Quick surround sound setup

Chapter 3:

Quick surround sound setup

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VSX-516 model only

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (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.

Important

•The Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing speaker settings you’ve made.

•Make sure the headphones are unplugged.

MASTER

VOLUME

MCACC

SETUP MIC

DOWN

If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair.

2 If the receiver is off, press RECEIVER to turn the power on.

3If you have a subwoofer, turn it on.

4Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SETUP button.

•Press SETUP again at any time to exit the System Setup menu.1

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Caution

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

				RECEIVER CONTROL			MENU
				ONE TOUCH		CH+	MENU
				COPY		CH+
				COPY
				TOP MENU	TUNE
				TOP MENU			ANALOG ATT
RECEIVER			SOURCE	DTV MENU			T.EDIT
RECEIVER			SOURCE	ST		ST
	INPUT SELECT				ENTER
					ENTER
	TV CTRL	MULTI CONTROL		GUIDE	TUNE		RETURN
DVD/LD	DVD5.1	TV/SAT	DVR/VCR		TUNE
DVD/LD	DVD5.1	TV/SAT	DVR/VCR
CD-R/TAPE				SETUP		CH-
CD	FM	AM	RECEIVER	SUBTITLE	REC	DTV ON/OFF	AUDIO
			MIDNIGHT/

5Select ‘A. MCACC’ from the System Setup menu then press ENTER.

Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER. The system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level.

If the noise level is too high, NOISY! blinks in the display for five seconds. To exit and check the noise levels again, press SETUP (see the notes about ambient noise below) or press ENTER when you’re prompted to RETRY?.

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	1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC	• Do not adjust the volume during the test
		tones. This may result in incorrect speaker
	SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.
		settings.
	Make sure there are no obstacles between the
		The system now checks the microphone and
	speakers and the microphone.
		your speaker setup.

Note

1The receiver will automatically exit the current menu after three minutes of inactivity. If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup at any time, the receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made.