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Preparations
Speaker placement
Subwoofer
Front speakers : Place to the front left and right of the listening position.
Front speakers are required for all surround modes.
Center speaker : Place front and center. This speaker stabilizes the
sound image and helps recreate sound motion. Be sure to connect a
center speaker when using the Dolby 3 Stereo mode.
Surround speakers : Place to the direct left and right, or slightly
behind, the listening position at even heights, approximately 1 meter
above the ears of the listeners. These speakers recreate sound motion
and atmosphere. Required for surround playback.
Subwoofer : Reproduces powerful deep bass sounds.
Front
speaker
Center speaker
Listening
position
Surround
speaker
• Although the ideal surround system consists of all the speakers listed
above, if you don't have a center speaker or a subwoofer, you can
divide those signals between the available speakers in the speaker
settings steps to obtain the best possible surround reproduction from
the speakers you have available. $
Setting up the system
Channel space switching
(Except for the USA, Canada, UK, Europe, and Australia)
The space between radio channels has been set to the one that prevails
in the area to which the system is shipped. However, if the current
channel space setting does not match the setting in the area where the
system is to be used, for instance when you move from area 1 or area
2 shown in the following table or vice versa, proper reception of AM/FM
broadcasts cannot be expected. In this case, change the channel space
setting in accordance with your area by referring to the following table.
CHANNEL
Space Frequency
Area
1
2
USA, Canada and South
American countries
Other countries
FM: 100 kHz
AM: 10 kHz
FM: 50 kHz
AM: 9 kHz
Move switch lever to match your area with a small screwdriver or
other pointed tool.
Loading the batteries
Preparing the remote control
• Insert four R6/AA-size alkaline batteries as indicated by the polarity
markings.
3 Close the cover.
2 Insert the batteries.
1 Remove the cover.
Notes
1. The supplied batteries may have shorter lives than ordinary batteries due
to use during operation checks.
2. When the remote-controllable distance gets shorter than before, replace
all batteries with new ones.
3. Placing the remote sensor in direct sunlight, or in direct light from a high
frequency fluorescent lamp may cause a malfunction.
In such a case, change the location of the system installation to prevent
malfunction.
Remote sensor
Infrared ray system
6 m
• When pressing more than one remote control key successively, press
the keys securely by leaving an interval of 1 second or more between
keys.
Operation
When the STANDBY indicator is lit, the power turns ON when you press
the SYS.POWER key on the remote control. When the power comes ON,
press the key you want to operate.
Operating range
(Approx.)
DE-
EMPHASIS
CHANNEL
SPACE
75µs
AM 10kHz
FM 100kHz
50µs
AM 9kHz
FM 50kHz