16 EN6 mSpeaker placementFront speakers : Place to the front left and right of the listeningposition. Front speakers are required for all surround modes.Center speaker : Place front and center. This speaker stabilizes thesound image and helps recreate sound motion. Required for surroundplayback.Surround speakers : Place to the direct left and right, or slightlybehind, the listening position at even heights, approximately 1 meterabove the ears of the listeners. These speakers recreate soundmotion and atmosphere. Required for surround playback.Subwoofer : Reproduces powerful deep bass sounds.• Although the ideal surround system consists of all the speakerslisted above, if you don't have a center speaker or a subwoofer, youcan divide those signals between the available speakers in thespeaker settings steps to obtain the best possible surround repro-duction from the speakers you have available. &OperationWhen the STANDBY indicator is lit, the power turns ON when youpress the POWER ( ) key on the remote control. When the powercomes ON, press the key you want to operate.• When pressing more than one remote control key successively,press the keys securely by leaving an interval of 1 second or morebetween keys.Notes1. The supplied batteries may have shorter lives than ordinary batter-ies due to use during operation checks.2. When the remote-controllable distance gets shorter than before,replace both batteries with new ones.3. Placing the remote sensor in direct sunlight, or in direct light froma high frequency fluorescent lamp may cause a malfunction.In such a case, change the location of the system installation toprevent malfunction.Setting up the system Preparing the remote controlChannel space switching(Except for the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Europe and Australia)The space between radio channels has been set to the one thatprevails in the area to which the system is shipped. However, if thecurrent channel space setting does not match the setting in the areawhere the system is to be used, for instance when you move fromarea 1 or area 2 shown in the following table or vice versa, properreception of AM/FM broadcasts cannot be expected. In this case,change the channel space setting in accordance with your area byreferring to the following table.Turn the power OFF by pressing the POWER key before moving theswitch level. Move the switch lever to match your area with a smallscrewdriver or other pointed tool, then turn the power ON again.1.2.CHANNELSpace FrequencyAreaU.S.A., Canada and SouthAmerican countriesOther countriesFM: 100 kHzAM: 10 kHzFM: 50 kHzAM: 9 kHzLoading the batteries1 Remove the cover. 2 Insert the batteries.3 Close the cover.• Insert two AA-size (R6) batteries as indicated by the polarity mark-ings.FrontspeakerSubwooferSurroundspeakerCenter speakerListeningpositionFRONTDPLAY INVIDEO 2DVDAUDIOREC OUT PLAY INVIDEO1PHONO REC OUT PLAY INMD / TAPECD / DVDLRVIDEO 1OUTVIDEO 1INVIDEOVIDEO 2INDVDINMONITOROUTANTENNAGNDAMFM75ΩSYSTEMCONTROLDE-EMPHASISCHANNELSPACE75μsAM 10kHzFM 100kHz50μsAM 9kHzFM 50kHz75μsAM 10kHzFM 100kHz50μsAM 9kHzFM 50kHzDE-EMPHASISCHANNELSPACE12Operating range(Approx.) Remote sensorInfrared ray system