CHAPTER 5
Automatic Setup Procedure
The automatic setup procedure uses the microphone to measure and evaluate your system. After the measurements are complete, the levels, crossover frequency, and delay times of the speakers in your system are automatically adjusted for the best performance. Any problems with the speakers in your system are indicat- ed, for example, if there is no output from a speaker, or if the polarity is reversed.
Warning: The test procedure can emit LOUD test tones through your speak- ers.
The procedure should be done in a quiet environment, so only the test tones will be picked up by the mi- crophone. Use only the microphone supplied.
MAIN MENU
TRIMS
TONE CONTROLS
MODES
PRESETS
SETUP
SETUP | CHOICES |
INPUTS |
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1.Place the measurement micro- phone on the back of your fa- vorite listening couch or chair. Try to place it at head height if possible, in the position where your head normally is while listening to your home theater. The microphone should point straight up towards the ceiling, so it has an
2.Connect the microphone to the Mic input behind the sliding front panel of the
3.With the remote control set to operate the
4.When the measurements are over, the results are displayed, and you have the option of rejecting or accepting them.
5.If you accept the results, the adjustments to the level, crossover frequency, and delay are saved and applied to your system.
• If some of the measurements |
are labeled "bad," try moving |
the microphone to a new posi- |
tion about six inches away, and |
repeat the auto setup. |
• If the measurements indicate |
that a speaker has reversed |
polarity, check the speaker |
cable connections and cor- |
rect this problem. The positive |
output of the |
connect to the positive input of |
the loudspeaker, and the nega- |
tive output must connect to the |
negative input of the speaker. |
• For larger rooms, or rooms |
with multiple seating posi- |
tions, it is best to repeat the |
measurements several times, |
with the microphone in differ- |
ent positions within 6 inches |
of each other. Write down the |
results of each test, and for the |
final test, choose the location |
that gives results closest to the |
SPEAKERS |
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VIDEO |
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MAIN ZONE |
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ZONE 2 |
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CONTROL |
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DIGITAL OUT | DNMX/THRU |
DIMMER | LOW/MED/HI |
SPEAKERS
AUTO SETUP
SPEAKER SIZE DISTANCE
LEVEL CALIBRATION EQ
BINDING POSTS
AUTO SETUP
PLUG MIC INTO FRONT PANEL
JACK AND SELECT “START”
***WARNING***
TEST TONE IS LOUD
START
AUTO SETUP 2
TESTING:
POLARITY
SPEAKER SIZE
DISTANCE
LEVEL CALIBRATION
TEST TAKES 1 MINUTE
CANCEL
AUTO SETUP 3
TEST RESULTS DISPLAYED HERE
ACCEPT
REJECT
Measurement microphone (supplied)
average seen across all loca- |
tions. This reduces the chance |
of choosing a poor location that |
happens to be in a room node. |
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