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RQT8739
Setting speakers and
their sizes
• You can set connected
speakers and their sizes
manually.
• Different ranges are played
by different speakers. Size
setting is necessary for
reproducing sources,
particularly their bass
section, completely.
1 Select and confirm the choice.
2 Select a speaker for setting and
confirm the choice.
3 Change a setting and confirm the
choice.
To go back to step 1
Select and confirm the choice.
When you set the front speakers (LR) as “
LARGE
”
• The subwoofer also makes audio output in the
bass range when you perform stereo playback
of analog and PCM sources.
• The subwoofer sends out only the LFE (low
frequency effect channel) signal contained in
2-channel Dolby Digital or DTS sources when
you play them in stereo.
SUBW
:Subwoofer
LR
:
Front speakers
C
:
Center speaker
S
:
Surround speakers
SB
:
Surround back speakers
SUBW
:
NO
; unconnected
YES
; connected
LR
,
C
,
S
:
NONE
;
For speakers you haven’t connected (center or
surround only).
SMALL
;
For speakers that cannot adequately
reproduce the bass range. This setting is
sufficient for most speakers if you are using a
subwoofer.
LARGE
;
For speakers that can sufficiently reproduce
the bass range down to 20 Hz.
SB
:
NONE
;
For speakers you haven’t connected.
1-SPK
;
If you connect one surround back speaker.
2-SPK
;
If you connect two surround back speakers.
Factory settings:
LR
,
C
,
S
;
SMALL
SUBW
;
YES
SB
;
2-SPK
• Set the lowpass filter frequency according to frequencies available for playback when speakers
are set as “
SMALL
”. The factory setting is 80 Hz. (below)
• The following are set automatically.
When you set “
LR
” to “
SMALL
”, “
SUBW
” is set to “
YES
”.
When you set “
SUBW
” to “
NO
”, “
LR
” is set to “
LARGE
”.
• “
SB
” does not appear when “
S
” is set to “
NONE
”.
• The “
SB
” size becomes the “
S
” size because the unit does not offer “
SB
” size setting.
• When you change the number of connected speakers, settings made with the setup microphone
are canceled. (
á
pages 24 and 25)
Setting distances
• By adjusting the distance
from each speaker (except
the subwoofer) to the
seating area, the sound
delay time is automatically
adjusted so that sound
reaches the listener at the
same time.
1 Select and confirm the choice.
2 Select a speaker for setting and
confirm the choice.
3 Select a distance and confirm the
choice.
L
:
Front left
C
: Center
R
:
Front
right
LS
: Surround left
RS
: Surround right
SBL
: Surround back left
SBR
: Surround back right
Adjustment range:
1.0
to
45.0
ft
(feet)
This unit is adjusted at 0.5 feet intervals.
Factory settings:
L
,
R
;
10.0
ft
(feet)
C
;
10.0
ft
(feet)
LS
,
RS
;
5.0
ft
(feet)
SBL
,
SBR
;
5.0
ft
(feet)
• Speakers whose polarity was automatically adjusted through the auto speaker setup using the
setup microphone are displayed with “
–
” such as “
L 10.0 –
”.
• When the speaker distance measured through the auto speaker setup (
á
pages 24 and 25)
exceeds 45 feet (15 meters), the distance is displayed as “
OVER
”.
Setting the lowpass
filter
• If the speaker sizes (above)
are set to “
SMALL
”, make
this setting.
• The unit cannot reproduce the
entire bass range when speakers
are set as “
SMALL
”. You can
arrange the unit to provide missing
bass sounds through the
subwoofer by setting the lowpass
filter frequency according to
frequencies available for playback.
1 Select and confirm the choice.
2 Select the lowpass filter frequency
and confirm the choice.
Lowpass filter frequency for sending the bass
range to the subwoofer:
80
,
100
,
120
,
140
,
160
,
180
,
200
(Hz)
Factory setting:
80
(Hz)
The setting made through these steps applies to all speakers set as “
SMALL
”.
Note
ft
ft
Note
Note
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