Setting The Speaker - Sherwood R-807 Operating Instructions Manual

R-807 NETWORk AV RECEIVER
• Be sure to connect speakers firmly and accurately
according to the channel (left and right) and the
polarity (+ and −). If the connections are incorrect, no
sound will be produced by the speakers, and if the
polarity of the speaker connection is incorrect, the
sound will be unnatural and tinny.
• When listening in Dolby Pro Logic IIz mode, connect
the front height speakers.
• To install the speakers, see "Placing Speakers" on
page 11.
• For ROOM 2 playback, connect the ROOM
2 speakers. For details, see "Connecting to
Multi-Room" on page 23.
• After installing the speakers, first adjust the speaker
settings according to your environment and speaker
layout. For details, see "Setting the Speaker".
Caution
• Be sure to use the speakers with the impedance
of 6 ohms or above.
• Do not let bare speaker wires touch each other or
any metal part of this receiver. This could damage
the main unit and/or the speakers.
• Never touch the speaker terminals while the AC
input cord is connected to the wall AC outlet.
Doing so could result in electric shock.

Setting the Speaker

You will be using the following remote control buttons
to configure the main unit. For details on the speaker
setup, see page 44.
1
Turn on your TV and select the TV input.
Note
• Although you can configure the main unit using
only its front-panel message display, it is much
easier to use the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu
system.
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2
Press the remote control's SETUP button. The
main unit's OSD System Setup menu will appear
on the TV.
3
Use the remote's arrow and ENTER buttons
to select "Speaker Setup". The Speaker Setup
menu will appear.
4
Select "Speaker Settings". The Speaker Settings
menu will appear.
5
Use the remote's left and right arrow buttons
to select OFF, SMALL or LARGE for the Front,
Center and Surround speaker positions,
depending on the speakers you have connected
to the receiver.
OFF: Select this setting if you have not
connected a speaker in that position (not
available for the front speakers).
SmAll: Select this setting if the speaker is not
capable of producing clean, deep bass energy
at output levels that match those produced by
a powered subwoofer. All bass in that channel
is removed from that speaker and is sent to the
subwoofer (or to the front speakers if subwoofer
is set to NO). Most speakers (unless they are
large and powerful) should be considered
SMALL.
lARGE: Select this setting if the speaker is
capable of producing clean, deep bass energy
at output levels that match those produced by a
powered subwoofer. All bass in that channel is
sent to that speaker.
When you're finished, press the remote control's
RETURN button to return to the Speaker Setting
menu.
Note
• If your system has a subwoofer and you set
the front speakers to LARGE, the subwoofer
may only play Dolby Digital-audio signals and
DTS-encoded program material that contains
LFE channel information. If you set your
front speakers to LARGE and you want your
subwoofer to reproduce bass from all program
material, set the Subwoofer to PLUS (see below).
• For subwoofer, select YES (if your system has
a subwoofer), NO (if your system does not have
a subwoofer), or PLUS (if your system has a
subwoofer, you set your front speakers to LARGE
and you want your subwoofer to reproduce bass
from all program material).