Chapter

3 Basic Setup

Automatically setting up for surround sound (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

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.

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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

 

 

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.

5 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the Home Menu, then press

ENTER.

Home Menu

• The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the

composite output to your TV. Use HDMI connection for

Auto MCACC setup.

MCACC

MASTER

VOLUME

USB

VIDEO

1

. Auto

MCACC

2

. Manual SP Setup

3

. Input

Assign

4

. Speaker System

5

. Video

Parameter

6

. HDMI

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.

• 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.)

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.

7

. Auto Power Down

8

. Network

Standby

9

. ZONE2

Setup

10

. 12V Trigger

•Mic In! blinks when the microphone is not connected to MCACC SETUP MIC jack.

Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER. The system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level.

6 Follow the instructions on-screen.

• Make sure the microphone is connected.

• Make sure the subwoofer is on and the volume is turned up.

• When using surround back or front height speakers, turn on the power to the amplifier to which the surround back or front height speakers are connected, and adjust the sound level to the desired level.

• See below for notes regarding background noise and other possible interference.

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