Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
Using
Your
C/L/R
2300(5)
in
a
Dolby
Digital
AC-3
System
Using
your
OUR
2300
as a
Center
Channel
When
using
your
C/L/R
2300
as a center channel in a Dolby Digital sys-
tem, simply hook-up the C/L/R 2300 to the center channel amplifier output
of
your
system as described in the preceding section.
In
most cases you will
set the center channel bass management on your
decoder
to
"Large"
center
channel, however you can experiment with this to determine if "Large" or
"Small"
sounds best in
your
particular, system.
Using
your
ClUR 23005 as
Left
and
Right
Main
Speakers
in
a
Dolby
Digital
System
If
you are using a pair
of
C/L/R 2300s also as the main left and right
speakers, hook them up to the left and right channel amplifier outputs as
described in the preceding section. If you are not using an additional sub-
woofer for the
LFE
channel, set the bass management system
of
your
decoder
to "Large" left and right main speakers and
"No"
subwoofer. This
will send the
LFE
signal into the left and right main speakers where it will
be amplified by the
C/L/R2300s
built-in amplifier and reproduced by the
built-in subwoofers.
If
you are using an additional subwoofer for the
LFE
channel, set the
bass management system
on
your decoder to "Large" left and right main
and "Yes" subwoofer.
However
please note that
it
is
possible in this set-up
that, depending on
your
room and desired listening levels that it may sound
better with left and right main set to "Small" so you can experiment with
this to determine what sounds best to you.
VERY IMPORTANT:
SETTING
CHANNEL BALANCE
AND BASS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Dolby Digital
and
ProLogic systems
and
decoders have a critical channel
balancing procedure for the left
and
right front speakers, center channel,
rears and subwoofer (if it
is hooked up through the
LFE
or
Sub
Out
low
level connection) which must be
foDowed
if the system is to perform proper-
ly.
We
have spoken with many system users with problems relating to the
overall sound oftheir system which could
be clearly traced back
to
improper
system balance.
Also note
that
Dolby Digitaldecoders have bass management systems
(systems which direct the bass to the various channels) which vary from
unit to unit. This bass management system must also be properly adjust-
ed.
If
you
are
using large
rear
surround
speakers with very extended low
frequency
response-such
as
another
pair
of
CIUR
2300s-set
the
rear
channels ofyour decoder's bass management system to
"Large."
If
not,
set them to "Small."
Center
channel should be set on
"Large."
If
you are
using CIL/R 2300 as left
and
right main speakers without
an
additional
subwoofer, left
and
right front channels should be set on
"Large"
and
the
bass management system set for
HNo"
subwoofer.
If
you have
an
addition-
al separate subwoofer set bass management system to "Yes" subwoofer.