1

Prepare the included setup microphone

Mount the setup microphone on a tripod or stand and place it in the main listening position.

When placing the setup microphone, adjust the height of the sound receptor to the level of the listener’s ear.

Sound receptor

Setup microphone

If you do not have a tripod or stand, set up the microphone on, for example, a seat without a back.

NOTE

•Do not hold the setup microphone in your hand during measurements.

•Avoid placing the setup microphone close to a seat back or wall as sound reflections may give inaccurate results.

2

Set up the subwoofer

If using a subwoofer capable of the following adjustments, set up the subwoofer as shown below.

For details, see your subwoofer’s manual.

nn When using a subwoofer with a direct mode

Set the direct mode to “On” and disable the volume adjustment and crossover frequency setting.

nn When using a subwoofer without a direct mode

Make the following settings:

•Volume : “12 o’clock position”

•Crossover frequency : “Maximum/Highest Frequency”

•Low pass filter : “Off”

•Standby mode : “Off”

NOTE

When using 2 subwoofers at the same time, before starting Audyssey® Setup. adjust the volume of the subwoofers by using “Subwoofer Level” (vpage 111) from the menu. You cannot set the volume for individual subwoofers.

3 Set up the remote control unit

nn Set up the zone mode

Press ZONE SELECT to switch “MAIN”.

Press ZONE SELECT

NOTE

When using a remote control with preset codes registered (vpage 143), press AVR to set the remote control to the AVR- operation mode before operation.

Set up speakers (Audyssey® Setup)

Preparation

4 Connect the setup microphone to the SETUP MIC jack of this unit.

When the setup microphone is connected, the following screen is displayed.

Audyssey Setup

Your AV preamp can automatically measure the acoustics of your room then optimize your speakers using the included microphone.

Set the following items if necessary.

Channel Select

Start

•If unused channels are set with “Channel Select”, measuring time can be shortened. For setting, perform steps 3 to 9 of “Set up “Channel Select”” (vpage 88).

vSee overleaf

version Basic

version Advanced

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