El 
18  ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION 
Here we  describe  a number  of  speaker  settings  for  different  purposes.  Use these  examples  as guides  to  set  up your  system  according  to  the  type 
of  speakers  used  and  the  main  usage  purpose. 
(1)  Basic  setting 
Use  this  setting  if  your  main  purpose  is to  listen  to  movre  music  and  when  usrng  one  set  (two  speakers)  of  regular  single-way  or  two-way 
speakers  as the  surround  speakers. 
l  Set  the  front  speakers  with  their  front  surfaces  as flush  with  the 
TV  or  monitor  screen  as  possible.  Set  the  center  speaker 
between  the  front  left  and  right  speakers  and  no  further  from 
the  listening  position  than  the  front  speakers. 
l  Consult  the  owner’s  manual  for  your  subwoofer  for  advice  on 
placing  the  subwoofer  within  the  listening  room. 
l  If  the  surround  speakers  are  direct-radiating  (monopolar)  then 
place  them  slightly  behind  and  at  an  angle  to  the  listening 
position  and  parallel  to  the  walls  at  a  posit;on  60  to  90 
centimeters  (2 to  3  feet)  above  ear  level  at  the  prime  listening 
position. 
12)  Using  diffusion  type  speakers  for  the  surround  speakers 
Surround  speaker 
Front  speaker 
As  seen  from  the  side 
For the  greatest  sense  of  surround  sound  envelopment,  diffuse  radiation  speakers  such  as  bipolar  types,  or  dipolar  types,  provide  a wider 
drspersion  than  is  possible  to  obtain  from  a direct  radiating  speaker  (monopolar).  Place  these  speakers  at  either  side  of  the  prime  listening 
position,  mounted  above  ear  level. 
Path  of  the  surround  sound  from  the 
speakers  to  the  listening  position 
ml 
~~ 
l  Set  the  front  speakers,  center  speaker  and  subwoofer  in  the 
same  positions  as  in example  (I I. 
Surround  speaker 
l  Set  the  surround  speakers  directly  at  the  sides  of  the  listening 
/ 
position  and  60 to  90  centimeters  (2 to  3 feet)  above  ear  level. 
l  The  signals  from  the  surround  channels  reflect  off  the  walls  as 
shown  on  the  diagram  at  the  left,  creating  an  enveloping  and 
realistic  surround  sound  presentation. 
@a) 
As  seen  from  the  side 
As  seen  from  above 
This  unit  is  equipped  with  a digital  signal  processing  circuit  that  lets  you  play  program  sources  in the  surround  mode  to  achieve  the  same  sense 
of  presence  as  in a movie  theater. 
Dolby  Surround 
(11  Dolby  Digital  (Dolby  Surround  AC-31 
Dolby  Digital  is the  multr-channel  drgital  srgnal  format  developed  by  Dolby  Laboratories. 
Dolby  Digital  consists  of  up to  “5.1”  channels  -front  left,  front  right,  center,  surround  left,  surround  right,  and an additional  channel  exclusively 
reserved  for  additional  deep  bass  sound  effects  (the  Low  Frequency  Effects  -  LFE -  channel,  also  called  the  “,I  ”  channel,  containing  bass 
frequencies  of  up to  120  Hz), 
Unlike  the  analog  Dolby  Pro  Logic  format,  Dolby  Digital’s  main  channels  can  all contain  full  range  sound  information,  from  the  lowest  bass,  up 
to  the  highest  frequencies  -  22  kHz.  The  signals  within  each  channel  are distinct  from  the  others,  allowing  pinpoint  sound  imaging,  and  Dolby 
Digital  offers  tremendous  dynamic  range  from  the  most  powerful  sound  effects  to  the  quretest,  softest  sounds,  free  from  noise  and distortion.