Onkyo TX-SR 803E, TX-SR8370, TX-SR803, TX-SR703E instruction manual Speaker Level Calibration

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Advanced Setup—Continued

Speaker Level Calibration

These settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 40).

With these settings, you can adjust the level of each speaker while listening to the test tone so that the volume of each speaker is the same at the listening position.

Notes:

• The speakers cannot be calibrated while the output of

the AV receiver is muted or a pair of headphones is

connected.

• Because the AV receiver supports THX, the test

tone is output at the standard level of 0 dB (abso-

lute volume setting 82). If you normally listen at

volume settings below this, be careful because the

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ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to select “Level Calibra- tion,” and then press [ENTER].

The Level Calibration menu appears and the pink noise test tone is output by the front left speaker.

3-4.Level Calibration

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a.Left	:	0dB
b.Center	:	0dB
c.Right	:	0dB
d.Surround R	:	0dB
e.SurrBack R	:	0dB
f.SurrBack L	:	0dB
g.Surround L	:	0dB
h.Subwoofer	:	0dB

test tone will be much louder.

1	RECEIVER	Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
		MODE button, followed by the

[SETUP] button.

The main menu appears onscreen.

2	Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
	buttons to select “3. Speaker

	Note:
	Speakers that you set to No or None on
	the Speaker Config menu (page 70)
	cannot be adjusted.
4	Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
	buttons to select each speaker,
ENTER	and use the Left and Right
	[ ]/[ ] buttons to set the vol-
	ume.

The level can be adjusted from –12 to +12 dB in 1 dB steps (–15 to +12 dB for the subwoofer).

ENTER

ENTER

Setup,” and then press [ENTER].

The Speaker Setup menu appears.

5	Repeat step 4 so that the volume
	of the test tone from each
	speaker is the same.
	If you’re using a handheld sound level
	meter, adjust the level of each speaker
	so it reads 75 dB SPL at the listening
	position, measured with C-weighting
	and slow reading.
6	Press the [SETUP] button.
	Setup closes.

Note:

•The speaker levels can also be changed by using the dedicated buttons on the remote controller. Press the [TEST TONE] button to output the test tone. Use the [CH SEL] button to select each speaker, and use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] buttons to adjust the level.

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