Parasound Halo D 3, Owner'S Manual

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SPEAKER SIZE
This is the first step in the Audio Setup of your D 3;
it’s used to adapt the D 3 to the number, locations, and
types of speakers in your system. The D 3 comes from
the factory with all speakers set to SMALL because this
applies to the majority of home theater systems.
The SMALL setting is for speakers with limited bass
capacity (bass drivers smaller than 6”);
To reduce distortion and increase power handling for
“small” speakers the D 3 filters out the bass signals
and redirects them to the subwoofer channel. This bass
diversion takes place at the frequency setting in the
SIZE SETUP menu.
The LARGE setting is for larger speakers which can
handle low bass without distortion and often when a
subwoofer is not used in the system. There is no bass
filtering. If you’re not sure if you should classify your
speakers as “Small” or “Large,” watch a few movies
scenes at SMALL and again at LARGE to determine
which sounds better.
SUBWOOFER
Select YES if your system includes a subwoofer.
Select NO if you’re not using a subwoofer.
FRONT L&R
These are the left and right front speakers and may be
set to LARGE or SMALL.
SETTING UP YOUR D 3 continued
AUDIO SETUP MENU
You can skip this Audio Setup (pages 19-21) if you are only using Digital Coax or Optical
audio outputs because these settings only affect the analog outputs.
This section will help you set up the audio portion of the D 3. SPEAKER SIZE, DISTANCE SETUP
and LEVEL SETUP only affect the Analog Audio 5.1 Channel Outputs. The setup for the Digital
Coaxial and Optical outputs is made in the menu of your surround controller or AV receiver. Refer
to the owner’s manual of your surround sound processor or AV receiver for setting up your system
speakers when using the digital outputs of the D 3.