MRAC (Marantz Room Acoustic Calibration)
Speaker settings that were difficult by MANUAL setup can now be made by automatically measuring speaker characteristics using the including microphone.
Measurement
During measurement, a test tone is output from the speakers, which is then measured and analyzed though the microphone. The measurement flow and items are as follows.
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• Step away from the listening position during |
measurement and operate the unit with the remote |
controller from outside the speaker path. |
• About surround back speakers : |
When the surround back speaker is set to NONE in |
NAMES AND FUNCTIONS |
SPEAKER SETUP : AUTO
SET MICROPHONE
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SPEAKERS CHECK | : | ||
SPEAKERS LEVEL | : | ||
SPEAKERS DISTANCE | : | ||
SPEAKERS SIZE | : |
MAIN | RETURN |
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| START | CANCEL |
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| AMBIENT NOISE | CHK | ||
SPEAKERS | CHECK | : | ||
SPEAKERS | LEVEL | : | ||
SPEAKERS | DISTANCE | : | ||
SPEAKERS | SIZE | : | ||
MAIN | RETURN |
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| AMBIENT NOISE | OK | ||
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SPEAKERS | CHECK | : | ||
SPEAKERS | LEVEL | : | ||
SPEAKERS | DISTANCE | : | ||
SPEAKERS | SIZE | : | ||
MAIN | RETURN |
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SPEAKERS | CHECK | : | ||
SPEAKERS | LEVEL | : | ||
SPEAKERS | DISTANCE | : | ||
SPEAKERS | SIZE | : | ||
MAIN | RETURN |
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SPEAKERS | CHECK | : OK | ||
SPEAKERS | LEVEL | : OK | ||
SPEAKERS | DISTANCE | : OK | ||
SPEAKERS | SIZE | : OK |
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SPEAKERS | CHECK | : | ||
SPEAKERS | LEVEL | : | ||
SPEAKERS | DISTANCE | : | ||
SPEAKERS | SIZE | : | ||
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MAIN | RETURN | NEXT | EXIT |
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SPEAKERS CHECK | : | |||
SPEAKERS LEVEL | : | |||
SPEAKERS DISTANCE | : | |||
SPEAKERS SIZE | : | |||
MAIN RETURN | NEXT | EXIT | ||
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SPEAKERS CHECK | : | |||
SPEAKERS LEVEL | : | |||
SPEAKERS DISTANCE | : | |||
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MAIN RETURN | NEXT | EXIT | ||
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Display | Status | |
MIC CHECK | Microphone connection check | |
AMBIENT NOISE | Ambient noise measurement | |
SPEAKER CHECK | Speaker connected/not | |
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SPEAKER LEVEL | Speaker output level check | |
SPEAKER DISTANCE | Distance from speaker | |
| (delay time) check | |
SPEAKER SIZE | Speaker characteristics check |
How to Operate
Settings are displayed on the monitor during setup, therefore turn the monitor on.
1. Connect the included microphone to the MRAC jack of the unit.
2. Set the microphone at ear height as in the actual listening position. Use a stand or tripod to position the microphone.
Notes:
• Remove any obstructions between the speakers and |
the microphone. |
• Keep the room quiet during measurement. |
• The test tone emitted during measurement is loud. |
Take considerations for neighboring homes and |
the SPEAKER SETUP, it is skipped in the AUTO |
setup. To use the surround back speaker, set it to |
YES by MANUAL setup before using the MRAC |
feature. |
• The MRAC feature is available except in the |
following modes. |
- 7.1 CH INPUT |
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- SOURCE DIRECT |
3. Select “2. SPEAKER SETUP” on the SETUP |
MAIN MENU, then select AUTO for “2- |
1 SPEAKER SETUP”. Move the cursor to |
“NEXT” with the 3 or 4 cursor buttons and then |
press the ENTER button. |
SPEAKER SETUP : AUTO
SET MICROPHONE
MAIN | NEXT EXIT |
4. Select START on the AUTO SETUP display and press the ENTER button to start measurements.
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SPEAKERS LEVEL | : | |||
SPEAKERS DISTANCE | : | |||
SPEAKERS SIZE | : | |||
MAIN RETURN | NEXT | EXIT | ||
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5. For measurement items, see “Measurement”.
6. When measurements are completed, “FINISHED” appears on the monitor.
7. Once finished, disconnect the microphone from the unit.
8. Measurement results can be seen by selecting “NEXT” and press the ENTER button or selecting “2. SPEAKER SETUP” on the SETUP MAIN MENU. Then select MANUAL for
BASIC | CONNECTIONS |
BASIC OPERATION | |
ADVANCED | CONNECTIONS |
SETUP | |
ADVANCED | OPERATION |
TROUBLESHOOTING | |
OTHERS |
MAIN RETURN NEXT EXIT
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SPEAKER SETUP”.
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