System Configuration
Button Flights and the LCD screen in the remote changes to the display shown below.
S E L E C T # S P E A K E R S 7 C H A N N E L S
4.Press the Set Button Fwithin five seconds to move to the next step.
5.Press the ⁄ Navigation Button Euntil the lower line of the remote’s LCD display shows the number of speakers in your system. (Don’t count the subwoofer or speakers that are part of a multizone system.) For example, if you have left, center, right, surround left and right, and surround back left and right speak- ers for a full 7.1 system, press the button twice so that the bottom line reads 7 CHANNELS, as shown below.
6.Hold the remote in front of you at arm’s length, being sure not to cover the EzSet
Microphone Sensor at the top of the
remote, and press the Set Button Fwithin five seconds to begin the EzSet calibration process.
At this point, EzSet will take over, adjusting the output level of each channel so that when the process is complete all levels will be equal and at the set reference point. This process may take a few minutes, depending on the extent of adjust- ment required.
7.During the adjustment, you will see the loca- tion of the channel position being adjusted appear in the on-screen display (if connected), on the LCD display 2in the remote con- trol and in the Main Information Display
˜, alternating with a readout of the output setting, relative to the reference volume level. As the adjustment proceeds, a few things will happen simultaneously:
•The channel position being adjusted will flash in the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators
Ú. If the test noise is heard from a channel other than the one shown in the Indicator, the on-screen display or the front panel display, there is an error in the speaker connections. If this is the case, press the Test Button 8
TWICE to stop the adjustment. Then, turn the unit off and verify that all speakers are con-
nected to the proper Outputs. Afterwards start the adjusting process again from the beginning.
•During the adjustment process for each chan- nel, you will see indications of LOW, HIGH and a level readout in DB. This is normal, and it confirms that EzSet is doing its job of changing the levels to match the desired reference.
•If a channel cannot be adjusted to the proper reference level, you will see FAIL displayed in the remote’s bottom LCD line before the test tone moves to the next channel. This is usually
an indication that the volume control was set too low.
When EzSet stops circulating the tone through all channels and returns to normal, adjust the volume level and repeat the procedure from Step 3.
8.After the test noise has circulated once through each channel, it will send the tone to each channel once again, to verify the settings.
9.After two complete circulations of the tone, the levels are set. Upon completion of the second circulation, the LCD Information Display 2 will flash COMPLETE three times and then go out. The tone will stop and the AVR will return to normal operation.
If you find that the output levels chosen by EzSet are either much lower or much higher than the "0dB" reference setting or even at the limits of the +/-10dB variation range for the output levels, depending on the sensitivity of the speakers in use and your specific room layout, you may repeat the procedure. Return to Step 2 and adjust the master volume either higher or lower appropriately to the output levels set previously (e.g. when levels were set to about "–7dB" reduce the master volume for 7dB), to accommo- date your particular room layout and your speak- ers. You may repeat this procedure as many times as necessary to achieve a desired result. In order to prevent possible damage to your hearing or your equipment, we emphasize that you should avoid setting the master volume above 0dB.
NOTE: The subwoofer output is not adjusted when the test tone is in use. To adjust the sub- woofer output you must use an external source, following the instructions on page 35.
Manual Output Level Adjustment Output levels may also be adjusted manually, either to set them to a specific level with an SPL meter, or to make fine tuning adjustments to the levels obtained using the EzSet remote.
Manual output level adjustment is most easily done through the CHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure 8). If you are already at the main menu, press the ¤ Button Euntil the on- screen › cursor is next to the CHANNEL ADJUST line. If you are not at the main menu, press the OSD Button v to bring up the MASTER MENU (Figure 1), and then press the ¤ Button Efour times so that the on- screen › cursor is next to the CHANNEL ADJUST line. Press the Set Button Fto bring the CHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure 8) to the screen.
* C H A N N E L A D J U S T | * |
F L | : 0 d B | S B R | : | 0 d B |
C E N : 0 d B | S B L | : | 0 d B |
F R | : 0 d B | S L | : | 0 d B |
S R | : 0 d B | S U B | : | 0 d B |
C H A N N E L R E S E T : | O F F | O N |
| | | | |
T E S T T O N E | : | O F F | O N |
B A C K T O M A S T E R | M E N U |
Figure 8
Once the menu appears on your video screen, first use the ⁄ Button Eto move the on- screen › cursor so that it is next to the TEST TONE line. Press the ‹/ › Buttons Eso that ON is highlighted.
You will hear a test noise circulate from speaker to speaker in a clockwise direction around the room. The test noise will play for two seconds in each speaker before circulating, and a blinking on-screen cursor will appear next to the name of each speaker location when the sound is at that speaker. Now turn up the volume until you can hear the noise clearly.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this test noise will have a much lower level than normal music, the volume must be lowered after the adjustment for all channels is made, but BEFORE you return to the main menu and the test tone turns off.
NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers have been properly connected. As the test noise circulates, listen to make certain that the sound comes from the speaker position shown in the Main Information Display ˜. If the sound comes from a speaker location that does NOT match the position indicated in the display, turn the AVR off using the Main Power Switch 1 and check the speaker wiring or connections to external power amplifiers to make certain that each speaker is connected to the correct output terminal.
After checking for speaker placement, let the test noise circulate again, and listen to see which channels sound louder than the others. Using the front left speaker as a reference, press the ‹/› Buttons Eon the remote to bring all speakers to the same volume level. When one of the ‹/› buttons is pushed, the test noise circulation will pause on the channel being adjusted to give you time to make the adjustment. When you release the button, the circulation will resume after five seconds. The on-screen cursor › and the test noise can also be moved directly to the speaker to be adjusted by pressing the ⁄/¤ buttons
Eon the remote.
