Chapter

3 Basic Setup

Canceling the demo display

The display on the front panel shows various information (demo displays) when the receiver is not operating.

You can turn off the demo display. For details, see The FL Demo Mode menu on page 51.

• The demo mode is canceled automatically when the Auto

•VSX-822 only: If you connected either the surround back speaker or the front height speaker, make sure that the Pre Out setting is correctly set before performing the Auto MCACC setup (see page 50). (Here is an explanation using the OSD screen for a surround back speaker connection.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

iPod iPhone iPad

BAND

TUNER EDIT

CONTROL

TUNE ON/OFF

PRESET

ENTER

TO SURROUND/

ALC/

 

ADVANCED

 

SOUND

iPod iPhone iPad

 

 

REAM DIRECT

STANDARD SURR

SURROUND

RETRIEVER AIR

DIRECT CONTROL

 

 

MCACC setup is performed (see below).

Automatically setting up for surround sound

MCACC

MASTER

VOLUME

USB

VIDEO

(MCACC)

The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room.

CAUTION

•The test tones used in the Auto MCACC setup are output at high volume.

Important

•The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the composite output to your TV. Use HDMI connection for Auto MCACC setup.

•The Auto MCACC setup will overwrite any existing speaker settings you’ve made.

•Before using the Auto MCACC setup, the NETRADIO,

PANDORA, M.SERVER, FAVORITE, iPod/USB or

ADAPTER input should not be selected as an input source.

•VSX-1022 only: When both the surround back speaker and the front height speaker are connected, conduct Auto MCACC setup twice: once with the Speaker System setting is in Surr.Back and once with the Speaker System setting is in Height. (There is no need to conduct Auto MCACC setup every time the Speaker System setting is changed.)

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2 Switch the TV input to the input that connects this receiver to the TV through the corresponding HDMI cable.

3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

SETUP MIC

iPod

iPhone

iPad

Microphone

Tripod

If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair.

4 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the

HOME MENU button.

The Home Menu appears on your TV. Use ///and ENTER on the remote control to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the current menu.

•Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the Home Menu. If you cancel the Auto MCACC setup at any time, the receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made.

•The screensaver automatically starts after three minutes of inactivity.

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