Primare BD32 universal player User Manual

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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S

Distance: The speaker distance parameters set delay control for the corresponding audio channel.

The delay is to compensate for the audio propagation time difference caused by the placement of

speakers.

Speaker distance compensation is not required if the A/V receiver has the capability to adjust

channel delay and compensate for speaker distance differences. However, if your receiver does

not have such functions (most receivers do not offer these functions for their multi-channel analog

input), you may adjust them through the player. Speaker distance delay is only applied if the player

is decoding multi-channel audio. If you use bitstream audio output to your A/V receiver, the

bitstream audio is not adjusted for speaker distance delay.

Since the delay is calculated based on the distance difference from each speaker to the listener’s

position,

it is important to set the distance for the front speakers first and then the other

speakers. Any time you change the distance of the front speakers, the distance of the other

speakers will be automatically adjusted to maintain the same distance difference.

SBL

SBR

Speaker Icons:

FL - Front Left
FR - Front Right
C - Center
SW - Subwoofer
SL - Surround Left
SR - Surround Right
SBL - Surround Back Left
SBR - Surround Back Right

Distances:

1 - Listener to Front
2 - Listener to Center
3 - Listener to Surround Left

For example, in the above diagram, measure the distance (in feet) from the primary listening

position to the Front Left or Front Right Speaker. Your Front Right and Left speakers should

measure the same distance. If they do not, please adjust them if possible. Enter the distance of the

Front Speakers (n in the above picture) into the “Speaker Configuration” menu.

Next, measure the distance (in feet) from center speaker (o) to the listening position. Move the

cursor to highlight the Center speaker in the Channel Delay setup page, and enter the distance (as

close as possible) in feet. Repeat for each speaker in the system (Center, Surround Left, Surround

Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Back Right and Subwoofer) as available. The player will insert

appropriate delay to the center, subwoofer and surround channels to make sure sound waves from

different speakers arrive at the listener at the same time.

Distance between the surround speakers and the listener must be

shorter than or equal to that

between the front speakers and the listener.

If the channel delay settings cannot match your speaker configuration, please set all distances to

the same and use your receiver/amplifier to set the channel delay.

NOTE

The front, surround and surround back speakers are configured as pairs. Changes to the

distance of one speaker will automatically change the other speaker of the pair.

S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S

Example Channel Delay Adjustment:

Supported Configuration

Unsupported Configuration

8ft

9ft

10ft

12ft

16ft

18ft

14ft

12ft

Settings:

Front Speakers – 12ft

Center Speaker – 10ft

Subwoofer – 10ft

Surround Left – 9ft

Surround Right – 9ft

Surround Back Left – 8ft

Surround Back Right – 8ft

Settings:

Front Speakers – 12ft

Center Speaker – 12ft

Subwoofer – 12ft

Surround Left – 12ft

Surround Right – 12ft

Surround Back Left – 12ft

Surround Back Right – 12ft

Trim Level: The speaker trim level parameters sets the volume of each individual channel.

Channel trim is generally not required since most A/V receivers have the capability to adjust

channel trim and compensate for speaker sensitivity differences. However, if your receiver does not

have such functions (many receivers do not support channel trim for their multi-channel analog

inputs), you may adjust channel trim through the player. For most accurate results, it is

recommended that you use test tones from a calibration disc, and a SPL (Sound Pressure Level) meter.

The trim level can be set to +/- 10dB in 0.5dB increments.

Other Audio Processing Settings

In addition to

Speaker Configuration, Crossover Frequency and Dynamic Range Control are audio

processing settings that can be configured:

Crossover Frequency: To set the Bass Management kick-in frequency for all speakers. When the

speaker size is set to “

Small” in “Speaker Configuration” (see page 29), bass information below this

frequency are not passed to the speakers to reduce possible distortion, and if the subwoofer is

available, bass information will be redirected to the subwoofer. The available options are:

40Hz / 60Hz / 80Hz / 90Hz / 100Hz / 110Hz / 120Hz / 150Hz / 200Hz / 250Hz – These are

the available crossover frequencies. You can press the

UP/DOWN ARROW buttons and

the

ENTER buttons to select it. This option applies to all speakers (center, front, surround,

and surround back speakers). By default the crossover frequency is

80Hz.