36 3. Using TV Features

Auto Setup

153 and 249 Series
Autosetupusesacalibrationmicrophonetooptimize
SoundProjectorperformanceformostroomcondi-
tions.Iftheroomisverylargeorhasmanyobstacles
affectingthesoundbeams,youmaywishtotrymanual
setup,whichisdonewithoutthemicrophone.
Initial Preparation
PositionandconnecttheTVasdescribedunder

1.

“BeforeYouBegin,”page34.
PowerontheTVandexternalsubwoofer,ifany.

2.

PlugthemicrophonecableintotheTV’s
3. INPUT 3
leftaudiojack.
Placethemicrophoneasdescribedintheguide-

4.

linesonthispage.
Start Auto Setup
Press

1.

MENU
andgotoInitial > SoundPro.
Press

2.

ENTER.
SetModetoAuto.
Highlight

3.

START andpress
ENTER
.
Quietlyexittheroomrightaway.Thecalibration

5.

sequencewillstartinafewsecondsandmaybe
loud.Itisimportanttoleavetheroomasyourpres-
encewillinterferewiththecalibrationprocess.
Waitforcompletionofsetupbeforereturningtothe

6.

room.
Playsomesampleaudiomaterialtocheckthe

7.

soundquality.
Note: Donotperformmanualadjustmentsafterrun-
ningAutosetup,asdoingsowilleraseallset-
tingsdenedduringAutosetup.
Storethemicrophoneoutofdirectsunlightand

8.

awayfromheat.

Microphone Placement

Makesuretherearenolargeobstaclesbetween•
theTVandmicrophone.
Placethemicrophone•
Onaflat,levelsurfaceatleastsixfeetaway-
fromthefrontoftheTV.
Onatripodoronthebackrestofyour-
seating.
Atthesameheightyoursearswouldbe-
whenwatchingTV.Theheightmustbe
within3verticalfeetoftheheightoftheTV’s
speakerarray.
CenteredinfrontoftheTV,notofftothe-
side.
Be sure the
height of the
microphone is
within three feet
of the speaker
height.
Center the micro-
phone in front of
the TV.
Set the microphone
on a level surface at
ear height at least
six feet from the TV.
Use a seat backrest
or tripod so as to
pick up sound from
all directions.
Maximum height above speakers
Microphone
TV
6 ft. minimum
Microphone
Height of TV
speakers
3 ft.
Sound Projector, continued
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