Step 5: Setting up the speakers

You can use the SET UP menu to set the size and distance of the speakers connected to this system.

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MAIN MENU

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.

2 Press the black MAIN MENU button repeatedly until SET UP appears on the display.

3 Press / to select the menu item that you want.

For details, see “Speaker setup parameters”, below.

4 Press / to select the parameter.5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all the items that follow.Speaker setup parameters

The initial settings are underlined.

x SW (SUB WOOFER) (Subwoofer)

YES

If you connect a subwoofer, select YES.

NO

If you do not connect a subwoofer, select NO. This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other speakers.

x L R (FRONT) (Front speakers)

LARGE

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

SMALL

 

If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of

 

surround effects when using multi-channel surround

 

Preparations

(unless previously set to NO).

sound, select SMALL to activate the bass redirection

 

circuitry and output the front channel bass

 

frequencies from the subwoofer. When the front

 

speakers are set to SMALL, the centre, and surround

 

speakers are also automatically set to SMALL

 

x C (CENTER) (Centre speaker)

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 centre speaker 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 centre channel bass frequencies from the front speakers (if set to LARGE) or subwoofer.

NO

If you do not connect a centre speaker, select NO. The sound of the centre channel will be output from the front speakers.

x SLSR (SURROUND) (Surround speakers)

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 subwoofer or other LARGE speakers.

NO

If you do not connect surround speakers, select NO.

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