Panasonic SAXR700 SAXR700 User Guide - Page 35

Setting speakers and their sizes • You can set connected speakers and their sizes manually. • Different ranges are played by different speakers. Size setting is necessary for reproducing sources, particularly their bass section, completely. 1 Select and confirm the choice. 2 Select a speaker for setting and confirm the choice. 3 Change a setting and confirm the choice. To go back to step 1 Select and confirm the choice. When you set the front speakers (LR) as "LARGE " • The subwoofer also makes audio output in the bass range when you perform stereo playback of analog and PCM sources. • The subwoofer sends out only the LFE (low frequency effect channel) signal contained in 2-channel Dolby Digital or DTS sources when you play them in stereo. SUBW :Subwoofer LR : Front speakers C : Center speaker S : Surround speakers SB : Surround back speakers SUBW : NO ; unconnected YES ; connected LR, C, S : NONE ; For speakers you haven't connected (center or surround only). SMALL ; For speakers that cannot adequately reproduce the bass range. This setting is sufficient for most speakers if you are using a subwoofer. LARGE ; For speakers that can sufficiently reproduce the bass range down to 20 Hz. SB : NONE ; For speakers you haven't connected. 1-SPK ; If you connect one surround back speaker. 2-SPK ; If you connect two surround back speakers. Factory settings: LR, C, S ; SMALL SUBW ; YES SB ; 2-SPK Operations Settings Setting distances • By adjusting the distance from each speaker (except the subwoofer) to the seating area, the sound delay time is automatically adjusted so that sound reaches the listener at the same time. Setting the lowpass filter Note • Set the lowpass filter frequency according to frequencies available for playback when speakers are set as "SMALL ". The factory setting is 80 Hz. (below) • The following are set automatically. When you set "LR " to "SMALL ", "SUBW " is set to "YES ". When you set "SUBW " to "NO ", "LR " is set to "LARGE ". • "SB " does not appear when "S " is set to "NONE ". • The "SB " size becomes the "S " size because the unit does not offer "SB " size setting. • When you change the number of connected speakers, settings made with the setup microphone are canceled. (á pages 24 and 25) 1 Select and confirm the choice. 2 Select a speaker for setting and confirm the choice. L : Front left C : Center R : Front right LS : Surround left RS : Surround right SBL : Surround back left SBR : Surround back right ft 3 Select a distance and confirm the choice. ft Adjustment range: 1.0 to 45.0 ft (feet) This unit is adjusted at 0.5 feet intervals. Factory settings: L, R ; C ; LS, RS ; SBL, SBR ; 10.0 ft (feet) 10.0 ft (feet) 5.0 ft (feet) 5.0 ft (feet) Note • Speakers whose polarity was automatically adjusted through the auto speaker setup using the setup microphone are displayed with "- " such as "L 10.0 - ". • When the speaker distance measured through the auto speaker setup (á pages 24 and 25) exceeds 45 feet (15 meters), the distance is displayed as "OVER ". 1 Select and confirm the choice. • If the speaker sizes (above) are set to "SMALL", make this setting. • The unit cannot reproduce the entire bass range when speakers are set as "SMALL ". You can arrange the unit to provide missing bass sounds through the subwoofer by setting the lowpass filter frequency according to frequencies available for playback. 2 Select the lowpass filter frequency and confirm the choice. Lowpass filter frequency for sending the bass range to the subwoofer: 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200 (Hz) Factory setting: 80 (Hz) Note The setting made through these steps applies to all speakers set as "SMALL ". 35 RQT8739