Technical Specifications and Operating Manual
8
· System 5
7.1 speaker placement
If you have augmented your System 5 5.1 set with
two additional compatible satellite speakers (see
page 5 of this manual), you can make full use of
your 7.1 AV receiver and upgrade to a 7.1 home
theatre system.
Front · Centre · Subwoofer · Rear (Side)
Set the speakers up in the same pattern as with
a 5.1 system. Please refer to “Speaker Positions in
5.1 Configuration” on the previous two pages.
Rear centre
Ideally in a 7.1 system, the rear effects speakers
(rear sides) are positioned on the side walls next
to the listening spot and the rear centre speak-
ers are positioned on the rear wall at a height
between 1.40 and 2.10 metres.
If the distance between the rear speakers and
your listening spot is less than 1.00 m, we recom-
mend using S 50 D dipole speakers instead of the
direct-radiating S 500 FCR as a rear centre speak-
er. In this case, simply expand your “5.1 Cinema
Set” with two additional S 500 D dipole speakers.
Viewed from above, the imaginary lines between
the four rear speakers used in your 7.1 setup
should ideally form an isosceles trapezium. Each
side of the trapezium should be at least 1.00 m
long. If the various side lengths differ or if the
four rear speakers are mounted at different
heights, you can compensate for these asym-
metries by entering the distances between the
individual speakers into the “Speaker Setup” util-
ity of your AV receiver/amplifier.
Example of a System 5.1 Cin-
ema set with two additional
S 500 FCR speakers for a 7.1
upgrade.
We recommend placing the
rear speakers somewhere in
the grey rear area (also if
the S 500 D dipole speaker
is used).
SW
Centre
Front
Front
Rear
Rear
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