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SPEAKERS SETUP
The home theater system you already have installed should function
provided that there are left, center and right front speakers, left and
right rear/surround speakers and a subwoofer. For best results we
recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical
or similar driver units. This will deliver smooth pans across the front
sound stage as the action moves from side to side.
Your center channel speaker is very important as over 80 % of the
dialog from a typical motion picture emanates from the center channel.
It should possess similar sonic characteristics to the main speakers.
Rear channel speakers need not be identical to the front channel
speakers, but they should be of high quality.
One of the benefits of both Dolby Digital (AC-3) and DTS is that
surround channels are discreat full range, while they were frequency
limited in earlier “Pro Logic’ type systems.
Bass effects are an important part of home theater. For optimal
enjoyment a subwoofer should be used as it is optimized for low
frequency reproduction. If you have full range front speakers,
however, they may be used in place of a subwoofer with proper
setting of theswitches in the menu system.
If possible, mount the surround speakers on the walls to the sides of
the viewing area, 2-3 feet above seated viewers, firing straight across
at each other.
SPKR SETUP 1/3 (SPKR SIZE)
SETUP: Select “LOCKED” with or button in order to lock the
contents of the SPKR SET UP MENU.
Then, when you want to change the contents of this setup,
select “UNLOCKED”.
SPKR SIZE
This menu enters the information about which type of speakers will be
used for each channel.
In turn, these settings will determine which speakers receive low
frequency information.
For the purpose of establishing proper bass reproduction, use the
LARGE settings if the speaker being used at any position is a
traditional full-range loudspeaker that is capable of reproducing
sound below 100 Hz and you are not using a subwoofer.
Use the SMALL setting for smaller, frequency-limited speakers that are not
able to reproduce sounds below 100Hz and you are using a subwoofer.
Low frequencies will be diverted from the speaker to the subwoofer.
Note that when “small” speakers are used it is advisable to install a
separate subwoofer, especially if you wish to appreciate the full
impact of a good home theater soundtrack.
If the Surround speakers or Center speaker will not be used, set
NONE for each speaker. The NONE setting will send the audio for the
surround channels or Center channel to the front left/right speakers.
SUB WOOFER
LEFT
CENTER
RIGHT
SURROUND-L
FRONT -L/R : Select the type of front speakers with or button.
CENTER : Select the type of center speaker with or button.
SURR-L/R : Select the type of surround speakers with or
button.
SUBWOOFER: Select the subwoofer speaker yes or none with or
button.
Notes:
The SUBWOOFER cannot be set to None when the front speakers are
set to SMALL.
This speaker size setup is not effective when the SOURCE-DIRECT or
6CH. Input is selected.
SPKR SETUP 2/3 (SPKR DISTANCE)
Use this parameter to specify the distance of the speaker’s position
from the listener.
The delay time is automatically set according to these distances.
UNITS:You can select Meters or Feet.
If you select “FEET”, the setting parameter will change in 1
foot steps.
If you select “METER”, it will change in 0.3 meter steps.
Select speaker with or button, and input each speaker’s
distance with or button.
When the input for each speaker’s distance has been
finished, move the cursor to ENTER and press the OK button.
NOTES :
If your are out of range, the OSD text will blink.
Placement beyond that distance is beyond the range of the automatic
time delay feature.
The delay feature does not function in the SOURCE-DIRECT ,6 CH-
Input modes and decoding of 96 kHz sources.
SPKR SETUP 3/3 (SPKR LEVEL)
SPKR LEVEL
TEST MODE: Selects the mode for generating the test tone.
If you select AUTO, the test tone will be cycled
through in a circular pattern which is Left → Center →
Right → Surround Right → Surround Left →
Subwoofer → Left → ... 3 seconds for each channel.
If you select MANUAL, press the OK or CH+ button to
select the test tone channels after the “TEST TONE ON”.
TEST TONE: Press the OK button, ON is indicated and the test
tone starts from the front L-CH speaker.
Press the OK button again, OFF is indicated and the
output of the test tone will stop.
Channel: Adjust the level of test tone for each channel with the
LVL+, LVL– or , buttons of the RC-18SR. The current
volume level is shown at the center of the display.
SURROUND-R