Preparing for surround sound
Setting up the speakers automatically
(AUTO SETUP)
“Kenwood Room Acoustic Calibration”
A very loud test sound is produced during the measure- ment. Please take into consideration that it may disturb your neighborhood, especially, when you measure it at the night time.
“Kenwood Room Acoustic Calibration” function automatically performs the following adjustments with the provided microphone by measuring sound characteristics for the best listening environment according to your room conditions and speakers layout.
1Speaker presence and its size
2Volume level differences from each speaker
3 Sound delay from speakers
4 Room sound characteristics
•Image of the measurement
Place the microphone at a height of your ears.
Do not place any obstacles between the microphone and speakers during the measurement.
The measurement may not be carried out properly because of speaking voice or other noise. Keep it down while measuring.
2Exit the AUTO SETUP mode.
When "CONFIRM" is displayed, press the MEMORY/ENTER key or the ENTER key.• The display which indicates the confirmation of the measurement
contents, "SP SETUP" is displayed. | £ |
•Use the 5/∞ keys or MULTI @/# keys to select "RETURN" while "CONFIRM" is displayed, and then press the MEMORY/ENTER key or the ENTER key to return to the "AUTO SETUP" display.
Notes
•Sometimes due to the electrical complexities of subwoofers and the interaction with the room, THX recommends setting the level and the distance of the subwoofer manually.
•Sometimes due to interaction with the room, you may notice irregular results when setting the level and/or distance of the main speakers. If this happens, THX recommends setting them manually.
•Please note that any THX main speakers should be set to NML/THX (80Hz).
If you set up your speakers using AUTO SETUP, please make sure manually that any THX speakers are set to NML/THX with 80Hz
CROSSOVER.
1Perform automatic calibration.
1 Use the 5/∞ keys or MULTI @/# keys to select the “AUTOSETUP” and press the MEMORY/ENTER key or the ENTER key.2Use the 5/∞ keys or MULTI @/# keys to select the "CALI-BRATE" and press the MEMORY/ENTER key or the ENTER key.•The display which indicates start of the measurement, "START" is displayed.
•If you wish not to start measuring, use the 5/∞ keys or MULTI @/# keys to select "RETURN", and then press the MEMORY/ ENTER key or the ENTER key to return to "CALIBRATE"
display.
3Press the MEMORY/ENTER key or the ENTER key to start measuring.•The display which indicates during the measurement, "Measur- ing..." is displayed.
•It takes about 2 minutes to complete the measurement.
•If the provided microphone is not connected, "E01:No MIC" is displayed and no measurement is performed.
•After the measurement is completed, analyzing starts and "Analyzing x/4" (x changes from 1 to 4) is displayed. When the analyzing is completed, "COMPLETE" will be shown for a few seconds, and changed to "CONFIRM".
•Do not turn off the receiver while measuring. Otherwise, the measurement contents are changed back to the factory setting.
Test signal level adjustment
If a message such as "Exx : No Spk XX" or "Wxx : No Spk XX" is displayed even though each speaker is connected correctly, adjust the level of the test signal.
1While "CONFIRM" or "CALIBRATE" is displayed, use the 5/∞ keys or MULTI @/# kyes to select "TEST SIG LVL", and then press the MEMORY/ENTER key or the ENTER key.
2Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI %/fi keys to select a test signal level.1 LEVEL LOW2 LEVEL MID3 LEVEL HIGH3Press the MEMORY/ENTER key or the ENTER key to accept the setting.4Proceed to step 2 of "1Perform automatic calibration."Cancelling the measurement
If you operate any of the keys shown below, the measurement is cancelled and the display is return to the ordinary input display.
1(POWER ON/STANDBY) key or RECEIVER STANDBY key 2 VOLUME CONTROL knob or VOLUME %/fi keys
3 SETUP key4 INPUT SELECTOR key•If the measurement is cancelled, the measurement contents are changed back to the factory setting.
About error messages
If the receiver detects some kind of problems while in calibration, an error message is shown in the display, and the processing is stopped. Eliminate the problem according to the message and try the calibration again. If there are more than one error messages, press the 5/∞ keys or MULTI @/# keys to find the next one while the message is shown on the display.
Press the MEMORY/ENTER key or the ENTER key to return to the “CALIBRATE“ display.