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Using

Your

Acoustimast7

Speakers

To

get

full,

rich

home

theater

sound

Place

the

cube

speaker

connected

to

the

RIGHT

output

on

the

right

side

of

your

room

as

you

face

the

speakers.

The

cube

speaker

connected

to

the

LEFT

output

goes

on

the

left,

and

the

one

connected

to

the

CENTER

output

is

the

center

speaker.

How

to

set

your

receiver

For

use

in

video

applications,

be

sure

the

Surround

Sound

setting

of

your

receiver

is

on

NORMAL

(Figure

7).

Follow

your

receiver

owner's

guide

instructions

for

testing

and

adjusting

the

balance

of

the

three

cube

speaker

arrays.

Many

of

these

products

provide

a

reference

test

signal

for

balancing

the

sound

from

each

speaker.

Instructions

for

this

process

vary,

depending

on

the

brand

and

model

of

equipment

you

are

using.

Your

speakers

are

designed

to

provide

pure,

natural

sound

reproduction

in

audio

as

well

as

video

applications.

The

type

of

receiver

you

use

also

determines

your

options.

Some

receivers

limit

the

use

of

the

center

speaker

to

video

applications

only.

Refer

to

your

receiver

owner's

guide

for

details.

Bass

and

treble

adjustments

Upholstered

furniture,

wall-to-wall

carpets,

or

heavy

drapes

can

muffle

the

treble

(high

notes),

making

your

speaker

system

sound

too

deep.

Bare

floors

and

walls

and

unupholstered

furniture

can

make

your

speaker

system

sound

too

shrill.

After

listening

to

your

speakers,

you

may

want

to

adjust

the

balance

of

bass

and

treble.

You

can

use

the

bass

and

treble

controls

on

your

receiver.

Or

move

the

bass

module

closer

to

a

wall

or

corner

to

increase

bass,

or

farther

from

a

wall

or

corner

to

decrease

it.

Angling

the

cubes

in

each

array

The

top

cube

of

each

speaker

array

swivels.

You

can

adjust

it

to

provide

the

balance

of

reflected

and

direct

sound

that

seems

right

for

your

room.

Experiment

with

cube

positions

for

the

results

you

prefer

(Figure

8).

For

home

theater

applications,

angling

the

top

half

of

the

left

and

right

speakers

slightly

inward

improves

on

-screen localization.

On

the

center

cube

speaker,

leave

both

cubes

facing

forward

for

the

most

natural

film

dialogue

effect.

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7

A

receiver

set

for

NORMAL

surround

sound

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Position

of

the

speaker

array

cubes

can

vary

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