This unit, however, allows you to place the center speaker closer (B), so that is lines up with the front speakers. The rear speakers can also be placed closer (C), according to the shape of your room. If you feel that this placement reduces the surround effects, you can adjust the center and rear delay parameters to obtain the effect you desire (see page 36). Note To take full advantage of Dolby Digital (AC-3) surround effects we reccommend using high quality speakers. We also reccommend using front, center, and rear speakers that are of the same size and quality. Notes • Do not place the center or rear speakers farther away from the listening position than the front speakers. • When mounting the rear speakers on side walls perpendicular to the listening position they should be placed 60 - 90 cm (2 - 3 feet) above the listening position. 45° 90° 20° A A B CC Rear speaker 60 - 90 cm (2 - 3 feet) Front speaker Depending on the shape of your room (etc.), you may wish to place the rear speakers behind you instead of on the side walls. One advantage of this placement is that you can use a pair of large floor standing speakers matching your front speakers. 45° 90° 20° A A B CC Note If you place the rear speakers behind you, be sure to check the rear speaker position setting in the SPEAKER SETUP before using the VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT sound fields (see pages 22 and 32 for details). zYou can connect an active woofer You can reinforce the bass sound by connecting an optional active woofer to the PRE OUT WOOFER terminal. Receiver Active woofer L R FRONT REAR PRE OUT INPUT CENTER WOOFER zIf you want to use your TV monitor’s speakers as the center speaker Connect them to the PRE OUT CENTER terminal. (continued) Hooking Up the System Hooking Up the System Selecting the speaker system You can connect one set or two sets of speakers. Set the SPEAKERS selector on the front panel according to your speaker system. To drive Set SPEAKERS selector to Speaker system A A (connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals) Speaker system B B (connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals) Both speaker systems A and B A+B* (parallel connection) * Connect speakers with nominal impedance of 8 ohms, or higher, to the A and B terminals. Selecting the impedance Check the impedance of your speakers (usually indicated on the back of the speaker), and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR for the front speakers. If nominal impedance of Set IMPEDANCE SELECTOR your speaker is your speaker is to Between 4 and 8 ohms 4 W 8 ohms or higher 8 W For even more powerful amplification You can enjoy more powerful sond by connecting three additional amplifiers. aFront speakers Third amplifier First amplifier Second amplifier Active Woofer(s) bCenter Speaker cRear Speakers aFront Speakers The front signals are output from the PRE OUT FRONT terminals. bCenter Speaker The center signals are output from the PRE OUT CENTER terminal. cRear Speakers The rear signals are output from the PRE OUT REAR terminals. To adjust the volume Set the volume of the additional amplifiers to the maximum position, and adjust the volume with the volume control of the receiver. Note For best results, we recommend that you use equivalent amplifiers to boost front, center, and rear outputs. Hooking Up the System Hooking Up the System TV-VCR Hookups You must connect a TV to control the receiver using the on-screen display. Also, to enjoy the Dolby Pro Logic Surround encoded videos and TV programs, you need to connect TV and VCRs together with the center and rear speakers. If your components are Sony products, connect them to the jacks as shown in the table on page 19, this makes IR registration is unnecessary. For digital connections see “Digital Component Hookups” (page 12) dTV/DBS cLD/DVD bVIDEO 1, 2 aMONITOR eVIDEO 3 INPUT (on the front panel) What cables will I need? • Audio/video cable (not supplied) Yellow Yellow White (L) White (L) Red (R) Red (R) • Video cable (not supplied) Yellow Yellow Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the jacks: Yellow (video) to Yellow; White (left, audio) to White; and Red (right, audio) to Red. If your components have S-video jacks, we recommend that you use the S-video jacks instead of the video jacks. .: signal flow aMONITOR (to TV or monitor) Be sure to use your TV as a monitor, and use the TV tuner built-in to the VCR to watch TV programs. If you use your TV’s tuner, the on-screen display will change to a TV program when you switch channels. Also, do not connect anything to the TV/DBS IN jacks. If you connect a Sony TV with TV OUT jacks, you can use the TV tuner in your TV (see page 26 for details) and the TV/DBS IN jacks without disrupting the on- screen display. Receiver Monitor OUT MONITOR INPUT S VIDEO OUT bVIDEO 1, 2 (to VCR) Connect VCRs to the VIDEO 1 or/and VIDEO 2 jacks. If you connect a Sony StarSight tuner, connect it to the VIDEO 1 jacks. Receiver VCR L R VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 OUTPUT VIDEO VIDEO A...