System Setup; Positioning Of The Speakers; Speaker Setup And Testing; Receiver Adjustment - Philips F984 User Manual

CENTER
LEFT
SURROUND
(REAR)
LEFT

Positioning of the speakers

General hints for positioning
Avoid positioning the speakers in a corner or on the floor as
this will boost the bass tones too much. Placing the speakers
behind curtains, furniture, etc. will reduce the treble
response. The listener should always be able to "see" the
speakers.
Each room has different acoustic characteristics and the
positioning possibilities are often limited. You can find the
best position for your speakers by referring to the picture
above.
As a minimum we recommend 5 speakers (2 front, a center,
2 surround) for good surround sound. It is possible to
reproduce some kind of surround sound with fewer speakers.
This is done by redirecting the signals which are foreseen for
the missing speakers to the existing ones. See "Menus" on
how to set up the receiver correctly for the number and size
of the speakers used.
Positioning the front speakers
The front speakers should be placed right and left in front of
the listening position like usual stereo speakers.
Positioning the center speaker
The center speaker should be placed in the center between
the two front speakers, e. g. underneath or on top of the TV.
The best height for the center speaker is the height of the
listener's ears (while seated).
Positioning the surround speakers
The surround speakers should face each other and be in line
with, or slightly behind the listener.
Positioning the subwoofer
A subwoofer can be used to enhance the bass performance of
your system dramatically. The subwoofer can be positioned
anywhere in the room, because it is not possible to locate the
source of deep tones. Nevertheless, you should not place the
subwoofer in the middle of a room, since the bass could be
severely weakened. Do not place any object on the
subwoofer.

Speaker setup and testing

The relative volume of the speakers must be adjusted for
optimal surround sound. You should be at your usual listening
RIGHT
position when adjusting the speaker volume. See "Receiver
menu" on how to set up the receiver for the used speakers.
Ideally, the volume in the listening position should be the
same from all speakers.
SURROUND
(REAR)
RIGHT
1 Press POWER / STANDBY to switch on the receiver.
2 Press TEST TONE on the remote control.
A test tone coming from the different speakers, except
y
the subwoofer, is heard.
3 Press +/- REAR on the remote control to
increase/decrease the volume of the actual speaker. The
best result is achieved when all speakers have equal
volume in the listening position.
4 Press TEST TONE on the remote control.
y The test tone stops.
Note: If you are not completely satisfied with the volume
settings, we recommend making minor adjustments to
them during surround sound playback.

Receiver adjustment

Once the number and position of loudspeakers has been
fixed, you can adjust the initial receiver settings for optimal
surround sound with the actual setup:
1 Set which speakers have been connected to the receiver
(see "Menu structure/* SPEAKR SETUP").
Note: The initial setting of your receiver is:
two front speakers left and right: present (cannot be altered)
center speaker: present
two rear speakers: present
subwoofer: present.
2 Select the size of the speakers (SMALL or LARGE)
(see "Menu structure/* SPEAKR SIZES").
Select SMALL if your speaker is able to reproduce low notes
down to at least 80–100 Hz. Select LARGE if your speaker is
able to reproduce low notes down to at least 50 Hz. (As a rule of
thumb, a LARGE speaker has a cone diameter of at least 12 cms
(5 inches).) See the specification sheets of your loudspeakers.
Note: For FR 985, FR 986, FR 995, FR 996 the initial setting is:
all speakers to LARGE.
For FR 984, FR 994 the initial setting is:
all speakers to SMALL.
3 Set the distance from the speakers to the listener's position
(see "Menu structure/* SPK DISTANCE").

SYSTEM SETUP

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