Panasonic Sa-xr57 - Manual (Page 10)

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Home Theater connections
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.
Front speakers (left , right )
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 , right )
Place on the side of or slightly behind the seating area, about one meter higher than ear
level.
Surround back speakers (left , right /when you connect one speaker only )
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.
Connecting speakers
Placing and connecting speakers according to their numbers
The number of speakers Placement
7 or 6
(including the
center speaker)
• 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 , NEO: 6, and SFC
technology.
6 or 5
(excluding the
center speaker)
• 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.
5
(including the
center speaker)
• 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 , NEO: 6, and SFC technology.
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(excluding the
center speaker)
• 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.
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(including the
center speaker)
• 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
recorded on 4.1 and more channels.
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(excluding the
center speaker)
• 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.
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How to connect speaker cables
• 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.
Remove the vinyl
covering the tips of
speaker cords by
twisting it off.
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Speaker terminals
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