Pioneer VSX-819H-K Owner's Manual - Page 24

03 Connecting up Placing the speakers To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below. 5.1 channel surround system: Front left Center Subwoofer Front right 120° 120° Surround left Surround right 6.1 channel surround system:1 Front left Center Subwoofer Front right 120° 120° Surround left Surround Back Surround right 7.1 channel surround system:1 Front left Center Subwoofer Front right 90° Surround left 90° Surround right Surround back left Surround back right 60° Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system. • The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when you're listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended. • For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at equal distance from the TV. • When placing speakers near the TV, we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference, such as discoloration of the picture when the TV is switched on. If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV picture, move the speakers farther away from the TV. • If you're using a center speaker, place the front speakers at a wider angle. If not, place them at a narrower angle. • Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers. • It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position. The angle depends on the size of the room. Use less of an angle for bigger rooms. • Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft. to 3 ft.) higher than your ears and titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers don't face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback. Note 1 • This layout is available only when the additional amplifier is connected to the unit and the surround back speakers are connected to the amplifier. For details, see Use the PRE OUT outputs to connect the surround back speakers on page 23. • When the Surround back channel processing is set to SB CH ON (see page 37) in this layout, sound is output from the surround back speakers even with the use of 5.1ch input signal. 24 En