Preferred Surround Placement; Advanced Setting; Test Tone / Channel Balance; Factory Setting - RCA RTD160 User Manual

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Getting Started

Preferred surround placement

Location
If possible, place surround speakers to either side of the lis-
tening area, not behind it.
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Height
If space permits, install surround speakers 2-3 feet above
viewers. This helps to minimize localization effects.
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Aiming
Aiming surround speakers straight across the room, not
down at viewers, helps create a more open, spacious sur-
round sound field.
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Advanced Setting

Alternative Surround Placement
Rear wall
If rear wall mounting is the only choice, aim the speakers at
each other (A), towards the front (B) or even towards the
sidewalls (C, D). Experiment with placement until surround
sounds seem to envelop you, rather than coming from
behind you.
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No adjacent walls
Surround speakers can go on stands facing each other to
approximate the preferred sidewall mounting (A), or to the
sides or rear of the viewing area aimed upwards. In the lat-
ter case, they can go right on the floor, or preferably, a few
feet off the floor such as on end tables (B).
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Test Tone / Channel balance

Channel balance
Your receiver is equipped with a test signal generator for
balancing the channels. As the signal "travels" from chan-
nel to channel, adjust the level controls until each channel
plays at the same loudness level.
Please refer to "Fine setting your speaker" section for more
details.
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Level adjustment & surround channel level
expectation
Even though you adjust the surround channel to be as loud
as the others on the test signal, you'll find that on actual
program material the surround channel is usually much
lower than the front. Don't be tempted to re-adjust the
surround level; program producers use surround mostly for
subtle atmosphereics and ambience, and only rarely for
special effects. A good surround mix doesn't call attention
to itself; if it did, it would soon become distracting.
Dolby Digital
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from Dolby Laboratories.
"Dolby", "Pro Logic" and
the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories. Copyright
1992-1997 Dolby
Laboratories, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
Getting Started

Factory Setting

The unit is preset to the following setting when you first
turn on the power.
Function = DVD/CD
Volume setting = 16
Bass & Treble = 0 dB
Channel level = 0 dB
Subwoofer = STRONG
Restore to default settings
When the receiver is on and the disc tray is opened, press
SUBWOOFER for 5 seconds until the screen goes black,
then the initial language selection menu will appear.
All system settings will be restored to default, the parental
password will also be reset.
Note:
All preset radio stations and surround
sound setting will be lost after the facto-
ry setting is restored.
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