Speaker Setup; Delay Setting - JBL DSC 500 Owner's Manual

S P E A K E R S E T U P
Delay Settings
Due the different distances between
the listening position for the front
channel speakers and the surround
speakers, the amount of time it takes
for sound to reach your ears from the
front or surround speakers is
different. You may compensate for
this difference through the use of the
delay settings to adjust the timing for
the specific speaker placement and
acoustic conditions in your listening
room or home theater.
To re-synchronize the front, center
and surround channels at first
measure and note the distance from
the listening/viewing position to the
front, center, and surround speakers
in meters.
With the help of the figure below,
measure the lenght of the two arrows
A and B.
Front Left
(Included)
Surround Left
(Included)
Recommended Speaker Placement
Speaker placement like above or similar is recommended when using the
5 satellites and subwoofer which were included with your system.
Center Delay
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- - SPEAKER SETUP MENU - -
CNTR DELAY
REAR DELAY
TEST TONE 1M
OFF
Default Setting: OFF
If you wish to adjust the delay setting
for the center loudspeaker, follow the
steps below:
1. Press SETUP to enter SETUP
MENU. Select SPEAKER SETUP, then
press OK
2. Select CNTR DELAY using (
then press ( ) to go to the right option
list. Select the distance that
corresponds to the lenght of arrow A,
measured above. Press OK to confirm
your selection.
Rear Delay
If you wish to adjust the delay setting
for the rear loudspeakers, follow the
steps below:
1. Press SETUP to enter SETUP
MENU. Select SPEAKER SETUP, then
press OK
2. Select REAR DELAY using (
then press ( ) to go to the right option
list. Select the distance that
corresponds to the lenght of arrow B,
measured above. Press OK to confirm
your selection.
Front Right
Center (Included)
(Included)
Subwoofer
(Included)
LISTENING
POSITION
Test Tone
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Page © Test tone
The Test Tone can be used to check if
the loudspeakers have been
connected correctly.
2M
--
1M In the SPEAKER SETUP MENU, select
--
TEST TONE. Press ( ) to go to the
0.5M
OFF
right option list. To start the test tone,
select ON with the (
The test tone will start at the front left
(FL) speaker. After 3 seconds the
sound will move to the center (C)
speaker, and then to the front right
(FR), surround right (SR) and surround
left (SL) speakers in succession. The
main display and the TV screen will
show the word "TEST" and will also
indicate which speaker is operating.
The test tone continues cycling
),
among the 5 speakers indefinitely.
All 5 satellite speakers have been
pre-set to the same level (00 dB). If
the level of the tone from all 5
speakers is the same at your normal
listening position, no further
adjustment is necessary. Select OFF
with the (
tone function.
If the level of all 5 speakers does not
sound the same at your normal
listening position you can adjust each
speaker up or down, 10 dB in 1 dB
),
steps. For more information about
adjusting the individual Speaker
Volume, see page 35.
Surround Right
(Included)
)
) to cancel the test
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