Marantz SA8260 SA8260 User Guide - Page 14

ENGLISH Connection (Speaker Setting) The Speaker Setting of SACD for Multi-Channel Audio We recommend you to use ITU (International Telecommunication Union) speaker setting because SACD multi-channel discs are recorded and mixed down to hear the best quality sound when this setting are used. The basic settings are 3 speakers for front and 2 for back since multi-channel discs have basically 5 channels (3 to 6 channels possible). There are some discs which has the 6th channel for sub-woofer. The number of channels recorded is shown on the disc. When you use different sizes of speakers, please adjust the volume balances in your amplifier/surround receiver. You can also use the 5.1 channel surround setting for DVD but surround sound may present differently form the best SACD multi-channel sound presence. Sub-woofer Front speaker (Left) Center speaker Front speaker (Right) 60° approx. 110° approx. 110° Reference listening position Rear speaker (Left Surround) Rear speaker (Right Surround) The 2-front, 1-center, and 2-surround speakers should be set on the circle from the listening point as shown above. The location of the sub-woofer in the picture is just to you a patter of settings. Sub-woofer can be located any place in your room. (See the users manual of your sub-woofer.) 9