Technical Specifications and Operating Manual
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· System 5 THX Select2
7.2 speaker placement
If you have augmented your System 5 THX Select2
5.2 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 7.2 home theatre system.
Front · Centre · Subwoofer · Rear (Side)
Set the speakers up in the same pattern as with
a 5.2 system. Please refer to “Speaker Positions
in 5.2 Configuration” on the previous two pages.
Rear centre
Ideally in a 7.2 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 rec-
ommend using S 500 D dipole speakers instead
of the direct-radiating S 500 FCR as a rear cen-
tre speaker. In this case, simply expand your “5.2
Cinema Set” with two additional S 500 D dipole
speakers.
Viewed from above, the imaginary lines between
the four rear speakers used in your 7.2 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 THX
Select2 5.2 Cinema set with
two additional S 500 FCR
speakers for a 7.2 upgrade.
We recommend placing the
rear speakers somewhere in
the grey rear area (also if
the S 500 D dipole speaker
is used).
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Centre
Front
Front
Rear
Rear
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