Yamaha MSP7Studio Owner's Manual page 9

As you may have deduced by now, the main left and right,
center, and rear speakers are all located on the circumfer-
ence of a circle with its center at the listening position. An
easy way to get all the distances right is to use a piece of
string cut or marked to the exact distance between the
main left and right speakers. Attach the string to a mic
MG-series Mixer Setup
If you're connecting to a standard mixer that is not specifi-
cally designed for surround production, your main L and R
speakers can be connected to any convenient stereo output
pair via the SW10 STUDIO subwoofer, while the center and rear
speakers will be connected to individual output channels.
Example: MG16/6FX
DVD
Input Channel
Player
➔ Ch1 (ST=ON, PAN ➔ L)
L
➔ Ch2 (ST=ON, PAN ➔ R)
R
➔ Ch3 (GRP1-2, PAN ➔ L)
LS
➔ Ch4 (GRP1-2, PAN ➔ R)
RS
➔ Ch5 (GRP3-4, PAN ➔ L)
C
Ch6 (ST=ON, PAN➔Center,
➔
LFE
Fader➔+10 dB Boost)
Digital Mixer Setup
If you're connecting your MSP-series speakers to a mixing
console that features built-in surround handling capability —
such as the Yamaha DM2000, DM1000, or 02R96 — each
speaker will be connected directly to the console output dedi-
cated to handling that particular surround channel. In this type
of setup you can take full advantage of the console's advanced
surround mixing and bass management facilities.
Output
Speaker
Connector
➔ ST OUT (L) ➔
L
➔ ST OUT (R) ➔
R
➔ GROUP OUT 1(L) ➔
LS
➔ GROUP OUT 2(R) ➔
RS
➔ GROUP OUT 3 ➔
C
➔ ST OUT ➔ SUBWOOFER
stand or other convenient object at the listening position
and use it to measure the distance from the listening posi-
tion to each of the speakers. Stretched from the listening
position to the speaker position the string will also provide
a convenient guide for aligning the speakers so that they
point directly at the listening position.
C
L
DVD Player
6 Channel Line
LS
C
L
LS
MSP7 STUDIO/MSP5 STUDIO/SW10 STUDIO Owner's Manual
R
SUBWOOFER
RS
R SUBWOOFER
RS
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