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positioned at or above ear height.
4.
Subwoofer
- For improving the bass in your
system, as well as reproducing dedicated LFE
(Low Frequency Effects) cinema effects when
playing Dolby Digital or DTS encoded discs. Your
subwoofer can often be placed almost anywhere in
the room as bass is less directional, but experimen-
tation with positioning is recommended.
In each case the 5.1 in fact relates to the maximum
number of speakers that can be used, as the Centre,
Sub and Surround speakers can all be deleted if
required (although of course performance is reduced).
For example, if you choose not to use a Centre Chan-
nel speaker you can set this to ‘None’ in the settings
as shown later and TI 1000 HC will automatically
redirect the centre channel audio information into the
Left and Right Front channels, creating what is known
as a “Phantom Centre”.
Similarly, you might decide not to use a subwoofer
if your main Left and Right speakers are capable
of reproducing enough bass for a satisfying music/
movie experience. TI 1000 HC will then automatically
re-direct the bass from the Subwoofer/Low Frequency
Effect channel to the Left and Right Front Speakers.
Note: This setup is very important as TI 1000 HC
will also automatically use this information to se-
lect appropriate Dolby and DTS decoding modes
dependant not only on the source material but
also the speaker package it knows you have.
To tell the unit the type of package you have, turn
on the On-Screen Display via the remote button as
shown. Highlight the “
guration”
menu
by using “ ” and “ ” on the remote then go to it
by pressing Enter:
Set the package as 5.1 by highlighting the Decode
Mode item and using the Left and Right arrows to
scroll through the options:
Now move down and by highlighting each speaker in
turn and using the Left and Right arrows select from “
Large”, “Small” or “ None” for each speaker. “Large’ or
‘Small’ are used to describe each speaker in terms of
ect the
actual physical size of the speaker.
Large
= Speakers with an extended low frequency
response of approximately 20-40Hz to 16-20kHz
oorstanders or high quality larger stand-mounted
speakers).
Small
= Speakers with a less extended low frequency
response of approximately 80-100Hz to 16-20kHz
(small stand-mounted, bookshelf or satellite speak-
ers).
Setting each speaker allows TI 1000 HC to perform
what is called Bass Management and to direct low
frequency bass from music and the Low frequency
effects channel of surround sound material to those
speakers best able to reproduce it. If you do not wish
to use any of the speakers, set its setting to “None”.
The Subwoofer output can also be set to On or Off. If
no sub is being used make sure this setting is set to
Off to allow TI 1000 HC to re-direct the bass informa-
tion in this channel to other speakers.
Note:
TI 1000 HC will force some speakers to certain
settings in some of the following circumstances!
The Front Left and Right speakers may be “Large” or
“Small” but never “None” as they are always required
for any type of music/movie reproduction.
Bass must always be reproduced by either the Front
Left and Right or Subwoofer channel (or both). Setting
the Front Left and Right to “Small” will result in the
Subwoofer automatically being set to “On”. Setting the
Subwoofer to “Off” will automatically result in the Front
Left and Right being set to “Large”.
If the Front Left and Right cannot reproduce low
frequency bass a Subwoofer must be used. i.e. If the
Front Left and Right are set as “Small” the Sub must
be Set to “On”.
Also, setting the Front Left and Right as “Small” will
always set the other speakers as “Small” (and the Sub
