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Speaker setting examples
Here we describe a number of speaker settings for different purposes. Use these examples as guides to set up your system according to the
type of speakers used and the main usage purpose.
(1) Basic setting for primarily watching movies
Use this setting if your main purpose is to listen to movie music and when using one set (two speakers) of regular single-way or two-way
speakers as the surround speakers.
• Set the front speakers with their front surfaces as flush with the TV or
monitor screen as possible. Set the center speaker between the front left
and right speakers and no further from the listening position than the front
speakers.
• Consult the owner’s manual for your subwoofer for advice on placing the
subwoofer within the listening room.
• If the surround speakers are direct-radiating (monopolar) then place them
slightly behind and at an angle to the listening position and parallel to the
walls at a position 60 to 90 centimeters (2 to 3 feet) above ear level at the
prime listening position.
• Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker A jacks on the
AVR-5700 and set all settings on the setup menu to “A”. (This is the
factory default setting. For details, see page 16.)
Front speakers
Center speaker
Monitor
Subwoofer
Surround speakers
As seen from above
As seen from the side
Surround speaker
Front speaker
60 to 90 cm
(2) Setting for primarily watching movies using diffusion type speakers for the surround speakers
For the greatest sense of surround sound envelopment, diffuse radiation speakers such as bipolar types, or dipolar (THX) types, provide a
wider dispersion than is possible to obtain from a direct radiating speaker (monopolar). Place these speakers at either side of the prime
listening position, mounted above ear level.
• Set the front speakers, center speaker and subwoofer in the same
positions as in example (1).
• Set the surround speakers directly at the sides of the listening position
and 60 to 90 centimeters (2 to 3 feet) above ear level.
• Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker A jacks on the
AVR-5700 and set all settings on the setup menu to “A”. (This is the
factory default setting. For details, see page 16.)
• The signals from the surround channels reflect off the walls as shown on
the diagram at the left, creating an enveloping and realistic surround sound
presentation.
For multi-channel music sources however, the use of bipolar or dipolar
As seen from the side
Surround speaker
Front speaker
60 to 90 cm
Path of the surround sound from the
speakers to the listening position
As seen from above
(3) When using different surround speakers for movies and music
To achieve more effective surround sound for both movies and music, use different sets of surround speakers and different surround modes
for the two types of sources.
As seen from the side
Surround speakers A
Surround
speakers B
Front speaker
60 to 90 cm
As seen from above
• Set the front speakers slightly wider apart than the setup for watching movies only and point them toward the listening
position in order assure clear positioning of the sound.
• Set the center speaker in the same positions as in example (1).
• Set surround speakers A for watching movies in the positions described in example (1) or (2), depending on the types
of speakers used.
• Set surround speakers B for playing multi-channel music at the same height as the front speakers and slightly at an
angle to the rear of the listening position, and point them toward the listening position.
• Connect the surround speakers for watching movies to the surround speaker A jacks on the AVR-5700, the surround
speakers for playing multi-channel music to the surround speaker B jacks. Set the surround speaker selection on the
setup menu. (For instructions, see page 18.)
• To activate the appropriate speakers for movies and music, we suggest that during setup, choose Dolby Digital/DTS
with THX and Surround Speakers A (the bipolar or dipolar speakers mounted at the sides of the listening position).
Front speakers
Center speaker
Monitor
Subwoofer
Surround speakers B
Surround speakers A
2The speakers can be switched at the touch of a button by turning HOME THX CINEMA on when playing movies and off when playing multi-channel music.
The surround speakers can be switched freely during playback with the surround parameter adjustment. (For instructions, see page 46.)
45°
120°
45° ~ 60°
140°
Choose Dolby Digital/DTS without THX and Surround Speakers B (the
direct radiating speakers mounted at the rear corners of the listening
room). Then, by simply activating the THX function (used during movie
playback, the Surround A speakers are automatically activated. For multi-
channel music listening (Dolby Digital or DTS music programs), turn off the
THX enhancements by touching the THX button on the remote control,
and the Surround B speakers will be automatically activated.
Example: Movie sources (Dolby, DTS surround, etc.)
“THX” or “THX 5.1” mode: Speakers A
Music sources (DVD video, DTS CD, etc.)
“Dolby/DTS surround”: Speakers B
speakers mounted at the sides of the listening position may not be satifactory in order to create a coherent 360 degree
surround sound field. Connect another pair of direct radiating speakers as described in example (3) and place them at
the rear corners of the room facing towards the prime listening position.
