Preparations; Setting Up For Surround Sound - RCA Audio/Video Receiver Owner's Manual

PREPARATIONS

SETTING UP FOR SURROUND SOUND

Be sure to switch the power of this unit on (The STANDBY indicator goes out).
To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the following set up operations. This is
particularly important when using the 2 (Dolby/DTS) sound mode. You only need to make these
settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers,
etc.). Refer to the following pages for detailed descriptions of the settings available for each mode.
MULTI CONTROL
DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR
CD-R/
2
RECEIVER TUNER
TAPE/MD
2
DSP MODE MIDNIGHT 5.1CH
1 2 3
CHANNEL TEST
ATT
SELECT TONE
5 6 7
CHANNEL
LEVEL
‡
9 0
10
FUNC
POWER
TV CONTROL
VOL
FQ
ST
ENTER
MENU
FQ
SOURCE CLASS MPX
7 8
POWER
D.ACCESS CHANNEL
1 ¡ 4
LOUDNESS FUNCTION MUTING
FL REMOTE
RECEIVER
DIMMER SETUP
1
POWER
PREPROGRAMMED
AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM REMOTE OSR
16
1
2
3
CD
TV CONT
4
SIGNAL
SELECT
8
EFFECT
ENTER
DISC
CH
VOL
4
ST
TOP
MENU
BAND
3
3
¢
MASTER
VOLUME
4
5
memo
Press RECEIVER to turn the power on.
The STANDBY indicator goes out.
Press RECEIVER.
This switches the remote to the surround setup mode.
Press 2 or 3 to select the mode you want to set.
For best results, start with "SPEAKER setting mode" and make
your initial adjustments in the order described below.
The current settings are displayed automatically.
SPEAKERS (Front, Center, Surround) setting mode (page 17)
Use to specify the type of speakers you have connected.
SUB WOOFER ON/PLUS/OFF setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify the sub woofer as on or off.
Crossover frequency setting mode (page 18)
Use to determine which frequencies will be sent to the sub woofer
(or "Large" speakers if you don't have a sub woofer).
LFE attenuator setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify the peak level for the LFE channel and the
crossover network for rerouted bass frequencies.
Low cut filter ON/OFF setting mode (page 19)
Use to cut the distorted sound from the sub woofer.
FRONT speakers distance setting mode (page 19)
Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your
front speaker.
CENTER speakers distance setting mode (page 19)
Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your
center speaker.
SURROUND speakers distance setting mode (page 19)
Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your
surround speakers.
Dynamic range control setting mode (page 20)
Use to compress the dynamic range of the sound track.
Dual mono setting mode(page 20)
Use with 2 software that has dual mono encoding if you want to
isolate one channel or listen in this specialized mono mode..
Coaxial digital input setting (page 20)
Use to specify the input to be assigned to the coaxial digital input.
Optical digital input setting (pages 20,21)
Use to specify the input to be assigned to the optical digital input.
Press 5 or ∞ to select the setting you want to set.
The setting is entered automatically.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other surround modes.
Press ENTER to exit the setting mode.
The setting mode is automatically exited if no operation is
performed for 20 seconds.