11The Advanced MCACC menu

Manual MCACC setup

You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 25 .

You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).

CAUTION

!The test tones used in the Manual MCACC setup are output at high volume.

Important

!Press the MCACC button while the pertinent setup screens are displayed to select MCACC presets.

!For some of the settings below, you’ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. Press HOME MENU to display the Home Menu before you connect the microphone to this receiver.

!See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 26 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

!If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume to the middle position.

1Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the Advanced MCACC menu.

See Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 60 if you’re not already at this screen.

2Select the setting you want to adjust. If you’re doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order.

!Fine Channel Level – Make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level on page 62 ).

!Fine SP Distance – Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 62 ).

!Standing Wave – Control overly resonant

low frequencies in your listening room (see Standing Wave on page 62 ).

The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 63 :

!EQ Adjust – Manually adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system while listening to test tones (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 63 ).

!EQ Professional – Calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers and make detailed settings according to your room’s reverb characteristics (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 63 ).

Fine Channel Level

!Default setting: 0.0dB (all channels) You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. You can adjust the Channel Level of each speaker in 0.5 dB increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 66 .

1Select ‘Fine Channel Level’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

The volume increases to the 0.0 dB reference level.

2Adjust the level of the left channel. This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around 0.0dB so that you’ll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels.

!After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output.

3Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (+/–12.0 dB) as necessary.

Use k/l to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press j to confirm and continue to the next channel.

!For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

!If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use i/jto select it.

4When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Fine Speaker Distance

!Default setting: 10’00’’ (all speakers)

For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in half inch increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 66 .

1Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

2Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position.

3Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary.

Use k/l to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to

make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span.

!If you can’t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly.

!The subwoofer’s test tone differs in tone from other channels. Adjust so that the sound

of the subwoofer can be heard distinctly. Note that when adjusting the subwoofer, depending on the low frequency response of your speaker, it may be difficult to hear the change even when the setting is increased or decreased or when the position of the speaker is changed. Note that it may be difficult to compare this tone with the other speakers in your setup (depending on the low frequency response of the reference speaker).

When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press j to confirm and continue to the next channel.

!For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

!If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use i/jto select it.

4When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Standing Wave

!Default setting: ON/ATT 0.0dB (all filters) Acoustic standing waves occur when, under certain conditions, sound waves from your speaker system resonate mutually with sound

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