Yamaha RX-V340 Owner's Manual

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14Connecting the speakers SpeakersThis unit has been designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5-speaker system, using main left andright speakers, rear left and right speakers and a centerspeaker. If you use different brands of speakers (withdifferent tonal qualities) in your system, the tone of amoving human voice and other types of sound may notshift smoothly. We recommend that you use speakersfrom the same manufacturer or speakers with the sametonal quality.The main speakers are used for the main source soundplus effect sounds. They will probably be the speakersfrom your present stereo system. The rear speakers areused for effect and surround sounds. The center speaker isfor the center sounds (dialog, vocals, etc.).The main speakers should be high-performance modelsand have enough power-handling capacity to accept themaximum output of your audio system. The otherspeakers do not have to be equal to the main speakers. Forprecise sound localization, however, it is ideal to use themodels of equivalent performance with the mainspeakers.Use of a subwoofer expands your sound fieldIt is also possible to further expand your system with theaddition of a subwoofer. The use of a subwoofer iseffective not only for reinforcing bass frequencies fromany or all channels, but also for reproducing the LFE(low-frequency effect) channel with high fidelity whenplaying back Dolby Digital or DTS signals. TheYAMAHA Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System isideal for natural and lively bass reproduction.CONNECTIONS Speaker placementRefer to the following diagram when you place thespeakers.Main speakersPlace the main left and right speakers an equal distancefrom the ideal listening position. The distance betweeneach speaker and each side of the video monitor shouldalso be the same.Center speakerAlign the front face of the center speaker with the frontface of your video monitor. Place the speaker as close tothe monitor as possible (such as directly over or under themonitor) and centrally between the main speakers.Rear speakersPlace these speakers behind your listening position,facing slightly inwards, about 1.8 m (6 feet) above thefloor.SubwooferThe position of the subwoofer is not so critical, becauselow bass sounds are not highly directional. However, it isbetter to place the subwoofer near the main speakers.Turn it slightly toward the center of the room to reducewall reflections.Note• If you do not use any of effect speakers (rear and/or center),change the settings of “SOUND 1 SPEAKER SET” items atthe set menu to direct signals to other terminals you haveconnected speakers to.CAUTIONUse magnetically shielded speakers. If these speakersstill create interference with the monitor, place thespeakers away from the monitor.Mainspeaker (L) 1.8 m (6 feet)Rear speaker (L)Rear speaker (R)SubwooferMain speaker (R)Center speaker