Yamaha Y-S3 Y-S3 V3.0 Manual - Page 26

Yamaha Sound System Simulator Y-S3 Owner's Manual V3.0 • Distributed You can arrange speakers with a fixed spacing on a level surface. Click in Speaker List or select [Add New Array (N)] from the [Array (A)] menu to open the Add Speakers window. Select "Distributed" from the list box. Select speakers, ceiling, walls, and plane types from the list boxes, and enter the appropriate settings. You can select "Coverage", which automatically calculates positioning based on the coverage area of the receiving surface, or "Grid", which places speakers on a plane surface at any interval you wish. Name Enter the names you want to use for plane surfaces (e.g.: Ceiling, Front, Back, Wall etc). Names for the individual speakers that make up a plane are generated automatically (***sp1, ***sp2 etc, where *** is the name of the plane). You can change these names in Speaker List. To change a name, select a flat surface or an individual speaker from Speaker List. Right-click the item you have selected, select [Rename] from the menu that appears, and enter the new name. Speakers Type Select the type of speaker you want to place from the list box. Note that the suffix 'r' on a type name indicates a horn-rotated speaker. Certain speakers can be chosen from either High Impedance connection (shown as "_HiZ") or Low Impedance connection (shown as "_LoZ"). Refer to the website at http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/ for details. Table: Connections of speakers in Distributed layout Name Low Impedance Serial Low Impedance Parallel Low Impedance Equal High Impedance 70V High Impedance 100V Connection Type Low Impedance Serial Connection Low Impedance Parallel Connection Low Impedance Serial & Parallel Connection *1 70V line High Impedance Connection 100V line High Impedance Connection *1 2 pairs of 2 serially connected speakers are parallel connected. The total impedance becomes the same as 1 speaker. Only up to 4 speakers can be connected per amplifier channel. Plane Geometry Enter the defining parameters for the plane you want to place. Although you can set planes to be larger than the size of the room, be aware that speakers placed outside the room area will not be included in any calculations. Plane Type Select from the plane type from the list box (Ceiling, Front Wall, Back Wall, Side Wall 1, Side Wall 2). 26