•NO or MIX
If you did not connect a center speaker, select “NO” or “MIX”. When set to “MIX”, the sound of the center speaker can be output from the front speakers without deteriorating the sound quality. For details, see “MIX SCALING” in the CUSTOMIZE menu (page 41). The sound of the center channel will be output from the front speakers. When the multi channel input is selected, analog downmixing is performed. Whether the setting is “NO” or “MIX”.
xSURROUNDThe surround back speakers are set to the same setting.
•LARGE
If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the surround speakers to “LARGE”.
•SMALL
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 surround channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer or other “LARGE” speakers.
•NO
If you did not connect surround speakers, select “NO”.
Tip
When the SPEAKERS SURROUND switch is set to A+B, the settings for surround
When the surround speakers are set to “NO”, the surround back speakers are also automatically set to “NO” and the setting cannot be changed.
•DUAL
If you connect two surround back speakers, select “DUAL”. The sound will be output to a maximum of 7.1 channels.
•SINGLE
If you connect only one surround back speaker, select “SINGLE”. The sound will be output to a maximum of 6.1 channels.
•NO
If you did not connect surround back speakers, select “NO”.
Tip
The “LARGE” and “SMALL” settings for each speaker determine whether or not the internal sound processor will cut the bass signal from that channel. When the bass is cut from a channel, the bass redirection circuitry sends the corresponding bass frequencies to the sub woofer or other “LARGE” speakers.
However, it best not to cut them, if possible. Therefore, even when using small speakers, you can set them to “LARGE” if you want to output the bass frequencies from that speaker. On the other hand, if you are using a large speaker, but prefer not to have bass frequencies output from that speaker, set it to “SMALL”.
If the overall sound level is lower than you prefer, set all speakers to “LARGE”. If there is not enough bass, you can use the equalizer to boost the bass levels. To adjust the equalizer, see page 39.
xFRONT XX feet(Front speaker distance)Initial setting: 10 feet
Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the front speakers (A). You can adjust from 3 feet to 23 feet in 1 foot steps.
If both front speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position, set the distance to the closest speaker.
When placing only one surround back speaker
A 30˚ 30˚ A