7.1 settings

[soms]

Hello everyone,

New here but doing a lot of reading.

I have a 20x18 theater with a 119" screen, HD projector and 7.1 speakers off of a Yamaha receiver.

Trouble is, the front speakers always seem to the the only ones heard. I don't really feel the surround sound unless I go to direct 7 where I get it all the time so it's not surround.

I have monkey'd around with the output settings on my reciever but am at a loss for where to go. Is there a standard for which to set a 7.1 (which will normally play a 5.1 by default) to start? If so, what is it? Plus and Minus on the reciever is what I'm looking for.

Any help is appreciated.

Soms

 

[bandphan]

What speakers, what yamaha, speaker distance, sources??

 

[jcPanny]

Receiver setup

If you haven't already, do the auto setup on your Yamaha (if available) and the receiver will identify all 7 speakers and set the levels and distances. I would recommend going back into the setup to verify that all speakers are set to "SMALL" with an 80 Hz crossover with the sub.

To engauge all channels with a stereo source, you can use the Dolby PLIIx DSP mode. This mode can also be used to take a 5.1 source (DVD, etc.) and use all 7.1 speakers. When you have a DVD playing verify that you are getting the dolby digital 5.1 signal on the receivers front pannel. If not, you may need a different cable or to change the DVD player settings.