Setting Up For Surround Sound - RCA STAV-3860 Owner's Manual

SETTING UP FOR SURROUND SOUND

SETTING UP FOR SURROUND SOUND
The STAV-3860 offers several options for surround sound listening, depending on the speakers in your set
up. Having installed the speakers in your room, it's important to set up the relative volume levels and
delay time in order to make the most of the receiver's surround sound capabilities. You only need to make
these settings once, unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new
speakers.
Setting the Center Mode, the Subwoofer and Speaker Distances
It is important to set the type of center mode which corresponds to your speaker system, set the
subwoofer on/off, set speaker distances, and set volume levels of each speaker. From your normal
listening position, the volumes of the various speakers in your system should appear to be equal. Follow
the steps below for settings, especially the volumes of the center and surround speakers relative to the
main front speakers for Dolby Pro Logic mode, 5.1 CH. mode and the DSP mode.
SOURCE
CD
POWER
TAPE
SOURCE SELECT
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ASMS SEARCH
1 2 3
DECK 2
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5 6 7
EFFECT DISC/STATION
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9 0
D. ACCESS
TUNING
DECK 1
&
T.TONE
FM/AM
TUNING
2
2
SORROUND DSP MODE
CHANNEL
CH SELECT
LEVEL
FL
1
RECEIVER FUNCTION DIMMER
POWER
STAV-3860
AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM REMOTE
1
1 Switch on the receiver.
2 Press the
Press the 3 button to select the surround sound setup mode.
3
Repeatedly pressing the button cycles through the three setup
TUNER
modes (center mode setup; subwoofer setup; distance setup).
The mode appears in the display on the front panel.
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Use the 5∞ buttons to select one of the four types of center
4 4
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mode.
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4
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The center mode cycle and the diagrams below explain each
CLASS
center mode.
3
MPX
4
MUTING
Normal
VOLUME
Middle and high frequency sounds are heard
OSR
from the center speaker.
Bass frequencies from the center channel are
played through the front speakers.
Wide
If a full range speaker is used for the center
channel, all center channel sound, including
bass frequencies, are heard through the
center speaker.
Phantom
Center channel sounds are played through
both front speakers equally.
3 Stereo
Surround channel sounds and center channel
bass frequencies are heard through the front
stereo speakers.
button.
SURROUND
3 2
NORMAL
3 2
3 STEREO
3 2
WIDE
3
2
PHANTOM
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