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SPA21 SURROUND AMPLIFIER USER GUIDE
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SPA21 SURROUND AMPLIFIER USER GUIDE
SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS
This chapter explains how to set up the speakers,
levels, and delays for the best possible sound with
your surround sound configuration
Configuring the speakers
The SPA21 can drive up to seven full-frequency loud-
speakers and one subwoofer, but if your surround system
does not include a full set of speakers, the SPA21 will
distribute the signals from these channels to the other
channels as appropriate in your system.
For front, center, surr and surr back you can specify
whether the speaker is large, in which case it can handle
the bass below the crossover setting for that channel. Alter-
natively you can specify the speaker to small, in which
case the bass for that channel is handled by a subwoofer or
any speaker set to large.
You can define four speaker layouts, labelled GENERAL,
DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, and OTHER. These are se-
lected automatically for the appropriate source material.
To specify the speaker configuration
• Press the button on the front panel or remote control
to display the MAIN MENU .
• Use the SELECTOR on the front panel or the
or buttons on the remote control to highlight the
SETUP MENU option and press the button on
the front panel or remote control to select it.
The SETUP MENU will be displayed:
• Use the SELECTOR on the front panel or the
Seven-channel
surround system with
no subwoofer
Five-channel
surround system with
a subwoofer
Four-channel
surround system
Three-channel system
with a subwoofer
Conventional two-
channel system
or buttons on the remote control to highlight the
SPEAKER CONFIG option and press the button
on the front panel or remote control to
select it.
Selection of possible speaker configurations
Full surround
system with seven
loud-speakers and a
subwoofer