Sunfire III - Manual (Page 50)

User's Manual
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APPENDIX
In some systems, two center
speakers are used; one on either side
of the TV. As they are in mono, the
result is a sound image that is po si -
tioned exactly at the screen center.
Side-Axis Speakers
The TGIII has two side-axis chan-
nels which are matrixed from the left
and right front channels, so they are
available in stereo as well as surround
modes.
Use the OSD SPEAKER SIZE
menu to turn the SIDE-AXIS channels
ON or OFF (see page 38).
D Shows the typical placement
of the side-axis speakers. You
can also angle them in towards
your listening position. Place
the speakers along the side
walls, close to the fronts.
The Surround speak ers
Place each surround speaker to
be an equal distance away from your
central lis ten ing position and keep
them at least one or two feet above
ear level.
A The diagram shows the use
of dipole surround speakers.
These are usually positioned
to the side of your listening
position. They radiate forwards
and back wards and have a
quiet null zone which should
point towards the lis ten er. The
overall effect is that you cannot
hear the direct sound from the
surround speakers, just the
average soundfi eld.
Conventional surround speakers
can be placed behind the listener, on
the rear walls or the side walls. Adjust
the angle so they do not point directly
at the listener but cause re fl ec tions
from the sidewalls or the ceiling. This
will give the effect of broadening the
rear sound stage so that you cannot
dis tin guish the sound as coming from
a small box on the wall but from a
larger area behind you.
Surround Back Speakers
The TGIII has two extra outputs
for surround back speakers. These
create a wonderful sense of realism
in surround effects during playback of
Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES.
The TGIII can be confi gured for
one or two surround back speakers.
Ideally, all the surround speakers
should be of the same make and
model, and fi tted at similar heights to
produce a smooth continuous sound-
fi eld.
If you are connecting one sur-
round back speaker, connect its am-
plifi er input to the TGIII left surround
back output. Place the speaker behind
your listening position.
The Subwoofer
The TGIII has identical output
connections for up to three subwoof-
ers, in addition to a fourth, balanced
sub out.
The best location for a single
subwoofer can be found by playing
some heavy bass and proceeding as
follows:
1. Place the subwoofer at your
normal listening position, and
play your music.
2. Leaving the subwoofer in this
po si tion, walk over to a few
likely locations in your room,
where the subwoofer might
fi t and fi nd a point where the
deep bass sounds the best.
This is usually somewhere
close to the corners of the
room. Try locations fairly close
to the front speakers.
3. When you have found the best
prac ti cal location, move your
subwoofer to this point.
4. This is the best position for the
sub woof er. The bass will sound
the best when you sit in your
normal lis ten ing position.
5. Typically, a corner location will
yield the highest subwoofer
output
....Speaker Placement continued