RCA STAV3860 - Manual (Page 13)

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SETTING UP FOR SURROUND SOUND
The STAV-3860 offers several options for surround sound listening, depending on the speakers in your set
up. Having installed the speakers in your room, it's important to set up the relative volume levels and
delay time in order to make the most of the receiver's surround sound capabilities. You only need to make
these settings once, unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new
speakers.
Setting the Center Mode, the Subwoofer and Speaker Distances
It is important to set the type of center mode which corresponds to your speaker system, set the
subwoofer on/off, set speaker distances, and set volume levels of each speaker. From your normal
listening position, the volumes of the various speakers in your system should appear to be equal. Follow
the steps below for settings, especially the volumes of the center and surround speakers relative to the
main front speakers for Dolby Pro Logic mode, 5.1 CH. mode and the DSP mode.
SETTING UP FOR SURROUND SOUND
1
CLASS
MPX
D. ACCESS
SOURCE
SOURCE SELECT TAPE
CD TUNER
CH SELECT
FUNCTION
FL
DIMMER RECEIVER
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EFFECT
ASMS SEARCH
T.TONE
FM/AM
MUTING
VOLUME
DSP MODE SORROUND 2
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CHANNEL
LEVEL
DISC/STATION
$ $
DECK 1
DECK 2
TUNING
TUNING
1 2 3 4
5 6
9 0
7 8
POWER
POWER
STAV-3860
AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM REMOTE
OSR
2
3
4
4
1
1 Switch on the receiver.
2 Press the SURROUND button.
3 Press the
3 button to select the surround sound setup mode.
Repeatedly pressing the button cycles through the three setup
modes (center mode setup; subwoofer setup; distance setup).
The mode appears in the display on the front panel.
4 Use the
5∞ buttons to select one of the four types of center
mode.
The center mode cycle and the diagrams below explain each
center mode.
Normal
Middle and high frequency sounds are heard
from the center speaker.
Bass frequencies from the center channel are
played through the front speakers.
Wide
If a full range speaker is used for the center
channel, all center channel sound, including
bass frequencies, are heard through the
center speaker.
Phantom
Center channel sounds are played through
both front speakers equally.
3 Stereo
Surround channel sounds and center channel
bass frequencies are heard through the front
stereo speakers.
3 NORMAL
3
3 STEREO
3
PHANTOM
2
WIDE
2
2 2
3