Basic Connections; Speaker Placement; Connecting Speakers - Marantz NR1501 User Manual

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BASIC CONNECTIONS

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7-speaker systems, using front left and right speakers, a
center speaker, surround left and right speakers, a surround back left and right speakers, and a subwoofer.
For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver
units. This will deliver smooth pans across the front sound stage as the action moves from side to side.
Your center channel speaker is very important as over 80% of the dialog from a typical motion picture
emanates from the center channel.
It should possess similar sonic characteristics to the main speakers. Surround channel speakers need not be
identical to the front channel speakers, but they should be of high quality.
The surround center speaker is useful for playback of Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS-ES.
One of the benefi ts of both Dolby Digital and DTS is that surround channels are discrete full range, while they
were frequency limited in earlier "Pro Logic' type systems.
Bass effects are an important part of home theater. For optimal enjoyment a subwoofer should be used as
it is optimized for low frequency reproduction. If you have full range front speakers, however, they may be
used in place of a subwoofer with proper setting of the switches in the menu system.
Subwoofer
Surround Right
Front Right
Surround Back Right
Front Center
Front Left
Surround
Surround Left Back Left
FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS
We recommend to set the front L and R speakers
with 45-60 degrees from the listening position.
CENTER SPEAKER
Align the front line of the center speaker with the
front L/R speakers. Or place the center speaker a
little backward from the line.
SURROUND LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS
When this unit is used in surround operation, the
preferred location for surround speakers is on the
side walls of the room, at or slightly behind the
listening position.
The center of the center speaker should face the
center of the room.
SURROUND BACK LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS
Surround back speakers are required when a full
7.1-channel system is installed.
Speakers should be placed on a rear wall, behind the
listening position.
The center of the speaker should face into the room.
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SUBWOOFER
We recommend using a sub-woofer to have maximum
bass effect. As the subwoofer only handles low
frequencies, you can place it any where in the room.
HEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER UNITS
FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS,
AND A CENTER SPEAKER
Align the tweeters and mid-range drivers on the
three front speakers at the same height, as best
as possible.
Note
Use magnetically-shielded speakers for front left,
right and the center speakers when the speakers are
installed near the TV.
SURROUND LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS
Place the surround left, right and surround back
speakers higher than your ears by about 70cm–1m.
Also place the speakers at the same height, as best
as possible.
70cm 1m
2.3 3.3ft

CONNECTING SPEAKERS

• Be sure to use speakers with the specifi ed impedance as shown on the rear panel of this unit.
• When connecting a powered subwoofer (one with a built-in amplifi er), connect it to the PRE OUT
subwoofer output terminal.
MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT OUT OUT DVD DVD MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT
BLU-RAY BLU-RAY
3 3
IN IN IN IN IN IN / / / / / / / /
Y Y P P B B C C B B P P R R C C R R Y Y P P B B C C B B P P R R C C R R
DVD DVD DSS DSS VCR VCR DSS DSS VCR VCR
VIDEO VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO
2 2
L L
PRE OUT PRE OUT PRE OUT PRE OUT
1 1
R R
R R - - FRONT R R - - FRONT
IN IN
IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT IN IN IN IN SUB SUB SUB SUB
IN IN OUT OUT
DVD DVD DSS DSS VCR VCR CD CD AUX 2 AUX 2 WOOFER WOOFER WOOFER WOOFER
DIGITAL DIGITAL
ANTENNA ANALOG AUDIO ANALOG AUDIO REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL AUDIO AUDIO
Powered
Right
subwoofer
Front
Notes
• To prevent damage to circuitry, do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other and do not let them touch any
metal part of this unit.
• Do not touch the speaker terminals when the power is on. It may cause you to receive an electric shocks.
• Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker terminal. Doing so may damage this unit.
• Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the speaker properly. If they are miss-connected, the
signal phase will be reversed and the signal quality will be corrupted.
GAME GAME DVD DVD DSS DSS OUT OUT
MODEL NO. NR1501 MODEL NO. NR1501
FRONT - - L L FRONT - - L L CENTER CENTER CENTER CENTER R R - - SURR. R R - - SURR. SURR. - - L L SURR. - - L L
R R R R L L L L
SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK
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Left Center Right Left
Surround
AC IN AC IN
Right Left
Surround Back