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Getting Started

Preferred surround placement

Location

If possible, place surround speakers to either side of the lis-
tening area, not behind it.

Height

If space permits, install surround speakers 2-3 feet above
viewers. This helps to minimize localization effects.

Aiming

Aiming surround speakers straight across the room, not
down at viewers, helps create a more open, spacious sur-
round sound field.

Advanced Setting
Alternative Surround Placement

Rear wall

If rear wall mounting is the only choice, aim the speakers at
each other (A), towards the front (B) or even towards the
sidewalls (C, D). Experiment with placement until surround
sounds seem to envelop you, rather than coming from
behind you.

No adjacent walls

Surround speakers can go on stands facing each other to
approximate the preferred sidewall mounting (A), or to the
sides or rear of the viewing area aimed upwards. In the lat-
ter case, they can go right on the floor, or preferably, a few
feet off the floor such as on end tables (B).

Getting Started

Test Tone / Channel balance

Channel balance

Your receiver is equipped with a test signal generator for
balancing the channels. As the signal "travels" from chan-
nel to channel, adjust the level controls until each channel
plays at the same loudness level.
Please refer to “Fine setting your speaker” section for more
details.

Level adjustment & surround channel level
expectation

Even though you adjust the surround channel to be as loud
as the others on the test signal, you'll find that on actual
program material the surround channel is usually much
lower than the front. Don't be tempted to re-adjust the
surround level; program producers use surround mostly for
subtle atmosphereics and ambience, and only rarely for
special effects. A good surround mix doesn't call attention
to itself; if it did, it would soon become distracting.

Using Headphones

To listen privately through your
audio system, use the PHONES jack
on the receiver. However, make sure
you turn down the volume before
you put on the headphones.
Increase the volume to the desired
level after headphones are in place.

Once headphones are connected, “HEADPHONE DOWNMIX
2 CHANNEL” will scroll on display. This feature automatical-
ly converts multi-channel outputs to 2 channel stereo for
your listening pleasure.

Hearing Comfort & Well-Being

• Do not play your headset at a high volume. Hearing
experts advise against continuous extended play.
• If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume
or discontinue use.

Factory Setting

The unit is preset to the following setting when you first
turn on the power.
Function = TUNER
Volume setting = 25
Bass & Treble = 0 dB
Channel level = 0 dB

Subwoofer = STRONG

Restore to default settings

You can always restore all settings back to its original state.
When the receiver is in VCR mode, press the following
sequence on the main unit to restore all settings back to
default :
STOP SKIP FORWARD

SKIP BACKWARD

Dolby Digital
Manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and
the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby

Courtesy Dolby Laboratories

Manufactured under license from
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No.
5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380,
5,978,762 and other world-wide patents

issued and pending. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround"
are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems,
Inc. Copyright 1996, 2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Note:

All preset radio stations and surround

sound setting will be lost after the facto-

ry setting is restored..

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