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auxiliary channels
Now that the main speakers have been configured, we’ll discuss the Auxiliary
Channel configurations. On the Speaker setup page, touch the
Aux Channels
button to open the Auxiliary Channels menu. The SSP has two auxiliary
channels that can be utilized as additional subwoofers, assigned as a 2-channel
down-mix of a selected multichannel signal, or configured to bi-amped left and
right audio.
Alternatively, touch the
None
option to disable the auxiliary channels and leave
them unused.
Touch the
Subs
button to configure the auxiliary channels as additional
subwoofers. Touch the
Mono2
or
Mono3
buttons to put two or three mono
subwoofers in your sound system. In this configuration all subwoofers are
receiving identical signals. Touch the
Stereo LR
or
Stereo LCR
buttons to make
the subwoofers stereo Left and Right channels, or stereo Left, Center, and Right
channels, respectively. Please refer to the table below to determine which rear
panel outputs are associated with a particular channel. To avoid inundating the
room with bass by adding a second subwoofer (or third), this does not simply
double or triple the bass energy in the room. The total bass energy is properly
distributed among the subwoofers defined in the system.
Output Connector
LR configuration
LCR configuration
S
L Sub
L Sub
Aux 1
X
C Sub
Aux 2
R Sub
R Sub
Use the
Downmix–fixed
or
Downmix–variable
options to provide a two-
channel down-mix of the selected multichannel signal, which then follows the
Main Front Left and Right speakers. The Downmix–fixed option sends the
stereo output with a fixed volume level. The Downmix–variable option sends the
stereo output with a variable volume control that duplicates the main volume
settings. The Downmix option is very useful in situations where you want
to monitor the main zone audio from another room. For instance, if you are
watching the football game and need to leave to make dinner, you can feed the
down-mixed audio to the kitchen and keep up with the game while you cook.
Touch the
Bi-Amp
button to configure the auxiliary channels for a bi-
amplification mode, where a single speaker is driven by a stereo, or two mono,
amplifiers. In this mode, the two auxiliary channels exactly follow the Front
Left and Right channels. To use the bi-amplification option, the Bi-Amp button
on the Aux Bi-Amp page must be highlighted. This page also provides the level
offset controls. Use the
increase
and
decrease
buttons to adjust the offset level.
NOTE: For a Bi-Amp system, the Speaker Level adjustments for
the left and right channels also simultaneously affect the Aux Left
and Right, since the Bi-Amp channels now operate in tandem.
