Marantz AV9000 - Manual (Page 17)

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SPEAKER SETUP AND LEVELS
The home theater system you already have installed should function
provided that there are left, center and right front speakers, left and
right rear/surround speakers and a subwoofer. For best results we
recommend that the front speakers be of the same type, with identical
or similar driver units. This will deliver smooth pans across the front
sound stage as the action moves from side to side.
Your center channel speaker is very important as over 80 % of the
dialog from a typical motion picture emanates from the center
channel.
Rear channel speakers need to be identical to the front channel
speakers, but they should be of high quality. One of the benefits of
Dolby Digital (AC-3) and DTS is that surround channels are full range,
while they were frequency limited in earlier “Pro Logic’ type systems.
Bass effects are an important part of home theater. For optimal
enjoyment a subwoofer should be used as it is optimized for low
frequency reproduction. If you have full range front speakers,
however, they may be used in place of a subwoofer with proper
setting of the switches in the menu system.
Speaker system configurations (diagram, as currently used)
If possible, mount the surround speakers on the walls to the sides of
the viewing area, 2-3 feet above seated viewers, firing straight across
at each other.
SETUP 1/2 (SPEAKER SIZE)
SETUP: Select “LOCK” with or button in order to lock the
contents of the four CALIBRATION SET UP MENU.
Then, when you want to change the contents of these setup,
select “UNLOCK”.
SPKR setup (Speaker setup)
This menu enters the information that the this product which
type of speakers will be used for each channel
If you use THX speaker systems which are approved by
LUCASFILM LTD set FRONT CH SURR. CH, and CENTER CH
to the SMALL position and then select SUBWOOFER =ON
In turn, these settings will determine which speakers
receive low frequency (bass) information.
For the purpose of establishing proper bass reproduction,
use the LARGE settings if the speaker being used at any
position is a traditional full-range loudspeaker that is
capable of reproducing sound below 80 Hz.
Use the SMALL setting for smaller, frequency-limited
satellite speakers that are not able to reproduce sounds
below 80 Hz.
Note that when “small” speakers are used it is advisable to
install a separate subwoofer
If the Surround speakers or Center speaker will not be used,
set NONE for each speaker. The NONE setting will send the
audio for the surround channels or Center channel to the
front left/right speakers.
FRONT CH.: Select the type of front speakers with or
button.
SURROUND CH.: Select the type of surround speakers with or
button.
CENTER CH.: Select the type of center speaker with or
button.
SUBWOOFER: Switch the subwoofer speaker ON or OFF with
or button.
Notes:
The SUBWOOFER cannot be set to OFF when the front speakers
are set to SMALL.
This speaker size setup is not effective when the SOURCE-
DIRECT or 6CHANNEL-DIRECT mode is selected.
SETUP 2/2 (SPEAKER DISTANCE)
SPEAKER DISTANCE for Time Alignment
Use this parameter to specify the distance of the speaker’s position
from the listener.
The delay time is automatically set according to these distances.
UNITS: The units is be able to select “FEET” or “METER ” with or
button. If you select “FEET” the setting parameter will
change in 1 foot steps. If you select “METER” it will change
in 0.3 meter steps.
SPK L= (Front L channel)
SPK R = (Front R channel)
SPK C = (Center channel)
SPK LS = (Surround L channel)
SPK RS = (Surround R channel)
SPK SW = (Subwoofer channel)
Input each speaker’s distance with or button. Select
speaker with or button. Input for each speaker’s
distance has been finished move to cursor to
ENTER and
push OK button.
Notes:
The maximum distance a speaker may be placed is 30 feet (9
meters) from the listening position. Placement beyond that
distance is beyond the range of the automatic time delay feature.
The delay feature does not function in the STEREO, SOURCE-
DIRECT or 6 CHANNEL DIRECT modes.
SUB WOOFER
LEFT (L)
CENTER
RIGHT (R)
(L) (R)
SURROUND SPEAKERS
SETUP 1/2 SPKR SETUP
SETUP UNLOCKED
FRONT CH : SMALL/THX
SURR CH : SMALL/THX
CENTER CH : SMALL/THX
SUBWOOFER : ON /THX
TO NEXT SETUP MENU
SETUP 2/2 SPKR DISTANCE
UNIT :
f e e t
SPK L : 10 f e e t
SPK R : 10 f e e t
SPK C : 10 f e e t
SPK LS : 10 f e e t
SPK RS : 10 f e e t
SPK SW : 10 f e e t
ENTER
TO LEVEL MENU