Sony Model HT-K215 - Manuel (Page 15)

15 GB
Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
Multi Channel Surround Setup
For the best possible surround sound all speakers should
be the same distance from the listening position (A).
(However, this unit lets you to place the center speaker up
to 1.5 meters (5 feet) closer (B) and the rear speakers up
to 4.5 meters (15 feet) closer (C) to the listening position.
The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to 12.0 meters
(3 to 40 feet) from the listening position (A).)
You can place the rear speakers either behind you or to
the side, depending on the shape of your room (etc.).
Note
Do not place the center speaker farther away from the listening
position than the front speakers.
When the rear speakers are placed to the side
When the rear speakers are placed behind you
45 °
90 °
20 °
A A
B
C C
45
°
90 °
20
°
A A
B
C C
Settings
SMALL
SMALL
SMALL
YES
Speakers
Front
Center
Rear
Woofer
Specifying the speaker parameters
For HT-K215, the speaker size and sub woofer selection
has been preset to MICRO SP. (Micro Satellite Speaker)
according to the supplied speaker system. If you change
the speaker system, choose NORM. SP. (Normal Speaker)
to adjust the speaker size and sub woofer selection. When
you choose MICRO SP., the speaker size and the sub
woofer selection has been configurated as follows:
You cannot change the configuration if you choose MICRO SP.
1
Press ?/1 to turn on the amplifier.
2
Press SET UP repeatedly to select the parameter
you want to adjust.
3 Press +/– to select the setting you want.
The setting is stored automatically.
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set all of the
parameters that follow.
The following speaker size setup is applicable for
NORM. SP.
p Front speaker size ( L R )
Initial setting : LARGE
• If you connect large speakers that will effectively
reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally,
select “LARGE”.
• If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround
effects when using multi channel surround sound,
select “SMALL” to activate the bass redirection circuitry
and output the front channel bass frequencies from the
sub woofer.
• When the front speaker is set to “SMALL”, the center
and rear speakers are also automatically set to
“SMALL” (unless previously set to “NO”).