Owner`s manual

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How to Adjust Speaker Time Delay
The following Time Delay Adjustments will electronically
compensate for different Loudspeaker Distances from the
Listening/Viewing Area. Refer to figure 16. Time delay is
measured in milliseconds(ms) and each millisecond corre-
sponds approxi-
mately to one foot.
The distance of the
Front Left & Right
Loudspeakers from
the Listening/View-
ing Area become the
reference for mea-
surements, as their
signals are not de-
layed. The delays
can be adjusted from
0 to 5ms for the
Center Channel Speaker and 0 to 15ms for the Left &
Right Surround Channel Speakers. The Back Surround
Loudspeaker Delay is internally set, based on the settings
entered in for the Left and Right Surround Loudspeakers.
Note: Before performing the TIME DELAY adjustments,
complete the SPEAKER SIZE adjustments first.
1. Press and hold the Front Panel SETUP Push-button ap-
proximately three seconds to enter the Setup Mode.
The word SETUP will appear on the MHT100 Front
Panel Display and the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu
will appear on the Monitor/TV screen. Refer to figure
12 on page 25.
2. Using the Up or Down directional push-buttons
select Speaker Time Delay on the On-Screen Menu,
followed by the SELECT Push-button on the Remote
Control. Refer to figure 17.
Note: The first time the SPEAKER TIME DELAY MENU is
accessed, the default settings will be indicated.
3. Measure the distance from the Listening/Viewing Area
to each of the Loudspeakers. Refer to the table below.
Note: A distance measurement that contains fractions of a
foot, should be rounded up or down to the nearest
whole number. If the Center or
Surround Louspeakers distance is less
than the Left/Right Front
Loudspeakers, set the delay to 0 ms.
4. Select the appropriate Loudspeaker loca-
tion and type by using the Up or
Down directional push-buttons to se-
lect first the menu item and then press
the Left or Right directional push-
buttons to change the current setting.
Example: If the Left and Right Front
Loudspeakers are 10 feet from the
Listening/Viewing Area and the Center Channel
Loudspeaker is measured at eight feet then set the
Center Speaker Delay to 2ms, for the two foot
difference in Loudspeaker Distance.
Formula: Front Left or Right Loudspeaker Distance -
Center Loudspeaker Distance = Difference Distance
x 1ms = new setting in millseconds
When all of the settings on the SPEAKER TIME DE-
LAY MENU agree with the Loudspeakers measured
distances in your Home Theater System then select
EXIT on the menu. The MAIN SYSTEM SETUP
Menu will reappear on the Monitor/TV screen.
5. Continue next to the SPEAKER LEVEL Settings. If
you do not wish to perform SPEAKER LEVEL Adjust-
ments at this time, proceed to the next step.
6. Select EXIT from the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu.
If you are satisfied with the changes that you may have
made, select YES to save those changes or NO not to
save them. The MHT100 will then return to normal op-
eration. Refer to figure 13 on page 25.
Figure 17
MENU: SPEAKER TIME DELAY
1. CENTER 0ms
2. RIGHT SURROUND 0ms
3. LEFT SURROUND 0ms
EXIT
Figure 16
Location Distance Differences Default Setting New Setting
Left Front 0 - -
Center 0ms
Right Front 0 - -
Right Surround 0ms
Left Surround 0ms
Loudspeaker Time Delay