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Select the speaker layout for the number of speakers that you are using and place the speakers and subwoofer in your room. This section describes the representative speaker layout
examples.
* Place the surround speakers in front and set “Virtual CINEMA FRONT” (p.76) in the “Setup” menu to “On”.
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Placing speakers
Caution
• (U.S.A. and Canada models only)
Under its default settings, the unit is configured for 8-ohm speakers. When connecting 6-ohm speakers, set the unit’s speaker impedance to “6
Ω
MIN”. For details, see “Setting the speaker impedance” (p.14).
• (Except for U.S.A. and Canada models)
Use speakers with an impedance of at least 6
Ω
.
• Use a subwoofer with built-in amplifier.
• Be sure to connect the front left and right speakers.
Speaker type
Abbr.
Function
Speaker system (the number of channels)
5.1
5.1
(Virtual
CINEMA
FRONT)
4.1
3.1
2.1
Front (L)
1
Produce front left/right channel sounds (stereo sounds).
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Front (R)
2
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Center
3
Produces center channel sounds (such as movie dialogue and vocals).
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Surround (L)
4
Produce surround left/right channel sounds.
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Surround (R)
5
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Subwoofer
9
Produces LFE (low-frequency effect) channel sounds and reinforces the bass parts of other channels.
This channel is counted as “0.1”.
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