Onkyo HT-RC270 Audyssey MultEQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup, Using Audyssey MultEQ

Audyssey MultEQ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup

With the supplied calibrated microphone,

Audyssey MultEQ automatically determines the number of speakers connected, their size for purposes of bass man- agement, optimum crossover frequencies to the subwoofer (if present), and distances from the primary listening posi- tion.

Audyssey MultEQ then removes the distortion caused by room acoustics by capturing room acoustical problems over the listening area in both the frequency and time domain. The result is clear, well-balanced sound for every- one. Enabling Audyssey MultEQ allows you to also use Audyssey Dynamic EQ®, which maintains the proper octave-to-octave balance at any volume level (➔ 48). Before using this function, connect and position all of your speakers.

If “Dynamic EQ” is set to “On” (➔ 48), the “Equalizer” setting will be set to “Audyssey” (➔ 46). On the other hand, if it is set to “Off”, the “Dynamic Volume” setting will be set to “Off” (➔ 49).

It takes about 30 minutes to complete Audyssey MultEQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup for 6 positions. Total measurement time varies depending on the number of speakers.

Using Audyssey MultEQ

TV

d e f c a b

: Listening area a to f: Listening position

Note

•Make the room as quiet as possible. Background noise and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) can disrupt the room measure- ments. Close windows, televisions, radios, air conditioners, flu- orescent lights, home appliances, light dimmers, or other devices. Turn off the cell phone (even if it is not in use) or place it away from all audio electronics.

•The microphone picks up test tones which played through each speaker as Audyssey MultEQ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup run.

•Audyssey MultEQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup cannot be performed while a pair of headphones is connected.

1Turn on the AV receiver and the connected TV. On the TV, select the input to which the AV receiver is connected.

2Set the speaker setup microphone at the Main Lis- tening Position a, and connect it to the SETUP

Using Audyssey MultEQ to create a listening environment	MIC jack.
in your home theater that all listeners will enjoy,	SETUP MIC jack
Audyssey MultEQ takes measurements at up to 6 posi-
tions within the listening area. Position the microphone at
ear height of a seated listener with the microphone tip
pointed directly at the ceiling using a tripod. Do not hold
the microphone in your hand during measurements as this
will produce inaccurate results.
■ First measurement position	Speaker setup microphone
Also referred to as the Main Listening Position this
refers to the most central position where one would nor-	The speaker setting menu appears.
mally sit within the listening environment. MultEQ uses	Note
the measurements from this position to calculate
	• The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is
speaker distance, level, polarity, and the optimum cross-
	connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to
over value for the subwoofer.
	the MONITOR OUT V, MONITOR OUT S or the COM-

■Second−Sixth measurement positions

These are the other listening positions (i.e., the places where the other listeners will sit). You can measure up to 6 positions.

The following examples show some typical home theater seating arrangements. Choose the one that best matches yours, and position the microphone accordingly when prompted.

PONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT, use the AV

receiver’s display when changing settings.

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