Onkyo TX-NR818 instruction manual En-61, Speaker Distance, Level Calibration

■Double Bass

This setting is NOT set automatically by Audyssey MultEQ® XT32 Room Correction and Speaker Setup (➔ page 37).

`On

`Off(THX)

Turn this setting on to boost bass output by feeding bass sounds from the front left, right, and center channels to the subwoofer.

Note

•When the “Subwoofer” setting is set to “No” or the “Front” setting to anything other than “Full Band”, this setting is fixed to “- - - - -”.

•This setting is set to “On” automatically when the “Subwoofer” and “Front” settings are set for the first time to “Yes” and “Full Band” respectively.

•If you’re using THX-certified speakers, select “Off(THX)”.

Speaker Distance

This setting is set automatically by

Audyssey MultEQ XT32 Room Correction and Speaker Setup (➔ page 37).

Here you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position so that the sound from each speaker arrives at the listener’s ears as the sound designer intended.

■Unit

`feet:

Distances can be set in feet. Range: 0.5ft to 30.0ft in

0.5foot steps.

`meters:

Distances can be set in meters. Range: 0.15m to 9.00m in 0.15 meter steps.

(The default setting varies from country to country.)

■Left, Front Wide Left, Front High Left, Center, Front High Right, Front Wide Right, Right, Surround Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Left, Subwoofer

`Specify the distance from each speaker to your listening position.

Note

•Speakers that you set to “No” or “None” in “Speaker Configuration” cannot be selected (➔ page 60).

•When the “Powered Zone 2” setting is set to “Yes” and Zone 2 is turned on, the surround back and front high speakers cannot be used.

•When the “Powered Zone 3” setting is set to “Yes” and Zone 3 is turned on, the surround and surround back speakers cannot be used.

Level Calibration

This setting is set automatically by

Audyssey MultEQ XT32 Room Correction and Speaker Setup (➔ page 37).

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.

Note

•These settings cannot be calibrated in either of the following cases:

–The “Audio TV Out” setting is set to “On” (➔ page 75).

–“HDMI Control(RIHD)” is set to “On” (➔ page 75) and you’re listening through your TV speakers.

–The AV receiver is muted.

■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.

Advanced Operations

■Subwoofer*1

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

Note

•Speakers that you set to “No” or “None” in “Speaker Configuration” cannot be selected (➔ page 60).

•When the “Powered Zone 2” setting is set to “Yes” and Zone 2 is turned on, the surround back and front high speakers cannot be used.

•When the “Powered Zone 3” setting is set to “Yes” and Zone 3 is turned on, the surround and surround back speakers cannot be used.

•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.

*1 For the center speaker and subwoofer, the level settings made by using the Quick Setup are saved in this menu (➔ 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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