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Setting The Speaker Distance Delays
Setting the speaker delay is crucial to the proper performance of any
surround decoder component like the FAP T1. Your home theater
system will not perform properly if this process is not completed.
To accomplish this process you will need a tape measure or other
means of determining the distance of each speaker from the
primary listening position.
To set the speaker distance delays for your speakers:
1. Press the MENU button to enter the Main Menu.
The Main Menu appears and the cursor should be pointing to
INPUT CONFIG.
2. Press the
button until SYSTEM CONFIG is selected.
3. Press the
(Select) button to enter the System
Configuration menu.
The System Configuration menu appears and the cursor should
be pointing to FRONT DISTANCE.
Before setting the speaker distances, you need to choose what
unit of distance you will be using.
4. Press the
button repeatedly until DISTANCE UNIT is
selected.
5. Use the
and
buttons to select between Feet and
Meters.
6. Press the
button repeatedly until you return to FRONT
DISTANCE.
To set the distance for each group speakers in your system, you
will need to measure, as precisely as possible, the distances
from your chosen listening/viewing position to the various
loudspeakers in your system.
Set the distance for the Front L/R speakers to the nearest
foot/meter. Rounding up is OK. Distances can be set in the
following increments:
Feet 0 to 20 feet in 1 foot increments. Meters 0 to 6 meters in
0.3 meter increments.
You can scroll in either direction using the
7. Press the
button when you have made a selection.
Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the Center and Surround speakers.
You should note your final settings above for future reference.
Use the spaces below to enter the distances for your speaker
setup.
L/R [
]m/ft
C [
NOTE:There is no delay function for the subwoofer
8. Press the
button to select RETURN TO MAIN MENU
9. Press the MENU button to return to the Main Menu, or
press the MENU button twice to exit.
and
buttons.
]m/ft
SL/SR [
]m/ft
Dolby Pro Logic II (PLII) Music Parameter
The PLII Music Parameter menu is used to adjust the Panorama,
Dimension and Center Width processing options when listening to
music in the Dolby Pro Logic II surround mode. For a description
of these options, see page 6 in the section tided "Surround Format
Information". The PLII Parameter menu is shown below.
NOTE:The following selected menus appear on the FAP T1
Display and the OSD (On Screen Display)
Figure 5
To adjust the PLII Music Parameters:
1. Press the MENU button to enter the Main Menu.
The Main Menu appears and the cursor should be pointing to
INPUT CONFIG.
2. Press the
button until the PLII MUSIC PARAMETER is
selected.
3. Press
(Select) to enter the PLII MUSIC PARAMETER
menu.
The PLII MUSIC PARAMETER menu appears and the cursor
should be pointing to PANORAMA.
4. Use the
and
buttons to select between On and Off.
When this setting is On, Pro Logic II's Panorama circuits will
blend an amount of the front channel information into the side
speakers so that the soundfield appears to wrap around the front
and sides of the soundstage. Experiment with a variety of
program sources to see if this effect is one you prefer.
5. Press the
button to select DIMENSION.
6. Use the
and
buttons to cycle through the Dimension
options.
The Dimension settings appear as follows as you scroll through
them:
STEP0 > STEP1 > STEP2 > STEP3 > STEP-3 > STEP-2
> STEP-1
You can scroll in either direction using the
The Dimension Control uses special circuitry to give the
impression that the "center" of the soundfield is moving towards
the front or rear of the room. Experiment with a variety of
program sources to see if this effect is one you prefer. Use as
much or as little Dimension as you feel is needed.
System Setup
and
buttons.
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