Onkyo TX-NR5009 instruction manual Level Calibration, Equalizer Settings, THX Audio Setup

Level Calibration

This setting is set automatically by

Audyssey MultEQ® XT32 Room Correction and Speaker Setup function (➔ page 33). For Speakers B, you need to change the settings manually.

Here you can adjust the level of each speaker with the built-in test tone so that the volume of each speaker is the same at the listening position.

You can set the levels of front speakers A and front speakers B independently. The other speakers (i.e., subwoofer, center, surround, surround back and front high) use the same level settings for Speakers A and Speakers B.

■Left, Front Wide Left, Front High Left, Center*1,

Front High Right, Front Wide Right, Right, Surround Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Left

`–12.0dBto 0.0dB to +12.0dB in 0.5 dB steps.

■Subwoofer 1*1, Subwoofer 2*1*2

`–15.0dBto 0.0dB to +12.0dB in 0.5 dB steps.

Note

•These settings cannot be calibrated when the AV receiver is muted.

•Speakers that you set to “No” or “None” in the

“Speaker Configuration” cannot be selected (➔ page 52).

•The test tone is output at the standard level for THX, which is 0 dB (absolute volume setting 82). If you normally listen at volume settings below this, be careful because the test tone will be much louder.

•Speakers B cannot be selected if “Speakers Type(Front B)” is set to “No” (➔ page 51).

*1 For the center speaker and subwoofer, the level settings made by using the Home menu are saved in this menu

(➔ page 43).

*2 If the “Subwoofer” setting is set to “1ch”, this setting cannot be selected (➔ page 52).

Tip

•If you’re using a handheld sound level meter, adjust the level of each speaker so that it reads 75 dB SPL at the listening position, measured with C-weighting and slow reading.

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Equalizer Settings

With the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of speakers individually with a 7-band equalizer. The volume of each speaker can be set.

The Equalizer settings only apply to Speakers A and cannot be adjusted while Speakers B is selected.

■Equalizer

`Manual:

You can adjust the equalizer for each speaker manually. Continue with the following procedure:

1	Press wto select “Channel”, and then use
	e/rto select a speaker.
2	Use q/wto select a frequency, and then use
	the e/rto adjust the level at that frequency.

The volume at each frequency can be adjusted from –6dBto 0dB to +6dB in 1 dB steps.

Tip

•Low frequencies (e.g., 63Hz) affect bass sounds; high frequencies (e.g., 16000Hz) affect treble sounds.

3 Use qto select “Channel”, and then use e/r to select another speaker.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each speaker.

You cannot select speakers that you set to “No” or “None” in the “Speaker Configuration” (➔ page 52).

`Off:

Tone off, response flat.

Note

•You can select: “63Hz”, “160Hz”, “400Hz”, “1000Hz”,

“2500Hz”, “6300Hz”, or “16000Hz”. And for the subwoofer, “25Hz”, “40Hz”, “63Hz”, “100Hz”, or “160Hz”.

•When the Direct or Pure Audio listening mode is selected, the equalizer settings have no effect.

•If “Audyssey” is enabled, it prevails over this setting (➔ page 58).

THX Audio Setup

■Surr Back Speaker Spacing

`<1ft (<0.3m)

`1ft-4ft (0.3m-1.2m)

`>4ft (>1.2m)

You can specify the distance between your surround back speakers. This setting is used by Speakers A and Speakers B.

Note

•Cannot be set if:

–“Surround Back Ch” is set to “1ch” (➔ page 52).

–“Surround Back” is set to “None” (➔ page 52).

–“Powered Zone 3” is set to “Yes” (➔ page 51) and Zone 3 is turned on (➔ page 73).

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