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Setup Lexicon

CHECKING THE MICROPHONES (continued)

level. If the signal becomes too loud, press the arrow button to cancel the microphone check.

The MC-12 uses the calibration noise signal to eliminate micro- phones that register the signal at a level that is too low or too high. Then, the MC-12 determines the appropriate output level for the calibration noise signal used during automatic calibration.

CHECK MICROPHONES Results

Appears on-screen when the MC-12 is finished checking the microphones. This display indicates the individual check results for each microphone.

•An OK result indicates that the microphone passed the microphone check.

•An ERROR result indicates that the microphone did not pass the microphone check.

4.	Press the	and	arrow buttons to highlight the desired
	microphone parameter. The MC-12 refers to the microphones
	according to the input connector to which the microphone is
	connected.
5.	Press the	arrow button to view more detailed results for the
	selected microphone. A message similar to the one shown at
	the bottom of the previous column opens in the on-screen
	display. Refer to the table on the next page for information
	about all possible microphone check messages.

Note the following:

• The MC-12 retains the calculated microphone level until the

SPEAKER SETUP menu is closed. Once this menu is closed,

another microphone check is required before automatic cali-

bration can be performed.

• For best results, you should perform automatic calibration with

four microphones that have passed the microphone check.

However, the MC-12 will perform automatic calibration as long

as at least one microphone passes the microphone check. In

CHECK MICROPHONES

MIC 1	OK
MIC 2	OK
MIC 3	ERROR
MIC 4	OK
PRESS	TO VIEW

DETAILS

(MICROPHONE) OK

this circumstance, place the successfully checked microphones

in the primary listening position.

• If a microphone check was successful, do not disconnect the

microphones from the microphone input connectors. If the

microphones are disconnected, you should perform the micro-

phone check again before proceeding to automatic calibration.

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