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Channel Delay

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Initial Set Up Channel Delay Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve a surround sound effect. You need to figure out the distance from your listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay. The following steps show you how to set the delay time for each channel by specifying the distances from your listening position to each speaker. Once you specify the speaker distances, the receiver calculates the correct delay times automatically. If continuing from Speaker Setting go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in "Setting Up for Surround Sound" (p.29) first. Î S0URCE MULTI OPERATION USE SETUP SYSTEM OFF RECEIVER DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2 MULTI CONTROL CD MD/ TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT CLASS MPX BAND DIRECT ACCESS ¶ 7 38 - + TUNING - + STATION 1¡ DTV ON/OFF DTV MENU 4¢ - + CHANNEL 123 456 7 GUIDE +10 + TV VOL - 8 0 TV TV CONTROL TV FUNC 9 EXIT ENTER DISC + VOLUME - REMOTE SETUP INPUT ATT SYSTEM SETUP EFFECT/ CH SEL MENU + MUTE FUNCTION DIGITAL NR ENTER - SIGNAL SELECT MIDNIGHT LIGHT MULTI CH INPUT THX DSP /DTS ADVANCED STEREO/ DIRECT STANDARD AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 1 Select CHANNEL DELAY (if continuing from last set up, it will already be selected). See "Setting Up for Surround Sound" on page 29 if you are unsure how to do this. Press the ENTER button. Channel Delay Front LL Center Front R Surround R Surr Back R Surr Back L Surround L Subwoofer [EXIT] [10.0ft] [10.0ft] [10.0ft] [10.0ft] [10.0ft] [10.0ft] [10.0ft] [10.0ft] • The default setting is 10 ft. 1-3 2 Use the 5¥∞ buttons to select a speaker. Specify the distance from your listening position to each speaker using the commands below. 1 Pres 2 or 3 to adjust the speaker distance in half foot increments from 0.5 to 45 feet. The default setting is 10 feet. 2 Use the 5¥∞ buttons to move to the next set of speakers. 3 Repeat for each speaker. • Sound takes about 1 millisecond to travel 1 foot. 3 Select EXIT with the 5¥∞ buttons and press ENTER button to return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU. Next, proceed to CHANNEL LEVEL on the next page. If you want to change a setting before proceeding simply use the arrow buttons to go back. 34

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1
Select CHANNEL DELAY (if continuing from
last set up, it will already be selected).
See “Setting Up for Surround Sound“
on page 29 if you are
unsure how to do this.
Press the ENTER button.
[10.0ft]
[10.0ft]
[10.0ft]
[10.0ft]
[10.0ft]
[10.0ft]
[10.0ft]
[10.0ft]
Channel Delay
Front
Center
Front
Surround
Surr Back
Surr Back
Surround
Subwoofer
[EXIT]
L
R
R
R
L
L
• The default setting is 10 ft.
2
Use the
5¥∞
buttons to select a speaker.
Specify the distance from your listening
position to each speaker using the
commands below.
1
Pres
2
or
3
to adjust the speaker distance in half foot
increments from 0.5 to 45 feet.
The default setting is 10 feet.
2
Use the
5¥∞
buttons to move to the next set of speakers.
3
Repeat for each speaker.
• Sound takes about 1 millisecond to travel 1 foot.
3
Select EXIT with the
5¥∞
buttons and press
ENTER button
to return to the SYSTEM
SETUP MENU.
Next, proceed to CHANNEL LEVEL on the next page.
If you want to change a setting before proceeding
simply
use the arrow buttons to go back.
Channel Delay
Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve a surround sound effect. You need to figure out
the distance from your listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay. The following steps show you
how to set the delay time for each channel by specifying the distances from your listening position to each
speaker. Once you specify the speaker distances, the receiver calculates the correct delay times automatically.
If continuing from Speaker Setting go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting Up for Surround
Sound“ (p.29) first.
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Initial Set Up