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Settings (General/Speaker setup)
Use these speaker setup menus when the i.LINK
(AUDIO) terminal or the HDMI terminal is connected to
a surround sound amplifier with a decoder, and when
you don’t use the speaker menus of the amplifier.
There is no need for this setup when not using the i.LINK
(AUDIO) terminal or the HDMI terminal, or when you use the
speaker menus of the amplifier. In this case, leave this setup
as it is (factory settings).
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This setup has an effect on the sound output from the i.LINK
(AUDIO) terminal, HDMI terminal and the AUDIO OUT
terminals when the Analog Out setting is set to “Multi
Channel”.
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In the following cases, the settings made here are ignored:
• When the Analog Out setting is set to “2ch”.
• Play a DVD-Video with the i.LINK output set to “60958”.
Speaker Size
[GENERAL
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Speaker Setting
q
Size]
Select the size (Large* or Small) independently for the L/R
(front pair of speakers), the C (center speaker) and the SR/SL
(surround pair of speakers). Turn the subwoofer (SW) ON* or
OFF (if you have no subwoofer).
Large
Select this when the connected speakers can fully reproduce
bass frequencies.
Small
Select this when the connected speakers are rather small and
cannot reproduce bass frequencies.
When this setting is selected, bass frequencies are output
from the subwoofer (if no subwoofer is connected, from the
front speakers).
OFF
Select this when no speaker is connected. The sound is
output from the front (or surround) speakers.
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When the front speaker is set to “Small”, the subwoofer is
set to “ON” automatically. You cannot set the subwoofer
“OFF”.
ON (subwoofer only)
Select this when a powered subwoofer is connected.
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For the center and surround pair options, if these speakers are
not physically present, you can select OFF to prevent any
output from those channels (you cannot turn off the front L/R
pair). Any speakers turned off will downmix (if this option is
selected) to the other enabled channels.
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Turning downmix on and off may affect the overall volume.
Speaker distance
[GENERAL
q
Speaker Setting
q
Distance]
This setup is effective in the following cases only:
• When using the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal, i.LINK button is set
to “PCM” and play DVD Video or DVD Audio discs.
• When using the HDMI terminal, set Dolby Digital, DTS and
MPEG Audio of “Audio Digital Out” setting to “PCM” (see
page 35), and play DVD Video or DVD Audio discs.
Ideally, the speakers should be placed so that they are all the
same distance from the listening position. If this is not
possible, you should use this method described here to adjust
them individually. It is also possible to adjust all distances
together. The point of these settings is to provide the best
synchronization between sound and image by delaying the
sound by an appropriate amount. The subwoofer is not
included in this setting (the placement of the subwoofer is
less critical than that of other speakers).
The L/R setting changes the distance of all speakers together.
Pressing the up button adds 0.1m to each value, and pressing
the down button subtracts 0.1m from each value.
Distances are measured in meters (1 meter = just over 3 feet,
and 0.1 meter = about 4 inches).
Carry out this operation first before setting the other speaker
distances.
After setting the L/R, C and SR/SL speaker distances together,
you can now set the center and surround pair distances. The
minimum distance for these is 0m and the maximum is 9m,
with the additional restrictions described here.
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The distance that you set for the center speaker cannot be
greater than the distance set for the L/R pair and must be
within 1.7m of that L/R distance.
So for example, if the distance to the L/R pair is set to 5.0m,
the center distance must be between 3.3m (5 - 1.7) and 5m.
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The distance that you set for the SR/SL surround pair cannot
be greater than the distance set for the L/R pair (and must be
within 9m of that distance).
So with the L/R pair set at 5m, the SR/SL pair distance can be
set from 0m to 5m.
Speaker levels
[GENERAL
q
Speaker Setting
q
Level]
Use this to set the relative levels of the speakers. You can set
the L/R pair together, and the center, and surround rear pair
independently, as well as the subwoofer. The maximum value
you can set here is 0dB and the minimum is –12dB, with
settings made in 0.5dB increments. The default setting is each
speaker channel set to 0dB.
Move
Speaker Setting
Audio Digital Out
Video Out
Display Setting
Parental Lock
Size
Distance (m)
Level (dB)
Test Tone
L/R
C
SR/SL
SW
Large *
Small
Return
Select
Exit
Move
Speaker Setting
Audio Digital Out
Video Out
Display Setting
Parental Lock
Size
Distance (m)
Level (dB)
Test Tone
L/R
C
SR/SL
3.0
3.0
3.0
Return
Select
Exit
