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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

p Rear speaker size

REAR SP [LARGE]

Initial 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 rear speakers 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 rear channel bass frequencies from the

sub woofer or other “LARGE” speakers.

• If you do not connect rear speakers, select “NO”. The

sound of the rear channel will be output from the front

speakers.*

*1~*3 correspond to the following Dolby Pro Logic modes

NORMAL

PHANTOM

3 STEREO

+ *

= 2ch mode).

About speaker sizes (LARGE and SMALL)

Internally, 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” speaker.

However, since bass sounds have a certain amount of

directionality 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.

p Sub woofer selection

SUB WOOFER [YES]

Initial setting : YES

• If you connect a sub woofer, select “YES”.

• If you do not connect a sub woofer, select “NO”. This

activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the

LFE signals from other speakers.

• In order to take full advantage of the bass redirection

circuitry, we recommend setting the sub woofer’s cut off

frequency as high as possible.

p Front speaker distance

FRONT XX feet* (meter)

Initial setting : 16 feet* (5.0 meter)

Set the distance from your listening position to the front

(left or right) speaker (A on page 18).

• Front speaker distance can be set in 1 foot* (0.1 meter)

steps from 3 to 40 feet* (1.0 to 12.0 meters).

• If both speakers are not placed an equal distance from

your listening position, set the distance to the closest

speaker.

* U.S.A./Canada models only.

p Center speaker distance

CENTER XX feet* (meter)

Initial setting : 16 feet* (5.0 meter)

Set the distance from your listening position to the center

speaker.

• Center speaker distance can be set in 1 foot* (0.1 meter)

steps within the range of B on page 18.

* U.S.A./Canada models only.

p Rear speaker distance

REAR XX feet* (meter)

Initial setting : 11 feet* (3.5 meter)

Set the distance from your listening position to the rear

(left or right) speaker.

• Rear speaker distance can be set in 1 foot* (0.1 meter)

steps within the range of C on page 18.

• If both speakers are not placed an equal distance from

your listening position, set the distance to the closest

speaker.

* U.S.A./Canada models only.

About speaker distances

Please note that, setting the speaker distance closer than the

actual location of the speakers will cause a delay in the output of

the sound from that speaker. In other words, the speaker will

sound like it is farther away.

For example, setting the center speaker distance 3~6 feet

(1~2 meters) closer than the actual speaker position will create a

fairly realistic sensation of being “inside” the screen. If you

cannot obtain a satisfactory surround effect because the rear

speakers are too close, setting the rear speaker distance closer

(shorter) than the actual distance will create a larger soundstage.

Adjusting these parameter while listening to the sound often

results in much better surround sound. Give it a try!

p Sub woofer distance

S.W XX feet* (meter)

Initial setting : 16 feet* (5.0 meter)

Set the distance from your listening position to the sub

woofer.

• Sub woofer distance can be set in 1 foot* (0.1 meter)

steps from 3 to 40 feet* (1.0 to 12.0 meters).

* U.S.A./Canada models only.

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