Primare SP31.7, User Manual

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Setting up the speakers

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all three front speakers reaches the listener at the same time.

In the case of the rear speakers you will normally add a delay

to increase the spaciousness of the sound.

To change the speaker delays

•

Use the 

INPUT SELECTOR

 on the front panel or the 

A

and 

V

 buttons on the remote control to highlight the

DELAY SETTINGS

 option and press the 

SELECT

button on the front panel or remote control to select it.

The 

DELAY SETTINGS

 menu will be displayed:

•

Highlight each of the speakers in turn, using the 

INPUT

SELECTOR

 on the front panel or the 

A

 and 

V

 buttons

on the remote control, and use the 

VOLUME 

control on

the front panel or the 

<

 and 

>

 buttons on the remote

control to adjust the delay.

Adjust the value according to the distance of each speaker

from the listening position. You can adjust the setting for

each speaker to between 0 and 100 feet (0 and 30m). The

SP31.7 will then automatically calculate the optimal delay

settings.

•

Press the 

MENU

 button on the front panel or remote

control to return to the 

SETUP MENU

.

SETTING THE SPEAKER LEVELS

You should next set the speaker levels, so that the sound

from each speaker is equally loud at the listening position.

The SP31.7 allows you to set the levels for the 

GENERAL

layout in two alternative ways:

•

The 

AUTOMATIC

 option (where fitted) allows you to

connect a microphone to the SP31.7 to set the levels

automatically for all the loudspeakers.

•

The 

MANUAL

 option allows you to adjust each speaker

to equalize the loudness at the listening position.

You can also manually define levels for the 

DD

, 

DTS

, and

OTHER

 layouts which add to the 

GENERAL

 levels when

the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or two-channel.

To change the speaker levels automatically

Note:

 This option is not available in all markets.

•

Connect the microphone to the 

MIC

 input on the back

panel, and position it at the listening position.

•

Use the 

INPUT SELECTOR

 on the front panel or the 

A

and 

V

buttons on the remote control to highlight 

SET

LEVELS

 in the 

SETUP MENU

 and press the

 SELECT

button on the front panel or remote control to select it.

The 

SET LEVELS

 menu will be displayed:

•

Use the 

INPUT SELECTOR

 on the front panel or the 

A

and 

V

 buttons on the remote control to highlight

OUTPUT LEVELS - AUTOMATIC

 and press

the

SELECT

button on the front panel or remote control to

select it.

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