First Time Setup—Continued

Automatic Speaker Setup

(Audyssey MultEQ XT)

With the supplied speaker setup microphone, Audyssey MultEQ XT can measure the number of speakers con- nected, their sizes, crossover frequencies, and distances from the listening position and calculate the optimal speaker settings for you automatically.

Before using this function, connect and position all of your speakers.

Measurement Positions

To create a listening environment in which several people can enjoy your home theater simultaneously, Audyssey MultEQ XT takes measurements at up to eight positions within the listening area.

1st measurement position

This is the center position of your listening area, or the listening position if there’s only one listener.

2nd–8th measurement positions

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

TV

TV

TV

Using Audyssey MultEQ XT

Notes:

If any of your speakers is 4 ohms, change the Speaker Impedance setting before running the automatic speaker setup (see page 45).

If the AV receiver is muted, it will be unmuted automatically when the automatic speaker setup starts.

Automatic speaker setup cannot be performed while a pair of headphones is connected.

It takes about 15 minutes to complete the auto- matic speaker setup for three positions. Total mea- surement time varies depending on the number of positions and speakers.

Do not disconnect the speaker setup microphone during the automatic speaker setup, unless you want to cancel the setup.

Do not connect or disconnect any speakers during the automatic speaker setup.

1

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

READY

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

PURE AUDIO

AUDIO SEL

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

GAME/TV

AUX 1

AUX 2

TAPE

TUNER

CD

PHONO

 

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUSH TO OPEN

 

ZONE 2

OFF

LEVEL TONE

HDMI OUT

STEREO

THX

 

 

 

TUNING

RETURN

 

SETUP MIC

 

AUX 2 INPUT

 

 

 

TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

MODE

SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 3

 

 

DIGITAL INPUT

LISTENING MODE

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

S VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

TV

TV

TV

TV

TV

TV

2, 9

ENTER

ON

STANDBY

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

 

1

 

 

2

 

3

 

 

+

GAME/TV

 

AUX1

AUX2

TV CH

4

 

 

5

 

6

 

 

-

TAPE

TUNER

CD

 

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

9

 

 

 

PHONO

 

 

 

 

D. TUN

TV VOL

+10

 

 

0

CLEAR

 

--/--- 10

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

12

 

INPUT SELECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

MACRO

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

3

 

 

ZONE3

 

 

REMOTE MODE

 

 

DVD

 

VCR

CD

 

 

ZONE2

 

 

 

 

 

CDR/MD

 

TV

CABLE

DOCK

RECEIVER

 

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLEEP

 

 

 

 

ENU

M

EN

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

U

 

 

OP

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

VOL

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALBUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UIDE

IT

 

 

 

PREV

 

 

 

EX

 

 

 

S

E

TUP

 

 

 

N

 

CH

 

 

U

 

 

 

 

RET

 

 

 

SETUP MIC

,

: Listening area

: Listening position

DISPLAY

 

MUTING

REC

PLAYLIST

RANDOM

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TX-SR805, TX-SR875 specifications

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