Connecting your equipment
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[E] 5.1 channel surround system & ZONE 2
connection (Multi Zone)
•
Speaker System setting: ZONE 2
With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy
5.1-channel su
rr
ound sound in the main zone with ste
r
eo
playback on anothe
r
component in ZONE 2. (The
selection of input devices is limited.)
Important
• The
Speaker System
setting must be made if you
use any of the connections shown above othe
r
than
[A] (see
Speaker system setting
on page 110).
• Sound does not come th
r
ough simultaneously f
r
om
the f
r
ont height, f
r
ont wide, speake
r
B and su
rr
ound
back speake
r
s. Output speake
r
s a
r
e diffe
r
ent
depending on the input signal o
r
listening mode.
Other speaker connections
• You
r
favo
r
ite speake
r
connections can be selected
even if you have fewe
r
than 5.1 speake
r
s (except f
r
ont
left/
r
ight speake
r
s).
• When not connecting a subwoofe
r
, connect speake
r
s
with low f
r
equency
r
ep
r
oduction capabilities to the
f
r
ont channel. (The subwoofe
r
’s low f
r
equency
component is played f
r
om the f
r
ont speake
r
s, so the
speake
r
s could be damaged.)
•
After connecting, be sure to conduct the Full Auto
MCACC (speaker environment setting) procedure.
See
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning
(Full Auto MCACC)
on page 43.
Placing the speakers
Refe
r
to the cha
r
t below fo
r
placement of the speake
r
s
you intend to connect.
• Place the su
rr
ound speake
r
s at 120º f
r
om the cente
r
.
If you, (1) use the su
rr
ound back speake
r
, and, (2)
don’t use the f
r
ont height speake
r
s / f
r
ont wide
speake
r
s, we
r
ecommend placing the su
rr
ound
speake
r
r
ight beside you.
• If you intend to connect only one su
rr
ound back
speake
r
, place it di
r
ectly behind you.
• Place the left and
r
ight f
r
ont height speake
r
s at least
one mete
r
di
r
ectly above the left and
r
ight f
r
ont
speake
r
s.
THX speaker system setup
If you a
r
e using a THX ce
r
tified subwoofe
r
, use the
THX
INPUT
jack on the subwoofe
r
(if you
r
subwoofe
r
has one)
o
r
switch the filte
r
position to
THX
on you
r
subwoofe
r
.
See also
THX Audio Setting
on page 112 to make the
settings that will give you the best sound expe
r
ience
when using the Home THX modes (page 56).
Some tips for improving sound quality
Whe
r
e you put you
r
speake
r
s in the
r
oom has a big effect
on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines
should help you to get the best sound f
r
om you
r
system.
• The subwoofe
r
can be placed on the floo
r
. Ideally, the
othe
r
speake
r
s should be at about ea
r
-level when
you’
r
e listening to them. Putting the speake
r
s on the
floo
r
(except the subwoofe
r
), o
r
mounting them ve
r
y
high on a wall is not
r
ecommended.
• Fo
r
the best ste
r
eo effect, place the f
r
ont speake
r
s 2
m to 3 m apa
r
t, at equal distance f
r
om the TV.
• If you’
r
e going to place speake
r
s a
r
ound you
r
CRT TV,
use shielded speake
r
s o
r
place the speake
r
s at a
sufficient distance f
r
om you
r
CRT TV.
• If you’
r
e using a cente
r
speake
r
, place the f
r
ont
speake
r
s at a wide
r
angle. If not, place them at a
na
rr
owe
r
angle.
L
L
R
R
SL
SW
C
SR
Main zone
Sub zone
ZONE 2
L
SW
C
FHL
FWL
SL
SBL
SBR
SB
SR
FWR
R
FHR
30
30
60
60
60
120
120
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