Manual Sound Setup; Set Distance - Cary Audio Design Cinema 11 Owner's Manual

MANUAL SOUND SETUP

SET DISTANCE

The DISTANCE SETUP is used to enter Speaker Distances (for proper sound delay).
Setting the Speaker Distance Delays
Setting the speaker delay is crucial to the proper performance of any surround decoder
component like the Cinema 11. 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. Measure the distance from the main
listening point to each speaker. Front R, Side R, Surr BR, Surr BL, Side L and Subwoofer speaker.
Write the measured distances down before beginning the Delay Setup.
NOTE: The following selected menus appear on the Cinema 11 Display.
SPEAKER
SET DISTANCE
To set the speaker distance delays for your speakers:
1. Press the SETUP button to enter the SETUP MENU.
The SETUP MENU/SPEAKER appears.
2. Press the ENTER button to enter the SPEAKER setup menu.
3. Press the button until SET DISTANCE is selected.
The SPEAKER / Set Distance menu appears.
4. Press the ENTER button to enter the SET DISTANCE setup menu.
5. Use the and
measured distance.
6. To set the distance for each 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 speakers to the nearest foot/meter. Rounding up is OK.
Distances can be set in the following increments:
- Feet 0 - 100 ft in 1 foot increments. Meters 0 to 30.3 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 for the Center, Front R, Side R, Surr BR, Surr BL, Side L and Subwoofer
speaker.
8. Press the button to select BACK and press the ENTER to return to the SETUP MENU,
or press the SETUP button to exit the SETUP MENU.
buttons to adjust the FRONT L distance delays by setting the
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and buttons.