Meridian 565 Installation Manual page 29

To set the speaker layout
Switch off the 565, using the power switch on the back panel.
Switch off any power amplifiers that are connected to the 565.
Switch on the power again while holding down the Display
key on the front panel.
The display will show:
Press > or < until you see the
display:
Press A or V to step between the alternative layout options.
When you have chosen the layout you want to use proceed to
the next step.
To define the shape of the speaker
layout
In some of the DSP programmes the digital surround processor
makes use of information about the shape of your speaker
layout, or aspect ratio.
Config
Layout A
aspect ratio
If your layout has an aspect ratio greater than 2 or less than 0.5
you should consider changing the speaker positions for
optimum sound.
Press > or < until you see the display:
Measure the distances between the speakers in your room
and calculate the aspect ratio, as follows:
centre surround depth -
=
left right width -
2 1.4 1
Use the A and V keys to select the nearest aspect ratio.
Aspect 1
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