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Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC)

The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room.

Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a source on page 11.

Important

•Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.

1Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.

Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

	AUTO SURR/	SOUND	STANDARD	ADVANCED	STEREO/
	STREAM DIRECT RETRIEVER		SURROUND	SURROUND	A.L.C.	VIDEO INPUT
								iPod DIRECT	MCACC
					VIDEO	L AUDIO R	DIGITAL IN	USB	SETUP MIC
PHONES	MULTI-ZONE			ST –	ST +
	CONTROL	ON/OFF	SPEAKERS

The Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.1

1.Auto	MCACC
Surround Back System
[	Normal	]
Save	SYMMETRY	to

[ M1.MEMORY 1 ]

START

•Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.

ENTER:Start :Cancel

•Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the headphones should be disconnected and the iPod USB, XM or SIRIUS Radio function should not be selected as an input source.

Caution

•The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.

			AUDIO		VIDEO	ANT	MPX SIGNAL SEL
			PARAMETER		PARAMETER
RECEIVER			EXIT	TUNE	TOOLS		MEM
			SOURCE			AUDIO DISPLAY	CH
			TOP MENU		MENU
					T.EDIT
DVD	BD	TV	HDMI	ENTER		TV CTRL	RECEIVER
			ST		ST

3Make sure ‘Normal’ is selected,2 select an MCACC preset3, then select START4.

4Follow the instructions on-screen.

Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to a comfortable volume level.

5Wait for the test tones to finish, then confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this.5

DVR 1	DVR 2	CD	CD-R
				CATEGORY		RETURN
FM/AM	XM	SIRIUS	iPod USB	SETUP	TUNE	MAIN	ZONE 2
				iPod CTRL
	INPUT

If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in step 6.

Note

1• You can’t use the System Setup menu in either the main or sub zone when the iPod USB, XM or SIRIUS Radio input source is selected. When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 61), you can’t use the System Setup menu.

• If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup, or leave an error message for over three minutes, the screen saver will appear.

2If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker setting on page 41 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.

3The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 46).

4Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select CUSTOM to save other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN). See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 38 for more on this.

5Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

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