Onkyo DR-C500 - Manual (Page 17)

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Positioning Speakers
■ Standard speaker placement of the FRONT SPEAKERS A system
Speaker placement plays an important role in the reproduction of Surround sound. The placement of the speakers varies depending
on the size of the room and the wall coverings used in the room. The illustration below shows an example of a layout for standard
speaker placement. Refer to this example when you position the speakers in order to experience the best of Surround sound.
For ideal Surround effects, all speakers should be installed.
If a center speaker or subwoofer is not connected, the sound from the unused channel is properly distributed to the connected
speakers in order to reproduce the best Surround sound possible.
Front
The center speaker reproduces a richer sound image by enhancing the
perception of the sound's source and movement.
The left, right, and center speakers should face the seated listener and
be placed at ear level.
Surround
The surround speakers reproduce the feel of a moving sound while
creating the sensation of being in the middle of the action.
Place the left and right surround speakers 3 feet (1 meter) above the
listener's ear level and facing toward the sides of the room, making sure
that the listener is within the speakers’ dispersion angle.
Subwoofer
Install a subwoofer with a built-in power amplifier for powerful bass
sounds.
The placement of the subwoofer does not affect the final quality of the
sound image much, therefore, you can install it wherever it is convenient.
Refer to the speakers’ instruction manuals for details.
TV/Screen
Front
center
Speaker
Sub-woofer
Surround
left
Speaker
Surround
right
Speaker
Front
left
Speaker
Front
right
Speaker
■ Two speaker system
Two speaker systems (FRONT SPEAKERS A and FRONT SPEAKERS B) can be connected to the DVD Changer Receiver.
For example, you can place the FRONT SPEAKERS A system in the main room, and the FRONT SPEAKERS B system in a
second room.
The configuration of the FRONT SPEAKERS A system
The FRONT SPEAKERS A system consists of the front left, center, and right speakers, surround left and right speakers, and
subwoofer.
You can reproduce the sounds such as Dolby surround and DTS surround.
The configuration of the FRONT SPEAKERS B system
The FRONT SPEAKERS B system consists of the front left and right speakers.
You can reproduce only monaural and stereo sounds.
■ Using the provided speaker labels
The speaker terminals (+) of this unit are given different colors for ease of identification. By attaching the provided speaker labels to
the speaker cables, the cables to be connected to the terminals can be identified easily.
Attach the speaker label of each color to the speaker cable for the corresponding terminal and connect the speaker cable to the
terminal having the same color as the label attached to the cable.
The speaker terminals are colored as follows.
Front left speaker (+): white
Front Right speaker (+): red
Center speaker (+): green
Surround left speaker (+): blue
Surround right speaker (+): gray