Denon AVR-3300 - Manual (Page 58)

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Speaker setting examples
Here we describe a number of speaker settings for different purposes. Use these examples as guides to set up your system according to the type
of speakers used and the main usage purpose.
(1) Basic setting for primarily watching movies
Use this setting if your main purpose is to listen to movie music and when using one set (two speakers) of regular single-way or two-way
speakers as the surround speakers.
• Set the front speakers with their front surfaces as flush with the
TV or monitor screen as possible. Set the center speaker
between the front left and right speakers and no further from the
listening position than the front speakers.
• Consult the owner’s manual for your subwoofer for advice on
placing the subwoofer within the listening room.
• If the surround speakers are direct-radiating (monopolar) then
place them slightly behind and at an angle to the listening
position and parallel to the walls at a position 60 to 90
centimeters (2 to 3 feet) above ear level at the prime listening
position.
• Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker A jacks
on the AVR-3300 and set all settings on the setup menu to “A”.
(This is the factory default setting. For details, see page 17.)
Front speakers
Center speaker
Monitor
Subwoofer
45°
120°
Surround speakers
As seen from above
As seen from the side
Surround speaker
Front speaker
60 to 90 cm
(2) Setting for primarily watching movies using diffusion type speakers for the surround speakers
For the greatest sense of surround sound envelopment, diffuse radiation speakers such as bipolar types, or dipolar types, provide a wider
dispersion than is possible to obtain from a direct radiating speaker (monopolar). Place these speakers at either side of the prime listening
position, mounted above ear level.
• Set the front speakers, center speaker and subwoofer in the
same positions as in example (1).
• Set the surround speakers directly at the sides of the listening
position and 60 to 90 centimeters (2 to 3 feet) above ear level.
• Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker A jacks
on the AVR-3300 and set all settings on the setup menu to “A”.
(This is the factory default setting. For details, see page 17.)
• The signals from the surround channels reflect off the walls as
shown on the diagram at the left, creating an enveloping and
realistic surround sound presentation.
For multi-channel music sources however, the use of bipolar or dipolar speakers mounted at the sides
of the listening position may not be satifactory in order to create a coherent 360 degree surround
sound field. Connect another pair of direct radiating speakers as described in example (3) and place
them at the rear corners of the room facing towards the prime listening position.
As seen from the side
Surround speaker
Front speaker
60 to 90 cm
Path of the surround sound from the
speakers to the listening position
As seen from above
(3) When using different surround speakers for movies and music
To achieve more effective surround sound for both movies and music, use different sets of surround speakers and different surround modes
for the two types of sources.
• Set the front speakers slightly wider apart than the setup for
watching movies only and point them toward the listening
position in order assure clear positioning of the sound.
• Set the center speaker in the same positions as in example (1).
• Set surround speakers A for watching movies in the positions
described in example (1) or (2), depending on the types of
speakers used.
• Set surround speakers B for playing multi-channel music at the
same height as the front speakers and slightly at an angle to the
rear of the listening position, and point them toward the listening
position.
• Connect the surround speakers for watching movies to the
surround speaker A jacks on the AVR-3300, the surround
speakers for playing multi-channel music to the surround speaker
B jacks. Set the surround speaker selection on the setup menu.
(For instructions, see page 19.)
As seen from the side
Surround speaker A
Front speaker
60 to 90 cm
Surround
speaker B
Front speakers
Center speaker
Monitor
Subwoofer
45°~60°
140°
Surround speakers B
As seen from above
Surround speakers A
The surround speakers can be switched freely during playback with the surround parameter adjustment. (For instructions, see page 47.)