Owner`s manual
VERY
IMPORTANT:
Setting
Bass
Management
and
Channel Balance
Dolby
Digital
and
DTS
multi-channel
systems
have
critical
channel
balance
and
bass
management procedures
which
must
be
followed
if
the
system
is
to
perform properly.
We
have
spoken
with
many
users
with
system
sound
problems
which
could
be
clearly
traced
back
to
improper
system
balance
and
bass
management
set-up.
Consult
your
receiver's or processor's
manual
to
learn
how
to
access
your
system
set
up
menus.
If
you
have
connected
the
LFE
output
of
your
receiver
or
processor
to
the
LFE
input
of
the
Mythos
STS,
using
the
Speaker
Set
Up
(or
bass
management)
menu
set
the
front
left
speakers
as
"Large" and
subwoofer
as
"Yes."
If
you
have
connected
the
speakers
using
only
speaker
wire,
set
the
front speakers
as
"Large" and
sub
woofer
as
"No."
If
you
have
a
Definitive
center
channel
with
a built-in
powered
sub
woofer
or other
full
range
center channel,
set
your
receiver's Speaker
Set
Up
center
channel setting
to
"Large" (although
you
should
experiment
with
this
to
see
what
sounds
best
in
your
specific
system).
For
almost
every
other center
channel speaker
set
it
as
"Small."
If
you
are
using
large rear surround
speakers
with
very
extended
low
frequency
response
such
as
a large
Definitive
floor-standing
system
or
one
with
a built-in
powered
subwoofer,
set
the
rear
channels
of
your decoder's
bass
management
system
to
"Large."
If
you
are
using
medium
to
small-sized
center
and
surround speakers,
set
them
to
"Small."
Use
the
Speaker
Level
menu
in
your
receiver
or processor
to
set
each
channel
in
the
system
to
the
same
volume
level.
While
you
can
get
decent
results
doing
this
by
ear,
it
is
best
to
use
an
inexpensive
Sound
Pressure
(SPL)
meter
to
get
perfect channel
to
channel
balance.
Some
new
receivers
and
processors
have
Auto
Set
Up
functions
that
use
a supplied
microphone
to
set
levels.
Using Multi-Channel SACD
or
DVD-Audio
with
your
Mythos
STS
Because of
the
nature of their
bass
management systems, a multi-channel
SACD
player
or
DVD-Audio player
(or
any
other
format
that requires
using
6-channel interconnects) requires
the
use
of
an
LFE
connection between your
receiver
or
processor
and
your Mythos
STS.
If
you
are
using
one
ofthese players,
please
use
the
connection method outlined
in
the
"Connecting
the
Low
Frequency
Effects
(LFE)
Channel" section.
Surround Channel Hook-Up
If
you
are
using
the
Mythos
STS
as
side/rear surround speakers, hook
up
the
left surround
red
(+) terminal of your receiver
or
amplifier
to
the
red (+) terminal
of your left surround speaker
and
the
left surround black
(-)
terminal of your
receiver
or
amplifier
to
the
black(-) terminal of
your
left surround
speaker.
Connect
the
right
surround
red
(+) terminal of your amplifier or receiver
to
the