Pioneer VSX-49TX Owner's Manual - Page 110

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving Speaker Placement for a Complete THX Speaker System If you have a complete THX Speaker System set (LucasFilm authorized), follow the diagram below to place your speakers. Notice the surround speakers should output at an angle parallel to the listener. Also, notice the angle of the front speakers. FL C FR If you have two surround back speakers we recommend placing them together and the same distance from your listening position so you can take advantage of the ASA feature. For more details see page 108. LS Surround Di-polar Radiating Speaker RS Surround SBL SBR Surround Back Speaker Placement for DVD-A (etc.) Sources The best speaker placement for DVD-A (and other multichannel music sources) may be different than for regular DVD discs. For these formats follow the diagram at right as opposed to the home theater setups of the preceding pages. If you want to use both home theater and DVD-A discs (through the MULTI CH INPUT) follow the diagrams below and set up your MULTI CH IN SELECT output mode accordingly. In order to choose the best MULTI CH IN SELECT output mode (see p.101) use the diagrams here. Find the diagram that most closely resembles your surround and surround back speaker setup and then chose that output mode. [S=S&SB]* [S=SB] [Through] LS RS LS RS Virtual sound SBL SBR Virtual sound SBL LS SBR RS SBL SBR *In this diagram the white sound waves represent the actual transmitted sound and the shaded sound waves represent the how the sound will seem to the listener (the virtual sound). This setting is only achieved when listening to input sound from MULTI CH INPUT terminals. To achieve a similar effect at other times, set the listening mode to STANDARD SX. 110