E Z S E T C H A N N E L S : 5
S P E A K E R : 1 6 8 d B
Figure 11
•The channel position being adjusted will flash in the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators @. If the test noise is heard from a channel other than the one shown in the indicator, there is an error in the speaker connections. If this is the case, press the Test Button f TWICE to stop the adjustment. Then turn the unit off and verify that all speakers are connected to the proper Speaker Outputs §¶ª‚ and that any connections made to speakers powered by optional amplifiers through the Preamp Outputs £ are correct.
•During the adjustment process for each channel, 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 indi- cation 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.
7.After the test noise has circulated once through each channel, it will send the tone to each channel once again, to verify the settings.
8.After two complete circulations of the tone, the levels are set. Upon completion of the second circulation, the LCD Information Display c will flash
COMPLETE three times and then go out. The tone will stop and the AVR 430 will return to normal operation.
If you find that the output levels chosen by EzSet are either uncomfortably low or high, you may repeat the procedure. Return to Step 2 and adjust the master vol- ume either slightly higher or lower to accommodate your particular room layout and your tastes. 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, it is important to avoid setting the master volume above 0dB.
NOTE: The subwoofer output is not adjusted when the test tone is in use. To adjust the subwoofer output, you must use an external source, following the instructions on page 34.
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.
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| * C H A N N E L A D J U S T * |
→ | F L | : 0 d B | S B R : 0 d B |
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| 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 12
Manual output level adjustment is most easily done through the CHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure 12). If you are already at the MASTER MENU, press the ¤ Navigation Button o until the on-screen ➔ cursor is next to the CHANNEL ADJUST line. If you are not at the MASTER
MENU, press the OSD Button to bring up the MASTER MENU (Fig. 1), and then press the
¤Navigation Button o until the on-screen ➔ cursor is next to the CHANNEL ADJUST line. Press the Set Button q to bring the CHANNEL ADJUST menu (Figure 12)
to the screen.
When the CHANNEL ADJUST menu appears, press the ¤ Navigation Button o until the on-screen ➔ cursor is next to the TEST TONE line. Press the ‹/› Navigation Button o so that ON is highlighted and the AVR’s internal test tone will begin to circulate from speaker to speaker in a clockwise direction into all speakers. The test noise will play for two seconds in each speaker before circu- lating, and a blinking on-screen cursor will appear next to the name of each speaker location when the sound is at that speaker.
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 Lower Display Line $. If the sound from a speaker location does NOT match the position indicated in the display, turn the AVR 430 off using the Main Power Switch A 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 ‹/› Navigation Button o on the remote to bring all speakers to the same volume level. When the ‹/› Navigation Button
ois 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 cir- culation will resume after five seconds.
Continue to adjust the individual channels until the volume level sounds the same from each speaker. Adjustments should be made with the ‹/› Navigation Button o on the remote only, NOT the main volume controls. If you are using a sound-pressure level (SPL) meter for precise level adjustment, set the volume so that the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow.
The AVR’s EzSet feature may also be used as an SPL meter to assist in accurate setting of the output levels, when either the internal test tone or an external source such as a test disc is used. To use the remote as an SPL meter, follow these steps:
1.Press and hold the SPL Select Button 45 on the remote until the red LED under the Set Button q lights and the LCD screen in the remote changes to the display shown in Figure 9.
2.Press the ⁄ Navigation Button o once to change the bottom line of the remote’s LCD display to read MANUAL SPL as shown in Figure 13.
S E T S P K R L E V E L S
M A N U A L S P L
Figure 13
3.Press the Set Button q within five seconds to activate the remote’s manual mode, so that it func- tions as an SPL meter. The right corner of the bot- tom line of the remote’s display will show the output level of the speakers as the test tone circulates. The level will show as a direct SPL indication between 66dB and 79dB. Below 66dB the remote will read LOW and above 79dB it will read HIGH.
4.When you are finished with all adjustments, press the Clear Button 9 to return the remote to normal operation.
NOTE: The subwoofer level is not adjustable when the normal test tone is in use. The subwoofer output level may also be adjusted when the channel levels are being trimmed to a program source rather than the test tone, as shown on page 34.
When all channels have an equal volume level, the adjustment is complete. To exit this menu, press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o until the on-screen
➔cursor is next to the BACK TO MASTER MENU line, and then press the Set Button q to return to the MASTER MENU.
