Marantz SR-880mkII User Guid - Page 9

SET-UP AND CALIBRATION After completion of ail connecting arrangements, please do the following procedure for the set-up and calibration before play-back. SPEAKER SELECTION 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 result 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 speaker 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 menu system. Speaker system configurations (diagram, as currently used) SUB WOOFER LEFT (L) RIGHT (R) CENTER SURROUND SPEAKERS 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. SPEAKER SETTING Since the SR880mktf may be used with a wide variety of speaker types, it is important that you adjust the speaker setting in menu system before using SR880mkII. Setting these menu will tell the SR880mk11 what type of speakers you are using so that the audio outputs will be directed to the proper speaker. In general, a "Large" speaker is defined as a traditional full range speaker that includes a woofer and is capable or reproducing sounds below 100 Hz. For the purposes of this product, a "Small" speaker is one that is not capable of delivering sounds below 100 Hz. Most "satellite" type speakers fall into this category. Before setting the menu make note of the type of front, center and rear speakers that will be used. For further clarification of your speakers' type consult the speaker owner's manual and look on the "specifications" page to find the frequency range. When you have the information on your speakers, set the four setting as follows; 1) Front Speakers in Setup Menu 1/3 This setting determines the frequency range of the front left/right speakers. Select Large or Small depending on the type of speaker you will be using. The factory default setting is "Small". Large: Select this position if you are using full range speakers that are capable of reproducing sounds below 100 Hz. In this position, the output to the front left/right output jacks is full range. Small: Select this position if you have small, frequency limited satellite type speakers that do not reproduce sounds below 100 Hz. Do not select this position if your system does not include Sub woofer. In this position, low frequency sounds are routed to the SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jacks. 2) Surround Speakers in Setup Menu 1/3 This setting determines the frequency range of the rear surround speakers. Select Large, None or Small depending on the type of speakers you will be using. The factory default setting is "Small". Large: Select this position if you are using traditional, large speakers that are capable of reproducing sounds below 100 Hz. In this position, the output to the audio feed to the surround output jacks is full range. None: Select this position if you will not be using any rear channel/ surround speakers. In this position the full range surround audio that would otherwise be routed to the surround channels will be mixed in with the FRONT LEFT and FRONT RIGHT audio. Small: Select this position if you have small, frequency limited satellite type speakers that do not reproduce sounds below 100 Hz. In this position, low frequency sounds are routed to either the SUBWOOFER OUTPUT or the FRONT LEFT and FRONT RIGHT speakers depending on the setting of the SUBWOOFER speaker. 3) Center Speakers in Setup Menu 1/3 This setting determines the frequency range for the center channel speaker. Select Large, None or Small depending on the type of center channel speaker installed. The factory default setting is "Small". Large: Select this position if the center channel speaker is a large, full range model capable of reproducing sounds below 100 Hz. In this position, the out put to the audio feed to the Center Channel output jack is full range. None: Select this position if you will not be using any center channel speakers. In this position the full range signal audio that would otherwise be routed to the center channel will be mixed in with the FRONT LEFT and FRONT RIGHT audio. Small: Select this position if you have small, frequency limited satellite type speakers that do not reproduce sounds below 100 Hz. In this position, low frequency sounds are routed to either the SUBWOOFER OUTPUT or the FRONT LEFT and FRONT RIGHT speakers depending on the setting of the SUBWOOFER speaker. 4) Subwoofer in Setup Menu 1/3 Set this setting to determine the routing of low frequency sounds for all channels. The factory default setting is "ON", to indicates that a subwoofer is present. On: Select this position if the SR880mkIl is connected to an amplifier or receiver equipped with a Subwoofer INPUT terminal, or if directly connected to a powered subwoofer. Off: Select this position if a Subwoofer will not be used. In this position the low frequency sounds (below 100 Hz) will routed to the FRONT LEFT, RIGHT terminals, depending on the setting of the speaker set up for those channels. Note: Subwoofer cannot be set "Off" if the front speaker is set "Small".