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07 The System Setup menu Speaker Distance For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound. Important • When Speaker Distance is selected while MCACC is set to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually. 5c.Speaker Distance Select MCACC memory. MCACC OFF M1.MEMORY 1 ENTER:Next :Cancel 1 Select 'Speaker Distance' from the Manual SP Setup menu. 5.Manual SP Setup a . Speaker Setting b . Channel Level c . Speaker Distance d . X-Curve :Return 2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using /. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 1 inch increments. 5c.Speaker Distance MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1 L 10 ' 00 '' C [ 0 ' 11 '' ] R [ 11 ' 09 '' ] :Finish 5c.Speaker Distance MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1 SR SBR SBL SL SW 0 ' 11 '' [ 11 ' 09 '' ] [ 12 ' 05 '' ] [ 13 ' 10 '' ] [ 45 ' 00 '' ] :Finish 3 When you're finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu. X-Curve Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting acts as a kind of re-equalization for home theater listening, and restores proper tonal balance of movie soundtracks. 1 Select 'X-Curve' from the Manual SP Setup menu. 5.Manual SP Setup a . Speaker Setting b . Channel Level c . Speaker Distance d . X-Curve 5d.X-Curve X-Curve -2.0dB/oct 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k :Return :Finish 2 Choose the X-Curve setting you want. Use / to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at 2 kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope increases (to a maximum of -3.0dB/oct). Use the following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your room size: Room size (ft2) ≤400 ≤550 ≤650 ≤800 ≤2200 ≤12000 X-Curve (dB/oct) -0.5 -1 -1.5 -2 -2.5 -3 • If you select OFF, the frequency curve will be flat and the X-Curve has no effect. 3 Select 'Return', then press ENTER to finish. Tip • For best surround sound, make sure the surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position. 50 En

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The System Setup menu
07
50
En
Speaker Distance
For good sound depth and separation from your system,
you need to specify the distance of your speakers from
the listening position. The receiver can then add the
proper delay needed for effective surround sound.
Important
•
When Speaker Distance is selected while
MCACC
is
set to
OFF
, the selection screen for the MCACC
memory appears. Select a memory to adjust
manually.
1
Select ‘
Speaker Distance
’ from the Manual SP
Setup menu.
2
Adjust the distance of each speaker using
/
.
You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 1 inch
increments.
3
When you’re finished, press
RETURN
.
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
Tip
•
For best surround sound, make sure the surround
back speakers are the same distance from the
listening position.
X-Curve
Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright
when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting
acts as a kind of re-equalization for home theater
listening, and restores proper tonal balance of movie
soundtracks.
1
Select ‘
X-Curve
’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.
2
Choose the X-Curve setting you want.
Use
/
to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed
as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at
2 kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope
increases (to a maximum of
–3.0dB/oct
). Use the
following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your
room size:
•
If you select
OFF
, the frequency curve will be flat and
the X-Curve has no effect.
3
Select ‘
Return
’, then press
ENTER
to finish.
5c.Speaker
Distance
Select
MCACC
memory.
MCACC
OFF
M1.MEMORY
1
ENTER:Next
:Cancel
5.Manual
SP
Setup
:Return
a . Speaker
Setting
b . Channel
Level
c . Speaker
Distance
d . X-Curve
5c.Speaker
Distance
:Finish
MCACC
: M1.MEMORY
1
L
10 ' 00 ''
C
[
0 ' 11 '' ]
R
[ 11 ' 09 '' ]
5c.Speaker
Distance
:Finish
MCACC
: M1.MEMORY
1
SR
0 ' 11 ''
SBR
[
11 ' 09 '' ]
SBL
[
12 ' 05 '' ]
SL
[
13 ' 10 '' ]
SW
[
45 ' 00 '' ]
Room size (ft
2
)
≤
400
≤
550
≤
650
≤
800
≤
2200
≤
12000
X-Curve (dB/oct)
–0.5
–1
–1.5
–2
–2.5
–3
5.Manual
SP
Setup
:Return
a . Speaker
Setting
b . Channel
Level
c . Speaker
Distance
d . X-Curve
63
125
250
500
1k
2k
4k
8k
16k
5d.X-Curve
:Finish
X-Curve
-2.0dB/oct