5: Setting Up The Speakers - Sony STR-DB780 Operating Instructions Manual

5: Setting up the speakers

Use the SET UP menu to set the types and sizes
of the speakers connected to the receiver.
1
Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver.
2
Press SET UP.
3
Press the cursor buttons (
select the speaker.
For details, see "Speaker setup parameters"
below.
Note
Some speaker settings may appear dimmed in the
display. This means that they have been changed
automatically due to other speaker settings. The
dimmed settings may or may not be adjustable.
4
Turn the jog dial to select the
parameter.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set
all of the items that follow.
Speaker setup parameters
The initial setting is underlined.
x FRONT (
)
L R
(Front speaker size)
• LARGE
If you connect large speakers that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
"LARGE". Normally, select "LARGE".
• SMALL
If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select "SMALL" to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
front channel bass frequencies from the sub
woofer. When the front speakers are set to
"SMALL", the center, surround, and surround
back speakers are also automatically set to
"SMALL" (unless previously set to "NO").
x CENTER (
(Center speaker size)
• LARGE
If you connect a large speaker that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
"LARGE". Normally, select "LARGE".
However, if the front speakers are set to
"SMALL", you cannot set the center speaker to
"LARGE".
or ) to
• SMALL
If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select "SMALL" to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
center channel bass frequencies from the front
speakers (if set to "LARGE") or sub woofer.
• NO
If you did not connect a center speaker, select
"NO". The sound of the center channel will be
output from the front speakers.
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