Owner`s manual

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Basic System Description screen
ThescreenaboveallowsyoutoconguretheSC-1forthenumberandnatureof
thechannelsinyoursystem.Selecttheappropriatecongurationfromthedrop-
downmenu,whereinthenormalconventionsareusedtodescribethesystem,
e.g.,a“5.1Multichannel”systemincludesleft,center,right,twosurroundchan-
nels,anda“0.1”subwooferchannel.
Ifyouhavealreadyconguredanidenticalsystemandsavedtheconguration,
youcanloaditbypressingthebuttonbelowthedrop-downmenu.
IfyouarereturningtosetupanSC-1thathasalreadybeensetupatleastonce,
thisscreenwillbeskipped.Thesoftwarewillinsteadreadthecurrentsettingsof
theSC-1anddisplaythethirdscreen(RoomCalibration).Ifyouneedtoreturn
tothisscreentochangethebasicsystemconguration,youcanclickthePrevi-
ousbuttononthethirdandsecondscreenstoreturn.
6.x Phantom Aspecialcaseexistsinthismenusystem,thatbeingthe“6.xPhantom”system
congurations.Thisisintendedtodescribethecaseofwhatamountstoa7.x
systemminusitscenterchannel.Thiscongurationmaybeusedinsituations
whereusingacenterchannelissimplynotpractical.
Instead,thesurroundprocessorfoldsthecenterchannelinformationintoboth
theleftandrightspeakersequally,creatinga“phantom”centerchannelimage.
Itiscalledoutseparatelyinthismenubecausethereisalsoa“6.xMultichannel”
congurationwhichincludesacenterchannelandasingle,rearsurroundchan-
nel.Ineithercase,theSC-1needstoknowwhichchannelsarebeingusedsoit
canproducethecorrecttestsignalsduringcalibration.
Whenyouhaveselectedthebasicsystemdescriptionthattsyoursituation,
clicktheNextbutton.
Multi-Zone Setup (part 1) Ifyouaresettingupmorethanasinglezone,choosethesettinginthismenu
thatisthesumofallzones.Forexample,ifyouhaveaprimaryzonewitha5.1
theater,andasecondaryzonewitha2.1musicsystem,selecta7.2system.If
youwanttohavethree2.1systems,werecommendchoosing“6.3Phantom”
sinceitkeepsthingsabitsimplerlateron.(Seepp.32–33.)
Thisstepisimportant,sinceSystemCongurationpassesalonginformationto
MultEQProaboutwhichchannelsofhardwarearegoingtobeused.Youwill