Sony STR-DG500 Operating Instructions Manual page 45

• SL DIST. (Surround left speaker
distance)
Lets you set tile distance from your listening
position to the surround left speaker. Surround
left speaker distance should be set from a
distance equal to the front speaker distance
CO) to a distance 4.5 meters (15 feet) closer to
your listening position (0).
• SR DIST. (Surround right
speaker distance)
Lets you set the distance from your listening
position to the surround right speaker.
Surround right speaker distance should be set
t_om a distance equal to the front speaker
distance CO) to a distance 4.5 meters (15 feet)
closer to your listening position (11}).
• SB DIST. (Surround back
speaker distance)
Lets you set the distance l¥om your listening
position to the surround back speaker.
Surround back speaker distance should be set
from a distance equal to the front speaker
distance (_) to a distance 4.5 meters ( 15 feet)
closer to your listening position (0).
Tip
The receiver lets you to input the speaker position ill
terms of distance. However, it is not possible to set
the center speaker further than the front speakers.
Also. the cemer speaker cannot be set more than
1.5 meter 15 feet) closer from the front speakers.
Likewise. the surround speakers car/not be set
timber away from the listening position than the
front speakers. And they call be no more than
4.5 meier 115 feel) closer. This is because incorrect
speaker placemeul is not conducive to the erxjoymeut
of surround sound.
Please note that. setting the speaker distance closer
than Ihe actual location of the speakers will cause a _-'_.
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delay in the nutpnl of the sound from thai speaker. Ill _'
nlher words, the speaker will sound like it is further
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away.
For example, setting the center speaker distance
1-2 meter (3-6 feet) closer than Ihe aclual speaker "*_.
position will create a fairly realistic sensation of
being "inside" the screen. If you cauuot obtain a
satisfaclory surround effecl because Ihe surround
speakers are too close, setting Ihe surround speaker
dislance closer (shorter) than the actual dislance will
create a larger sound slage.
Atliusliug Ihese parameter while lislening Io the
sound often results ill much better snrrourKl sound.
Give it a try,!
• SUR POS.
(Surround speaker position)
Lets you specify the location of your surround
speakers for proper implementation of the
surround effects in the Cinema Studio EX
modes (page 50). This setup item is not
available when the surround speakers are set to
"NO" (page 37).
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