Kenwood BDR-A7 - Manual (Page 8)

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CONNECTING PREOUTs
• Use these jacks when adding additional speakers for
7.1 or 6.1 channel playback.
• Connect the SURROUND BACK PREOUT jacks to
the power amplifier connected to speakers.
• When using only one surround back speaker,
connect the SURROUND BACK Left jack to the
power amplifier.
• To emphasize the deep bass sounds, connect a
powered subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER PREOUT
jack.
1. TV or Screen
2. Front left speaker
3. Subwoofer
4. Center speaker
5. Front right speaker
6. Surround left speaker 7. Surround right speaker
8. Surround back left speaker
9. Surround back right speaker
10. Surround center speaker
11. Listening position
Speaker placement
Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the size of
your room and the wall coverings, etc. The typical example of
speaker placement and recommendations are as follows :
■ Front left and right speakers and center speaker
• Place the front speakers with their front surfaces as flush
with TV or monitor screen as possible.
• Place the center speaker between the front left and right
speakers and no further from the listening position than the
front speakers.
• Place each speaker so that sound is aimed at the location
of the listener’s ears when at the main listening position.
■ Surround left and right speakers
• Place the surround speakers approximately 1 meter (40
inches) above the ear level of a seated listener on the direct
left and right of them or slightly behind.
■ Surround back left and right speakers
• Place the surround back speakers at the back facing the
front at a narrower distance than front speakers.
• When using a single surround back speaker, place it at the
rear center facing the front at a slightly higher position (0 to
20 cm) than the surround speakers.
• We recommend installing the surround back speaker(s) at
a slightly downward facing angle. This effectively prevents
the surround back channel signals from reflecting off the TV
or screen at the front center, resulting in interference and
making the sense of movement from the front to the back
less sharp.
■ Subwoofer
• The subwoofer reproduces powerful deep bass sounds.
Place a subwoofer anywhere in the front as desired.
■ Notes :
• When using a conventional TV, to avoid interference with
the TV picture, use only magnetically shielded front
left and right and center speakers.
• To obtain the best surround effects, the speakers except the
subwoofer should be full range speakers.
Powered subwoofer
Power amplifier
Surround
back speakers
Surround speaker
Front speaker
Surround back
speaker
Point slightly
downward
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