Anthem Audio D2 - Manual (Page 32)

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3. SETUP
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3.3 SPEAKER CONFIGURATION
The Speaker Configuration Setup allows you to enter information about your speakers so that sounds from
source materials are not lost or distorted.
Skip items f. to h. if using Anthem Room Correction on all sources.
Bass Management Configurations for Movies and Music:
The processor memorizes two bass management configurations – if using both (Music configuration is
optional), always use Movie for source material that contains LFE. The BASS MANAGEMENT-MUSIC menu
asks whether or not you want to use the same settings as the Movie configuration – the default is “Yes”.
Setting up a configuration is described later in this section. Assigning a configuration to a source or enabling
automatic activation according to presence/absence of LFE is explained in section 3.6.
If your source components have bass management and time alignment, turn them off by setting all
channels “large” and to the same distance in the source components.
Surround and Rear Speaker Quantity and Type:
Surround speakers fall in two radiation pattern categories: Direct and Dipole. No delay is necessary in
channels using dipole speakers since most of the sound is delayed through room reflections. When Dipole
is selected, distance is matched internally with the greatest one in the LISTENER POSITION menu.
If you are using one rear speaker, set d. REARS to 6.1 and use the Rear-L output.
If you are using no rear speakers, skip the d. REARS setting. It makes no difference what it’s set to.
Units:
Feet (ft) or metres (m). This will be used for size and distance measurements.
Center EQ:
When a speaker sits directly above or below a vertical surface such as a TV screen, reflections can change
frequency response making dialog less natural. With Anthem’s unique CENTER EQ set to “Yes” the negative
effects of vertical surfaces close to the front of the speaker can be cancelled.
TV Size:
This determines the CENTER EQ response curve. Select from 18 - 30” / 30 - 42” / 42 - 54” / 54 - 66” / 66 - 78”.
If UNITS is set to “m” the selections are 45 - 75 cm / 75 - 100 cm / 100 - 135 cm / 135 - 165 cm / 165 - 200 cm.
Since room/TV/furniture acoustics vary as do center channel speakers and their positioning, play a few
DVDs and use the setting that provides the clearest dialog even if it doesn’t match the TV’s size.
3. SPEAKER CONFIGURATION
a. BASS MANAGEMENT-MOVIE
b. BASS MANAGEMENT-MUSIC
c. SURROUNDS: Dipole
d. REARS: Dipole-7.1
e. UNITS: ft
f. CENTER EQ: No
g. TV SIZE: 30-42 in
h. ROOM RESONANCE FILTER