11
Positioning speakers
Speaker placement plays an important role in the reproduction of
Surround sound. The placement of the speakers varies depending
on the size of the room and the wall coverings used in the room.
The illustration shows an example of a layout for standard speaker
placement. Refer to this example when you position the speakers in
order to experience the best of Surround sound.
Standard speaker placement
For ideal Surround effects, all speakers should be installed. If a
center speaker or subwoofer is not connected, the sound from the
unused channel is properly distributed to the connected speakers in
order to produce the best Surround 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’ dis-
persion 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’s instruction manual for more details.
Positioning speakers
TV or Screen
Center
speaker
Surround
speaker
Right
Surround
speaker
Left
Listener
Sub-
woofer
speaker
Front
speaker
Left
Front
speaker
Right
Connecting the power
•
Before you plug in the receiver, confirm that all connections
have been made properly.
•
Turning on this receiver’s power may cause a momentary power
surge, which might interfere with other electrical equipment,
such as computers. If this happens, use a wall outlet on a differ-
ent circuit.
1. Plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet.
2. Press the POWER switch to set the receiver to Standby
mode.
The STANDBY indicator will light up.
3. Press the STANDBY/ON button or POWER button on the
remote controller to turn on the receiver. The display will
light up and the STANDBY indicator will be turned off.
If you press the STANDBY/ON button or POWER button on
the remote controller again, the receiver returns to Standby
mode.
•
You cannot use the remote controller if the POWER switch on
the receiver is set to OFF.
•
Set the volume level to minimum before you turn off the power
to the unit.
Connecting the power
2. POWER switch
3. STANDBY/ON button
STANDBY indicator
Display
To wall
outlet
1.
BASS
TREBLE
C D
PHONES
Re-EQ
A/V KARAOKE CONTROL RECEIVER
TX-SE550
AM
FM
DVD
PHONO
1
VIDEO
2
VIDEO
TI CH INPUT
MUL
TAPE( )
MONITOR
CLEAR
MEMORY FM MUTE / MODE
SPEAKERS
A
B
MIDNIGHT THEATER
SURROUND MODE
MASTER VOLUME
OFF
ON
POWER
STANDBY/ON
ECHO LEVEL
3-D BASS
MIC LEVEL
KARAOKE
MIC
1
2
1
MAX
MIN
2
MAX
MIN
MAX
MIN
KEY CONTROL
VOCAL
CANCEL
SCAN
GROUP
DIRECT TUNING
STANDBY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0 /10
TUNING
PARAMETER CONTROLLER
PARAMETER SELECTOR
POWER
SLEEP
DVD
VIDEO-1
VIDEO-2
TAPE
PHONO
C D
LEARN
INPUT SELECTOR
DVD
KARAOKE
VOCAL
CANCEL
KEY CONTROL
DISC
GROUP
VOLUME
TAPE
DIMMER
TUNER
POWER
POWER
VOLUME
C H
TV/VCR
MUTING
LEVEL
REMOTE CONTROLLER
CH SEL
TEST
TONE
SENDING/
LEARNED
PRESET
PROGRAMMABLE AREA TV/VIDEO
TUNER
CD
MULTI-CH
INPUT
RC-386M
SUR
MODE
3. POWER button
