Speakers Setup - Marantz SR6200 User Manual

SPEAKERS SETUP

The home theater system you already have installed should function
provided that there are left, center and right front speakers, left and
right rear/surround speakers and a subwoofer. For best results we
recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical
or similar driver units. This will deliver smooth pans across the front
sound stage as the action moves from side to side.
Your center channel speaker is very important as over 80 % of the
dialog from a typical motion picture emanates from the center channel.
It should possess similar sonic characteristics to the main speakers.
Surround channel speakers need not be identical to the front channel
speakers, but they should be of high quality.
The surround center speaker is useful for playback of Dolby Digital
Surround EX or DTS-ES. One of the benefits of both Dolby Digital
(AC-3) and DTS is that surround channels are discrete full range,
while they were frequency limited in earlier "Pro Logic' type systems.
Bass effects are an important part of home theater. For optimal
enjoyment a subwoofer should be used as it is optimized for low
frequency reproduction. If you have full range front speakers,
however, they may be used in place of a subwoofer with proper setting
of the switches in the menu system.
SUB WOOFER
LEFT
CENTER
SURROUND-L
SURROUND CENTER
If possible, mount the surround speakers on the walls to the sides of
the viewing area, 2-3 feet above seated viewers, firing straight across
at each other.
SPKR SETUP 1/3 (SPKR SIZE)
SETUP: Select "LOCKED" with
contents of the SPKR SET UP MENU.
When you want to change the contents of this setup, select
"UNLOCKED".
SPKR SIZE
This menu enters the information about which type of speakers will be
used for each channel.
In turn, these settings will determine which speakers receive low
frequency information.
For the purpose of establishing proper bass reproduction, use the
LARGE settings if the speaker being used at any position is a
traditional full-range loudspeaker that is capable of reproducing sound
below 100 Hz and you are not using a subwoofer.
Use the SMALL setting for smaller, frequency-limited speakers that are not
able to reproduce sounds below 100Hz and you are using a subwoofer.
Low frequencies will be diverted from the speaker to the subwoofer.
Note that when "small" speakers are used it is advisable to install a
separate subwoofer, especially if you wish to appreciate the full
impact of a good home theater soundtrack.
If the Surround speakers or Center speaker will not be used, set
NONE for each speaker. The NONE setting will send the audio for the
channel to other speakers.
RIGHT
SURROUND-R
or button in order to lock the
FRONT -L/R : Select the type of front speakers with
CENTER : Select the type of center speaker with
SURR-L/R : Select the type of surround speakers with
SURR.CENTER : Select the surround center speaker YES or NO with
or button.
SUBWOOFER: Select the subwoofer speaker YES or NO with
button.
Notes:
The SUBWOOFER cannot be set to NO when the front speakers
are set to SMALL.
This speaker size setup is not effective when the SOURCE-
DIRECT or 7CH. Input is selected.
SPKR SETUP 2/3 (SPKR DISTANCE)
Use this parameter to specify the distance of the speaker's position
from the listener.
The delay time is automatically set according to these distances.
UNITS: You can select Meters or Feet.
If you select "ft", the setting parameter will change in 1 foot
steps.
If you select "m", it will change in 0.3 meter steps.
Select speaker with
distance with or
When the input for each speaker's distance has been finished,
move the cursor to ENTER and press the OK button.
NOTES :
If your selection(s) are out of range, the distance cannot be stored.
Placement beyond that distance is beyond the range of the
automatic time delay feature.
The delay feature does not function in the SOURCE-DIRECT ,7
CH-Input modes and decoding of 96 kHz sources.
SPKR SETUP 3/3 (SPKR LEVEL)
SPKR LEVEL
TEST MODE: Selects the mode for generating the test tone.
If you select AUTO, the test tone will be cycled through
in a circular pattern which is Left → Center → Right →
Surround Right → Surround Center → Surround Left →
Subwoofer → Left → ... 3 seconds for each channel.
If you select MANUAL, press the OK button to select the
test tone channels after the "TEST TONE ON".
TEST TONE: Press the
tone starts from the front L-CH speaker.
Press the
indicated and the output of the test tone will stop.
Channel: Adjust the level of test tone for each channel with the
buttons of the RC6200SR. The current volume level is
shown at the center of the display.
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or
or
or
or button, and input each speaker's
button.
or button, ON is indicated and the test
or button again on this item. OFF is
button.
button.
button.
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