Sony STR-SE501: Multi Channel Surround Setup

16

GB

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

Multi Channel Surround Setup

Specifying the speaker parameters

1

Press 

?

/

1

 to turn on the receiver.

2

Press SET UP.

3

Press the cursor buttons (

 or 

) to select the

parameter you want to adjust.

4

Turn the jog dial to select the setting you want.

The setting is stored automatically.

5

Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the

parameters that follow.

z

Normal speaker and Micro Satellite speaker

Choose NORM. SP if you’re using normal speakers and MICRO

SP if you’re using Micro Satellite speakers. If you choose NORM.

SP, you can adjust the speaker size and the sub woofer selection

as mentioned below. However, if you choose MICRO SP, the

speaker size and the sub woofer selection has been configurated

as follows:

Speakers

Front

Center

Rear

Woofer

You cannot change the configuration if you choose MICRO SP.

For STR-SE501, the speaker size and sub woofer selection has

been preset to MICRO SP according to the supplied speaker

system. If you change the speaker system, choose NORM. SP to

adjust the speaker size and sub woofer selection.

p

 Front speaker size (

L

R

)

Initial setting : LARGE (STR-DE545/DE445)

SMALL (STR-SE501)

• If you connect large speakers that will effectively

reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally,

select “LARGE”.

• If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround

effects when using multi channel surround sound,

select “SMALL” to activate the bass redirection circuitry

and output the front channel bass frequencies from the

sub woofer.

• When the front speaker is set to “SMALL”, the center

and rear speakers are also automatically set to

“SMALL” (unless previously set to “NO”).

For the best possible surround sound all speakers should

be the same distance from the listening position (

A

).

(However, this unit lets you to place the center speaker up

to 1.5 meters (5 feet) closer (

B

) and the rear speakers up

to 4.5 meters (15 feet) closer (

C

) to the listening position.

The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to 12.0 meters (3

to 40 feet) from the listening position (

A

).)

You can place the rear speakers either behind you or to

the side, depending on the shape of your room (etc.).

Note

Do not place the center speaker farther away from the listening

position than the front speakers.

When the rear speakers are placed to the side

When the rear speakers are placed behind you

45

°

90

°

20

°

A

A

B

C

C

45

°

90

°

20

°

A

A

B

C

C

Settings

SMALL

SMALL

SMALL

YES