Panasonic SABT300 Blu-ray Disc Home Theater Sound System - Page 41

Speaker settings Adjusting the sound lag between speakers Delay time ( ms 0.0 ) For optimum listening with 7.1-channel sound, all the speakers, except for the subwoofer, should be the same distance from the seating position. If you have to place the center, surround and surround back speakers closer to the seating position, adjust the delay time to make up for the difference. If either distance A or B is less than C (D below), find the difference in the relevant table and change to the recommended setting. 1 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the distance box ( ms 0.0 ) and press [OK]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select the setting and press [OK]. Approximate room dimensions C : Actual speaker position L C R AC SW : Ideal speaker position LS LS LB B B RS RS RB A B C : Primary listening distance LB RB Circle of constant primary listening distance A Center speaker Difference Approx. 34 cm (1 ft. 1 in.) Approx. 68 cm (2 ft. 2 in.) Approx. 102 cm (3 ft. 4 in.) Approx. 136 cm (4 ft. 5 in.) Approx. 170 cm (5 ft. 6 in.) B Surround/Surround back speakers Difference Approx. 170 cm (5 ft. 6 in.) Approx. 340 cm (11 ft. 1 in.) Approx. 510 cm (16 ft. 8 in.) Setting 1.0 ms 2.0 ms 3.0 ms 4.0 ms 5.0 ms Setting 5.0 ms 10.0 ms 15.0 ms Center (C) L ms 0.0 C dB 0 R Complete Test dB 0 SW dB ms dB LS 0 0.0 0 RS dB ms dB LB 0 0.0 0 RB [LS (L)] Surround [RS (R)] [LB (L)] Surround back [RB (R)] Adjusting the speaker level Volume (Channel balance) ( dB 0 ) (Effective when playing multi-channel audio) 1 Select "Test" and press [OK]. A test signal is output. Front (L) --)Center --)Front (R) --) Surround (RS) : ; Surround (LS)(- Surround back (LB) (- Surround back (RB) 2 While listening to the test signal, press [3, 4] to adjust the volume of each speaker. The volume can be adjusted between r6 dB to s6 dB. ≥Set each speaker level according to the volume of the Front (L) and Front (R) speaker volume respectively. 3 Press [OK]. The test signal stops. ≥No signal is output for the subwoofer. To adjust its volume, see page 18, Adjusting speaker level during play. Center (C) L ms 0.0 C dB 0 R Test Surround [LS (L)] Complete Test dB 0 SW dB ms dB LS 0 0.0 0 RS Surround [RS (R)] dB ms dB LB 0 0.0 0 RB [LB (L)] Surround back Surround back [RB (R)] ∫ To finish the speaker setting Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select "Complete" and press [OK]. Advanced operations RQT9508 41