Lexicon RV-8 manual Positioning the Microphones for Automatic Calibration

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POSITIONING THE MICROPHONES FOR AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION (continued)

IMPROPER microphone positioning for automatic calibration

During the automatic calibration, do not:

7Arrange the microphones along the perimeter of the listening positions or space

7 Position the microphones in spots where the listeners’ heads will not be during listening

			Rear
			Left
7	Obstruct the line-of-sight path between	the
	microphones and the speakers		Side
		Rear	Left
		Right
7	Position the microphones on the floor, on seat
	cushions, or in locations obstructed by furniture
	and other fixtures, where echoes might obscure		Right
	calibration noise signals
			Side

7Position the microphones within 2 feet (0.61m) of

speakers and walls or more than 30 feet (9.14m)
from any one speaker	Microphone
The illustration to the right provides an example of	Center
improper microphone placement during the microphone	Subwoofer
check. The microphones are positioned on the floor	Front
along the perimeter of the listening space, making it
	Right
difficult for the RV-8 to calibrate optimal speaker
distances and output levels for the actual listening
positions.

Front

Left

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