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Chapter Two : Setting Up PowerTouch III

Custom setup: Use this method for a more customized

setup where you determine more of the speaker settings,

such as the bandwidth of the sound sent to each speaker.

Custom setup configures the following: SW=subwoofer,

L=front left, R=front right, C=center, SL=surround left,

SR=surround right, SBL=surround back left and

SBR=surround back right.

a. Touch

on the Speaker Selection menu:

b. Aim PowerTouch III at the receiver and touch the

speaker button until the correct setting appears (see

below).

The front left and right buttons, the surround left

and right buttons and the surround back left and

right buttons are linked; if you touch one, you change

the settings for both.

•

Off means you are not using the speaker. (Not avail-

able for front speakers).

•

On means that you are using the speaker. (Only avail-

able for subwoofer).

•

Select Nml (= Normal/THX) if the speaker is not ca-

pable of producing clean, deep bass energy at out-

put levels that match those produced by a typical

powered subwoofer. All bass below 80Hz in that

channel is removed from that speaker and is sent to

the subwoofer (or sent to the front speakers if

subwoofer is set to off) in all listening modes. Most

speakers should be considered Nml.

If you have THX certified speakers, select the Nml setting.

•

Select Lrg (= Large) if the speaker is capable of pro-

ducing clean, deep bass energy at output levels that

match those produced by a typical powered

subwoofer. All bass below 80Hz in that channel is

left in that speaker in all listening modes.

Note : If you set the front or center speaker to Lrg, the

subwoofer may not output audio depending on the

setups of the input signal, speakers and listen mode.

Speaker combinations that can be selected with custom setup

Front

Center

Surround

Subwoofer

speakers

speaker

speakers

Nml

Off

Nml

Lrg

Off

Nml

Lrg

Off

Lrg

Nml

Lrg

Off

c. If you have a subwoofer as part of your home the-

ater speaker system and have set your left & right

front speakers to Lrg, SW Re-Mix mode gives you

the flexibility to choose how bass information is dis-

tributed to your speakers. (As mentioned above,

most speakers will perform best when set to Nml.)

If the Re-Mix Off-THX option is selected, bass from

the front left and front right channels will go ONLY

to the front left and front right speakers. The

subwoofer will only receive a bass signal from the

LFE channel of Dolby Digital and DTS programs,

and from any channels with speakers that you have

designated as Nml. This selection is preferred by THX.

If the Re-Mix On option is selected, you will send

the bass from the front left and right channels to

the front left & right speakers AND the subwoofer

simultaneously. While this setting keeps your

subwoofer active in all listening modes, it can also

cause the bass to sound indistinct (or "muddy") be-

cause it is now coming from up to 3 different speak-

ers at once.

If your home theater speaker system includes a

subwoofer and you have set your front left & right

speakers to 'Lrg', we suggest that you initially use the

Re-Mix Off-THX setting. If this produces weak-sound-

ing bass in your room, change to the Re-Mix On set-

ting.

d. Touch

to save your settings.

Surround back

e. Touch

to move to the next speaker setting or

speakers

Nml

touch

to return to the Setup Surround menu.

Off

When activating the THX operation, it is recommended to

Nml

set SW Re-Mix Off-THX so that the THX operation can

Lrg

match correctly the human sense of audition.

Off