HTP-1 Installation and User Guide Release 1.8.1
Speaker Configurations
A speaker configuration (also called a listening mode) is described by three numbers and an optional
letter. The first field is the number of speakers in the main listening level. These speakers would be
arranged at the ear level of a seated listener. The second field describes the number of subwoofers. The
third field describes the speakers above the listener. These are referred to as height speakers. For
example, 5.1.4h indicates that there are 5 main level speakers (front left, front right, center, and left and
right side surround) with 1 subwoofer, and 4 height (DTS-X) speakers. The ‘h’ indicates that the height
speakers are mounted high on the wall, as opposed to on the ceiling. A 7.1.4h system would add two
additional surround speakers at the back of the listening area. A 9.1.4h system would have two
additional “wide” surround sound speakers. See the following sections for examples of various speaker
configurations.
It’s common to describe speaker configurations with no upper speakers using only two fields. For
example, 5.1 is the same as 5.1.0.
The speaker configuration tab, which is accessed by clicking on the blue gear symbol on the homepage,
is a great reference for understanding various speaker layouts. This is illustrated on the following page.
Note the speaker map link at the top of the page. This should always be your reference for the use of
the 16 output connectors on the back panel. A 9.1.6 speaker configuration (nine mains, one sub, six
uppers) uses the output jacks differently than a 5.5.6 (5 mains, 5 subs, six upper) or 7.5.4 (7 mains, 5
subs, 4 upper).
Dirac room corrections are designed to match the speaker layout. The following screen capture
illustrates the message displayed when a speaker configuration provides for more channels than the
current Dirac filter.
The message near the top of the page also indicates which bass manager is running. Options are the
Dirac bass manager or the HTP-1 bass manager. The Dirac bass manager can chosen when a Dirac
calibration is constructed.
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