Polk Audio F/X Wireless Surround F/X Wireless Surround Owner's Manual - Page 9

5.1 AND 7.1 CHANNEL CONNECTION OPTIONS Depending on your home theater receiver/processor, you will be using a 5.1 or 7.1 channel hookup. If you have a 5.1 receiver, connect the left and right Surround channels to your F/X Wireless Surround (there are no 5.1 Surround Back channels). If you are using a 7.1 channel receiver connect both the left and right Surround Back, and the left and right Surround channels. SETTING UP YOUR F/X WIRELESS SURROUND F/X Wireless Surround Position Setting: Your F/X Wireless Surround can provide a credible multi-channel surround experience from a range of placement locations within your media space but should optimally be placed behind the seating area. Choose FLOOR, TABLE (ear height of +/- 2 feet) or SHELF (2 feet or more above ear height) in accordance with the vertical placement of the loudspeaker cabinet. Due to the special nature of its complex radiation pattern, the top surface of the loudspeaker cabinet should be unobstructed and facing towards the ceiling. The long axis of the cabinet should be parallel to the long dimension of your home theater's video screen and centered behind the listening area. TELEVISION IMPORTANT NOTE: Manual vs. Automated Loudspeaker Setup Many new home theater receivers and preamp/ processors feature microphone-based automated setup systems. Due to the special nature of the F/X Wireless Surround's operating principles, we strongly recommend not using an automated speaker calibration system for Surround and Surround Back channel loudspeakers. Follow The Instructions Below To Set Up Your F/X Wireless Surround Manually. NOTE: SURROUND BACK CHANNELS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO A 5.1 SYSTEM. Gain: For optimal performance, channel gain (level) settings on Dolby Digital receivers/surround sound processors for the Surround and Surround Back channels should match each other. Consult your receiver's owners manual on how to set channel levels. 1. Surround channel gain should be set so that the sound level in the seating area matches or slightly exceeds the sound levels of the front channels. 2. Surround Back channel gain should be set to match the gain setting so determined for the Surround Channels. Example: If +3dB is the appropriate channel level to achieve Surround channel sound levels that match the Front channels, then Surround Back channel level should also be set to +3dB. Note that Surround Back test tones will be quieter than the Surround channel when their gain settings match. F/X WIRELESS SURROUND NOTE: By design, Surround Back channels are attenuated (not as loud) relative to Surround channels for any given channel level setting. For optimal performance, always set Surround Back channel gain to match Surround channel gain. Customer Service Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 9AM-5:30PM EST [email protected] 9