Marantz NR1501 - Manual (Page 12)

NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
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BASIC CONNECTIONS
SPEAKER PLACEMENT
The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7-speaker systems, using front left and right speakers, a
center speaker, surround left and right speakers, a surround back left and right speakers, and a subwoofer.
For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver
units. This will deliver smooth pans across the front sound stage as the action moves from side to side.
Your center channel speaker is very important as over 80% of the dialog from a typical motion picture
emanates from the center channel.
It should possess similar sonic characteristics to the main speakers. Surround channel speakers need not be
identical to the front channel speakers, but they should be of high quality.
The surround center speaker is useful for playback of Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS-ES.
One of the benefi ts of both Dolby Digital and DTS is that surround channels are discrete full range, while they
were frequency limited in earlier “Pro Logic’ type systems.
Bass effects are an important part of home theater. For optimal enjoyment a subwoofer should be used as
it is optimized for low frequency reproduction. If you have full range front speakers, however, they may be
used in place of a subwoofer with proper setting of the switches in the menu system.
Surround Back Right Front Right
Front Left
Front Center
Surround Left
Subwoofer
Surround
Back Left
Surround Right
FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS
We recommend to set the front L and R speakers
with 45-60 degrees from the listening position.
CENTER SPEAKER
Align the front line of the center speaker with the
front L/R speakers. Or place the center speaker a
little backward from the line.
SURROUND LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS
When this unit is used in surround operation, the
preferred location for surround speakers is on the
side walls of the room, at or slightly behind the
listening position.
The center of the center speaker should face the
center of the room.
SURROUND BACK LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS
Surround back speakers are required when a full
7.1-channel system is installed.
Speakers should be placed on a rear wall, behind the
listening position.
The center of the speaker should face into the room.
SUBWOOFER
We recommend using a sub-woofer to have maximum
bass effect. As the subwoofer only handles low
frequencies, you can place it any where in the room.
HEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER UNITS
FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS,
AND A CENTER SPEAKER
Align the tweeters and mid-range drivers on the
three front speakers at the same height, as best
as possible.
Note
Use magnetically-shielded speakers for front left,
right and the center speakers when the speakers are
installed near the TV.
SURROUND LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS
Place the surround left, right and surround back
speakers higher than your ears by about 70cm–1m.
Also place the speakers at the same height, as best
as possible.
70cm 1m
2.3 3.3ft
CONNECTING SPEAKERS
• Be sure to use speakers with the specifi ed impedance as shown on the rear panel of this unit.
• When connecting a powered subwoofer (one with a built-in amplifi er), connect it to the PRE OUT
subwoofer output terminal.
IN IN OUT OUT
PRE OUT PRE OUT
GAME GAME DVD DVD DSS DSS
L L R R
DIGITAL DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO
IN IN SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK
R R
L L
3 3
2 2
1 1
AC IN AC IN
MODEL NO. NR1501 MODEL NO. NR1501 VIDEO VIDEO
SPEAKER SYSTEMS : 6-8 OHMS SPEAKER SYSTEMS : 6-8 OHMS
COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO
DVD DVD MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT OUT OUT MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT
IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT SUB SUB DVD DVD DSS DSS VCR VCR CD CD AUX 2 AUX 2 WOOFER WOOFER
ANTENNA REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL ANALOG AUDIO ANALOG AUDIO
DSS DSS VCR VCR IN IN IN IN DVD DVD DSS DSS IN IN VCR VCR P P R R //C C R R P P R R //C C R R P P B B //C C B B P P B B //C C B B Y Y Y Y
OUT OUT BLU-RAY BLU-RAY
CENTER CENTER R R - - SURR. SURR. - - L L R R - - FRONT FRONT - - L L
PRE OUT PRE OUT
L L R R SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK SUB SUB WOOFER WOOFER SPEAKER SYSTEMS : 6-8 OHMS SPEAKER SYSTEMS : 6-8 OHMS
CENTER CENTER R R - - SURR. SURR. - - L L R R - - FRONT FRONT - - L L
Right Left Right Left
Surround Front
Center Powered
subwoofer
Right Left
Surround Back
Notes
• To prevent damage to circuitry, do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other and do not let them touch any
metal part of this unit.
• Do not touch the speaker terminals when the power is on. It may cause you to receive an electric shocks.
• Do not connect more than one speaker cable to one speaker terminal. Doing so may damage this unit.
• Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the speaker properly. If they are miss-connected, the
signal phase will be reversed and the signal quality will be corrupted.