06The System Setup menu
•SB BIAMP – Select this setting if you’re bi- amping your front speakers (see
3When you’re finished, press RETURN. You return to the System Setup menu.
Manual MCACC speaker 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 setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 10.
You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).
Important
•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. See Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 10 if you’re unsure how to do this. Also see Other problems during Auto MCACC on page 11 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 ‘M. MCACC’ from the System Setup menu.
See Using the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this menu.
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.
•CH LEVEL – Make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level below).
•SP DISTN. – Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 41).
The last five settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 41:
•EQ A. SET – Measure the acoustic characteristics of your room and automatically adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically on page 41).
•EQ COPY – Copy Acoustic Calibration EQ settings for manual adjustment (see Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings on page 42).
•C1 ADJ/C2 ADJ – Make detailed manual adjustments to your custom Acoustic Calibration EQ settings (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually on page 42).
•EQ CHECK – Check the ALL CH, F. ALIGN and custom settings (see Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings on page 43).
Fine Channel Level
• Default setting: 0dB (all channels)
You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 10.
1Select ‘CH LEVEL’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.
You’ll hear test tones from each speaker in turn. Since the left speaker is the main reference speaker, the level is fixed.
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