C

C

90°

20°

When placing rear speakers behind you

B

A A

45°

C

C

90°

20°

Note

Do not place the center speaker farther away from the listening position than the front speakers.

Specifying the speaker parameters

1Press 1/uto turn on the receiver.

2Press SET UP.

3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust.

4Turn the jog dial to select setting you desire. The setting is entered automatically.

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the parameters that follow.

Note

When the adjustable range is exceeded, the display blinks. Please keep settings within areas A, B and C as described on the left.

pFront speaker size

FRONT SP [LARGE]

Initial setting : LARGE

•If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”.

•If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi-channel surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the front channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer.

pCenter speaker size

CENTER SP [LARGE]

Initial setting : LARGE

•If you connect a large speaker that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the center speaker to “LARGE”.

•If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi-channel surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the center channel bass frequencies from the front speakers (if set to “LARGE”) or sub woofer. *1

•If you do not connect the center speaker, select “NO”. The sound of the center channel will be output from the front speakers.*2

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