First Time Setup—Continued

1

 

Turn on the AV receiver and the

 

connected TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the TV, select the input to which the

 

 

AV receiver is connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Place the setup microphone at

 

the 1st measurement position,

 

SETUP MIC

 

and connect it to the SETUP MIC

 

 

jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Speaker Setup

AUDYSSEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please place microphone at center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of listening area at ear height.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Push Enter : Next

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Make sure the microphone is hori-

 

 

 

 

zontal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If there’s an obstacle between the

 

 

 

 

microphone and any speaker, the

 

 

 

 

automatic setup will not work cor-

 

 

 

 

rectly. Set up the room as you would

 

 

 

 

when enjoying a DVD movie.

 

 

• Positioning the microphone close to

 

 

 

 

where your ears would normally be

 

 

 

 

will provide the best results. You can

 

 

 

 

set the height of the microphone by

 

 

 

 

using a tripod or level table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Press [ENTER].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Speaker Setup

AUDYSSEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not unplug microphone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please keep quiet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now Measuring...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A test tone is output by each speaker in

 

 

turn, as Audyssey MultEQ XT deter-

 

 

mines which speakers are connected.

 

 

This takes a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If any extraneous noise is picked up

 

 

 

 

by the microphone, the automatic

 

 

 

 

setup may not work correctly, so

 

 

 

 

keep quiet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

The speaker detect results

 

 

 

 

appear.

 

 

 

 

ENTER

Auto Speaker Setup

AUDYSSEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-----SP Detect Result-----

 

 

FL : Yes

 

FR : Yes

 

 

SL : Yes

 

SR : Yes

 

 

SBL : Yes

SBR : Yes

 

 

C : No

 

SW : Yes

 

ENTER

Next

 

 

 

 

Retry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancel

 

 

 

 

 

“Yes” means that the speaker was

 

 

detected. “No” means that no speaker

 

 

was detected.

 

 

 

 

 

If you agree with the results, use

 

 

the Up and Down [

]/[

] but-

 

 

tons to select Next, and then

 

 

press [ENTER].

 

 

 

 

 

The options are:

 

 

 

 

 

Next: Proceed to the next step.

 

 

Retry: Return to step 2 and try again.

 

 

Cancel: Cancel the automatic speaker

 

 

setup.

 

 

 

5

 

The following screen appears.

 

 

 

 

Auto Speaker Setup

AUDYSSEY

 

 

Please place microphone at

 

 

2nd Position at ear height.

 

 

Push Enter : Next

 

 

 

Place the setup microphone at

 

 

the next position (see page 55),

 

 

and then press [ENTER].

 

 

Audyssey MultEQ XT performs more

 

 

measurements. This takes a few min-

 

 

utes.

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Speaker Setup

AUDYSSEY

 

 

Do not unplug microphone.

 

 

 

Please keep quiet.

 

 

 

 

Now Measuring...

 

 

 

6

 

When prompted, place the setup

 

 

 

 

microphone at the next position,

 

 

and repeat step 5.

 

 

 

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Onkyo TX-SR875 Turn on the AV receiver, Connected TV, Place the setup microphone at, Connect it to the Setup MIC, Jack

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