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02 Getting started Chapter 2 Getting started Home theater sound setup Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can place your speakers in one of two ways using this system (see the Speaker Setup Guide for more placement tips). • Standard surround 5-spot setup - This is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theater sound. Front left Center Front right Subwoofer Listening position Surround left Surround right • Front surround 3-spot setup - This setup is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn't possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect.1 Front left Center Front right Surround left Subwoofer Surround right After placing your speakers, complete Setting the channel levels below then refer to Speakers settings on page 28 to complete your surround sound setup. Setting the channel levels Set the relative channel levels from your main listening position.2 1 Press TEST TONE. The test tone is output in the following order (from the speakers active in the current listening mode): • L - Front left speaker • C - Center speaker • R - Front right speaker • SR - Right surround speaker • SL - Left surround speaker • SW - Subwoofer3 2 Use the VOLUME +/- button to adjust the volume to an appropriate level. 3 Use / to adjust the speaker levels in turn. You should hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening position. The channel level range is ± 10 dB. 4 When you're done, press ENTER to exit test tone setup. Listening position Note 1 When using this setup, make sure the front surround mode is switched on (page 15) before selecting any surround mode. 2 • This is only available when DVD/CD is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged. • To adjust the overall balance while listening to any sound source you want, press SETUP, use / to select CH LEVEL then press ENTER. Use / to move channel to channel, and / to adjust the channel levels. Press ENTER when you're finished. 3 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is. 10 En

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Getting started
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Chapter 2
Getting started
Home theater sound setup
Depending on the size and characteristics of
your room, you can place your speakers in one
of two ways using this system (see the Speaker
Setup Guide for more placement tips).
•
Standard surround 5-spot setup
– This is
a standard multichannel surround sound
speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel
home theater sound.
•
Front surround 3-spot setup
– This setup
is ideal when rear surround speaker
placement isn't possible or you want to
avoid running long speaker cables in your
listening area. Use this setup together with
the Front Surround modes to take
advantage of wall and ceiling reflections
for a very realistic surround effect.
1
After placing your speakers, complete
Setting
the channel levels
below then refer to
Speakers
settings
on page 28 to complete your surround
sound setup.
Setting the channel levels
Set the relative channel levels from your main
listening position.
2
1
Press
TEST TONE
.
The test tone is output in the following order
(from the speakers active in the current
listening mode):
•
L
– Front left speaker
•
C
– Center speaker
•
R
– Front right speaker
•
SR
– Right surround speaker
•
SL
– Left surround speaker
•
SW
– Subwoofer
3
2
Use the VOLUME +/– button to adjust
the volume to an appropriate level.
3
Use
±/²
to adjust the speaker levels in
turn.
You should hear the test tone at the same
volume from each speaker when seated in the
main listening position. The channel level
range is ± 10 dB.
4
When you’re done, press ENTER to exit
test tone setup.
Note
1
When using this setup, make sure the front surround mode is switched on (page 15) before selecting any surround mode.
Front left
Surround
left
Listening position
Center
Subwoofer
Front right
Surround
right
Front left
Front right
Surround
left
Surround
right
Listening position
Center
Subwoofer
2
• This is only available when
DVD/CD
is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged.
• To adjust the overall balance while listening to any sound source you want, press
SETUP
, use
³/´
to select
CH LEVEL
then
press
ENTER
. Use
³/´
to move channel to channel, and
±/²
to adjust the channel levels. Press
ENTER
when you’re finished.
3
Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.