How To Adjust For Loudspeaker Size; Front; Center; Surround - McIntosh MHT100 Owner's Manual

How to Adjust for Loudspeaker Size

A Home Theater System can include a variety of Loud-
speakers with various capabilities. The LARGE listing re-
fers to the Loudspeaker capability for reproducing bass fre-
quencies down to 35Hz within -3dB of the midrange fre-
quencies. If a Loudspeaker can not reproduce bass frequen-
cies down to 35Hz within -3dB of the midrange frequen-
cies it is considered SMALL. If you do not have a
Subwoofer, you must have Front (Left and Right) Loud-
speakers that are LARGE in order to hear the low frequen-
cies below the Subwoofer Crossover Setting (40-140Hz) .
If you are unsure as to the bass performance capabilities of
your Loudspeakers, select the SMALL setting.
1. Press and hold the Front Panel SETUP Push-button ap-
proximately three seconds to enter the Setup Mode.
The word SETUP will appear on the MHT100 Front
Panel Display and the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu
will appear on the Monitor/TV screen. Refer to figure
12 on page 25.
2. Using the Up or Down
select Speaker Size on the On-Screen Menu, followed
by the SELECT Push-button on the Remote Control.
Refer to figure 14.
Note: The very first time the SPEAKER SIZE MENU is
accessed, the factory default settings will be
indicated.
3. Select the appropriate Loudspeaker location and type
by using the Up or Down
to select first the menu item and then press the Left
or Right directional push-buttons to change the cur-
rent setting. When all of the settings on the SPEAKER
SIZE MENU agree with the Loudspeakers in your
Home Theater System, select EXIT on the menu. The
MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu will reappear on the
Monitor/TV screen.
4. Continue next to the SPEAKER TIME DELAY Set-
tings. If you do not wish to perform SPEAKER TIME
DELAY adjustments at this time, proceed to the next
step.
5. Select EXIT from the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu.
If you are satisfied with the changes that you may
have made, select YES to save those changes or NO
not to save them. The MHT100 will then return to
normal operation. Refer to figure 15.
directional push-buttons
directional push-buttons
MENU: SPEAKER SIZE

1. FRONT

2. CENTER

3. SURROUND

4. BACK

5. SUBWOOFER

EXIT
DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THEM?
0 NO
1 YES
Loudspeaker Size
Loudspeaker
Front (L&R)
Center
Surround (L&R)
Back
Subwoofer
SETUP, con't
Small
Small
Small
Yes
Yes
Figure 14
Figure 15
Default Setting New Setting
Small
Small
Small
Yes
Yes
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