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Positioning speakers
Speaker placement plays an important role in the reproduction of
Surround sound. The manner in which the speakers are placed var-
ies depending on the size of the room and the wall coverings used
in the room. The illustration below shows an example of a layout
for standard speaker placement. Refer to this example when posi-
tioning the speakers in order to experience the best of Surround
sound.
For ideal Surround effects, all speakers should be installed. If a
center speaker is not connected, when PHANTOM is selected for
Center mode, the sound from the center channel is properly distrib-
uted to the connected speakers in order to produce the best Sur-
round sound possible.
Front:
The left, right, and center speakers should face the seated listener
and be placed at ear level. The center speaker produces a richer
sound image by enhancing the perception of the sound’s source
and movement.
Surround:
Place the left and right surround speakers 1 meter (3 feet) above the
listener’s ear level and facing toward the sides of the room, making
sure that the listener is within the speakers’ dispersion angle. These
speakers produce the feel of a moving sound while creating the
sensation of being in the middle of the action.
Subwoofer:
Install a subwoofer with a built-in power amplifier for powerful
bass sounds. The placement of the subwoofer does not affect the
final quality of the sound image too much, so you can install it with
the room layout in mind.
Refer to the speaker instruction manual for more details.
Standard speaker placement
TV or Screen
Center
speaker
Rear (surround)
speaker
Right
Rear (surround)
speaker
Left
Listener
Sub-
woofer
speaker
Front
speaker
Left
Front
speaker
Right
Connecting the power
Before plugging in the unit, confirm that all connections have been
made properly.
Turning on this unit’s power may cause a momentary power surge,
which might interfere with other electrical equipment, such as com-
puters. If so, use a wall outlet on a different circuit.
After plugging the TX-SV373/TX-SE350’s power cord into an AC
outlet, press the POWER switch to put the unit in power-standby
status (the STANDBY indicator is lit). The remote controller can-
not be used to operate the TX-SV373/TX-SE350 if the POWER
switch is not set to ON.
When the POWER switch is set to ON, pressing the STANDBY/
ON button or the POWER button on the remote controller switches
the TX-SV373/TX-SE350 between standby status (the STANDBY
indicator is lit) and power-on status (the display is lit).
Press the POWER switch on the TX-SV373/TX-SE350 to set it to
the OFF position, turning off the unit.
STANDBY/ON button
BASS
TREBLE
C D
PHONES
DELAY TIME
AUDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER
TX-SV262
AM
FM
DVD
PHONO
1
VIDEO
2
VIDEO
TI CH INPUT
MUL
TAPE( )
MONITOR
STANDBY
SCAN
GROUP
TUNING
PRESET
CLEAR
MEMORY FM MUTE / MODE
SPEAKERS
A
B
CENTER MODE
SURROUND MODE
MASTER VOLUME
OFF
ON
POWER
STANDBY/ON
ALL CHANNEL HIGH CURRENT DISCRETE OUTPUT STAGE
POWER switch
