Placing And Connecting Speakers According To Their Numbers - Panasonic SA-XR57 Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting speakers

Placing and connecting speakers according to their numbers

The ideal placement is to set each speaker (excluding the subwoofer) the same distance away from the listening-viewing position.
Measure the actual distance from each of the connected speakers to the listening-viewing position and perform steps instructed in
"Setting distances" (á page 31) when you cannot install speakers the same distance away.
The number of speakers
7 or 6
(including the
center speaker)
6 or 5
(excluding the
center speaker)
5
(including the
center speaker)
4
(excluding the
center speaker)
3
(including the
center speaker)
2
(excluding the
center speaker)
1
Remove the vinyl
covering the tips of
speaker cords by
10
twisting it off.
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Front speakers (left
Place on the left and right of the TV at seated ear height so that there is good coherency
between the picture and sound.
Center speaker (
Place underneath or above the center of the TV. Aim the speaker at the seating area.
Surround speakers (left
Place on the side of or slightly behind the seating area, about one meter higher than ear
level.
Surround back speakers (left
Place behind the seating area, about one meter higher than ear level.
Subwoofer (
The subwoofer can be placed in any position as long as it is at a reasonable distance from
the TV.
How to connect speaker cables
2
Speaker terminals
, right
)
, right
, right
)
Placement
• This is a placement suited for playing 6.1-channel sources (DTS-ES and
Dolby Digital Surround EX materials).
• This placement offers 7.1/6.1-channel playback of 2-channel and
5.1-channel sources with the aid of Dolby Pro Logic
technology.
• This placement offers 6.1/5.1-channel playback without the center speaker.
• Sounds assigned to the center speaker are distributed to and output from
front speakers on the left and right.
• This is a placement suited for playing 5.1-channel sources (Dolby Digital
and DTS materials).
• This placement offers 5.1-channel playback of 2-channel sources with the
aid of Dolby Pro Logic
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• Sounds assigned to the center speaker come out of front speakers on the
left and right in a distributed manner when you use Dolby Pro Logic
NEO:6 and SFC on 2-channel sources and sources recorded on 5.1 and
more channels. Sounds assigned to surround back speakers are
distributed to and output from surround speakers on the left and right.
• Sounds assigned to surround and surround back speakers come out of
front speakers on the left and right in a distributed manner when you use
Dolby Pro Logic , NEO:6 and SFC on 2-channel sources and sources
x
recorded on 4.1 and more channels.
• This is a placement suited for playing 2-channel sources.
• Sounds assigned to all other speakers are consolidated and output from
front speakers on the left and right when you play multi-channel sources in
this arrangement.
Note
• Connect speaker cords properly to terminals after making sure left and right,
and " " and " ". Improper connections may cause the unit to develop
problems.
• Do not short-circuit speaker cords. The action may damage circuits.
)
)
/when you connect one speaker only
x
, NEO: 6, and SFC technology.
)
, NEO: 6, and SFC
,
x