5: Setting Up The Speakers - Sony STR-DA9000ES Operating Instructions Manual

5: Setting up the speakers

You can use the SPEAKER SET UP menu to set
the size and distance of the speakers connected
to this system.
1
Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
2
Rotate MAIN MENU to select
"SPEAKER SET UP".
3
Rotate MENU to select the menu item
you want.
For more information, see "Speaker setup
parameters".
Notes
• Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the
display. This means that the selected parameter
is either unavailale or fixed and unchangeable
due to sound field (pages 32–34) or other
settings.
• Some speaker setup items may appear dimmed
in the display. This means that they have been
adjusted automatically due to other speaker
settings. Depending on the settings, you may or
may not be able to adjust certain speakers.
4
Rotate –/+ to select the parameter.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set
all of the items that follow.
Note
Before setting up the surround speakers, select the
surround speakers you use (page 51).
Speaker setup parameters
The initial settings are underlined.
x SP EASY SET UP (Speaker easy setup)
• YES
You can set up your speakers automatically
by selecting a pre-defined speaker pattern (see
the supplied "Easy Setup Guide").
• NO
Select to adjust the settings of each speaker
manually.
x SPEAKER PATTERN
(Speaker setup pattern)
When "SP EASY SET UP" is set to "YES",
select the speaker setup pattern. Rotate –/+ to
select the speaker setup pattern and press
MEMORY/ENTER to enter the selection.
Check your speaker pattern using the supplied
"Easy Setup Guide".
x SUB WOOFER (Sub woofer)
• YES
If you connect a sub woofer, select "YES".
• NO
If you did not connect a sub woofer, select
"NO". This activates the bass redirection
circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from
other speakers.
Tip
In order to take full advantage of the Dolby Digital
bass redirection circuitry, we recommend setting the
sub woofer's cut off frequency as high as possible.
x FRONT SP (Front speakers)
• LARGE
If you connect large speakers that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
"LARGE". Normally, select "LARGE".
When the sub woofer is set to "NO", front
speakers are automatically set to "LARGE".
• SMALL
If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select "SMALL" to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
front channel bass frequencies from the sub
woofer. When the front speakers are set to
"SMALL", the center, surround and surround
back speakers are also automatically set to
"SMALL" (unless previously set to "NO").
x CENTER SP (Center speaker)
• LARGE
If you connect a large speaker that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
"LARGE". Normally, select "LARGE".
However, if the front speakers are set to
"SMALL", you cannot set the center speaker
to "LARGE".
• SMALL
If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select "SMALL" to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
center channel bass frequencies from the front
speakers (if set to "LARGE") or sub woofer.
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