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SR+

DIMMER

MIDNIGHT/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOUDNESS

RECEIVER

INPUT

 

SYSTEM OFF

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

DIALOG E

 

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.ACCESS +10

 

CLASS DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

AVPARAMETER

 

CHLEVEL

 

 

 

 

TOPMENU

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ST

ST

T.EDIT

 

 

 

 

SETUP

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

DVR 2

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

TV

DVR 1

TVCTRL

GUIDE PTYSEARCH TUNE

BAND

CD-R/TAPE

HDMI 2

CD

 

 

TV CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

iPod

HDMI 1

TUNER

RECEIVER

TVVOL

INPUT

TVCH

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.

Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack:

S-VIDEO

 

VIDEO/GAME INPUT

 

 

USB

MCACC

 

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

DIGITAL IN

 

SETUP MIC

PHONES

SYSTEM

 

 

TUNING/

TUNER

 

 

SETUP

RETURN

TONE

STATION

EDIT

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

MULTI JOG

 

 

 

The Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.1

1.Auto

MCACC

 

 

 

Surr

Back

System

 

 

 

[

Normal (SB)

]

Data

Save

to

 

 

 

 

[M1.

MEMORY

1 ]

Setting Start?

[

 

]

OK

[Option]

ENTER:Next :Cancel

3Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected,2 select an MCACC preset3 then select OK.

4Follow the instructions on-screen.

Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to a comfortable volume level.

5Wait for the test tones to finish then confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this.4

If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in step 6.

With error messages (such as Ambient Noise or Microphone Check) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup below) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue.

1.Auto MCACC

 

 

 

1.Auto MCACC

 

Now Analyzing…

 

(2/9)

 

 

Check!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front

[ YES ]

 

 

 

 

Environment Check

 

 

 

Center

[ YES ]

 

 

 

Ambient Noise

[ OK ]

 

Surround

[ YES ]

 

 

 

Microphone

[

]

 

SB

[ Yx2 ]

 

 

 

Speaker YES/NO

[

]

 

SUB W.

[ YES ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Cancel

 

10 : Next

 

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Cancel

 

The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have.5

If you see an error message (ERR) in the right side column (or the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct), there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting RETRY doesn’t work, turn off the power and check the speaker connections. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply use

to select the speaker and to change the setting (and number for surround back) and continue.

6Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ.

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take 2 to 6 minutes.

7 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Press RETURN to go back to the System Setup menu.6

Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup.

The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the

System Setup menu (starting on page 37).7

Note

1If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup, or leave an error message for over three minutes, the screen saver will appear.

2• If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker setting on page 39 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.

If you have THX-certified speakers, select Option and choose YES for the THX Speaker setting.

3The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 45).

4Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

5If you’re using the front panel display, the diagram in Listening to Surround Sound above indicates (in bold) how each speaker is displayed.

6You can also choose to view the settings from the MCACC Data Check screen. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 37 for more on this.

7• Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 46.

The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed.

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