During this test, you will see a message in the last line of the menu screen change as the volume level is adjusted.
•Speaker Check: The system will circulate a test signal to determine which channels have a speaker connected. During this test, you will see the name of each channel position displayed while a signal is sent to that speaker.
NOTE: While this test detects whether a speaker is con- nected to a particular output, it cannot determine whether the speaker is in the correct position. (For exam- ple, it can tell whether a speaker is connected to the Surround Right output, but it cannot tell whether the speaker is on the right or left side of your listening room.) For that reason, we strongly recommend that you try to listen as the tone circulates, matching the name shown for each channel to the location of the speaker. If a tone is heard from a speaker position that does not match the on-screen message, stop ROOM AUTO SETUP, exit the menus, turn your receiver off and check for proper speaker connections on the rear panel before resuming the setup.
When this test is complete, YES will be shown to the right of SPEAKER CHECK on the menu screen.
•Speaker Delay: This test will circulate the tones again as the name of each channel is shown to measure the dis- tance from the microphone to each speaker. The results of these tests will be used to set the delay time settings for each active speaker position. When this test is com- plete, a speaker-tomicrophone (listening position) dis- tance will be shown to the right of SPEAKER DELAY line on the menu screen.
•Speaker Level: This test circulates a test signal and mea- sures the output from each active speaker position. The results of the measurements are used to adjust the indi- vidual channel outputs as needed, so that they are identi- cal. This is an essential element of ensuring that surround sound fields are properly reproduced. If desired, you may use the results of the automated testing as a baseline and
then make manual adjustments to trim the output levels to your personal taste. When this test is complete, an output level adjustment number will be shown to the right of SPEAKER LEVEL line on the menu screen.
•Speaker Size: The measurements and calculations for this test take place at the same time as the test signals are circulated to calculate the output levels, and they are used to determine whether the speakers in your system are "large" or "small" for the purposes of bass manage- ment. (If desired, you may use the results of the automat- ed testing as a baseline and then make manual adjust- ments to the speaker size settings on a source-indepen- dent basis.When this test is complete, an output level adjustment number will be shown to the right of the SPEAKER SIZE line on the menu screen.
•Speaker Crossover: The measurements and calculations for this test take place at the same time as the test signal is circulated to calculate the levels, and they are used to determine the crossover setting for each speaker in your system to create a seamless transition between the fre- quencies sent to your main speakers and subwoofer (if available). If desired, you may use the results of the auto-
mated testing as a baseline and then make manual adjustments to the crossover settings on a source-inde- pendent basis. When this test is complete, a crossover frequency will be shown to the right of the SPEAKER X- OVER line on the menu screen.
Step 9: When all measurements are successfully com- pleted, the test signals will stop and a TEST DONE - UNPLUG MIC message will appear in the second line of the on-screen menu listings.
Unplug the microphone and store it in a safe place so that it is available to recalibrate your system if needed due to a change in speakers, preferred listening position, or a major change in the room's furnishings (such as the addi- tion of thick carpeting or plush furniture) that might require different settings. To enter the settings to the receiver's memory and return to the Master Menu, press the 5/bButtons so that the on-screen cursor is pointing to RETURN TO MAIN MENU.
NOTE: If you wish to check the test results before exiting the ROOM AUTO SETUP menu, press the 5/b Buttons that the on-screen cursor is at the second line of the menu listings, and then press the g/t Buttons to scroll through the list of speaker positions. The data on each line will also be entered into the listings on the individual SPEAKER SETUP, DELAY ADJUST and CHANNEL ADJUST menus once you exit ROOM AUTO SETUP.
Step 10: If the measurements are not successful due to a missing or malfunctioning speaker, an ERROR message and menu will appear.
The ROOM AUTO SETUP system is programmed to look for speaker pairs at the front left/front right, surround left/surround right and surround back left/surround back right positions. If the tests to any of those three channel pairs indicates that one, but not both of the speakers in the pair is present, the menu will show NONE next to the speaker position where the tests did not report back that a speaker is present. Should this message appear, make note of the suspect speaker location, exit all menus and turn the receiver off.
Check all speaker wire connections and then rerun
ROOM AUTO SETUP.
ERROR 
FL | : YES | SBR | : YES |
CEN | : YES | SBL | : YES |
FR | : YES | SL | : YES |
SR | : NONE | SUB | : YES |
Please check speaker or connections.
BACK TO MAIN MENU
When you have successfully completed the ROOM AUTO SETUP process and made any needed adjustments to the input and surround mode configurations, your receiver is ready for use. If you do not wish to make any manual adjustments to the settings, you may skip the rest of this section and proceed to the Basic Operation section of this manual to learn how to operate LR-8500. For those situations where you may wish to make a change to the settings entered by ROOM AUTO SETUP.
