Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room

This unit performs the following checks:

Speaker wiring WIRING

Checks which speakers are connected and the polarity of each speaker.

Speaker size SIZE

Checks the frequency response of each speaker and sets the appropriate low-frequency crossover for each channel.

Speaker distance DISTANCE

Checks the distance of each speaker from the listening position and adjusts the timing of each channel.

Equalizing EQUALIZING

Checks and adjusts the tonal characteristics of all the speakers by the setting of “EQ”.

Speaker level LEVEL

Checks and adjusts the volume level of each speaker.

The display changes as follows.

AUTO:MENU

EXTRASPASSIGN

ZONE2 >FRONTB

PRESENCENONE

SETUP;;;;;;;AUTO

EQ;;;;;;;NATURAL

.START

[[]/[[]:Up/Down

[]/[]:Select



AUTO:CHECK

INITIALIZING

.WIRING SIZE/DISTANCE EQUALIZING

LEVEL

CHECKCH=CENTER

;;;;;;;;

[]:Exit

AUTO:RESULT

.RESULT

SP : 3/4/0.1

DIST: 14.0/17.0ft

LVL : -9.0/+6.5dB

>SET CANCEL

[]/[]:Up/Down [ENTER]:Enter

The results displayed under “RESULT” are as follows.

Number of speakers SP

Displays the number of speakers connected to this unit in the following order: Front/Back/Subwoofer

Speaker distance DIST

Displays the speaker distance from the listening position in the following order:

Closest speaker distance/Farthest speaker distance

Speaker level LVL

Displays the speaker output level in the following order:

Lowest speaker output level/Highest speaker output level

Notes

If “E-10:INTERNAL ERROR” appears during the testing procedure, restart from step 4.

If you selected “RELOAD” in step 4, no test tones are output.

If an error occurs during the “AUTO:CHECK” procedure, the setup procedure is canceled and an error screen appears. For details, see “If an error screen appears” on page 32.

When this unit detects potential problems during the “AUTO SETUP” procedure, “WARNING” and the number of warning messages appears in the above of “RESULT” (see page 32).

Depending on the listening environment, “SWFR PHASE:REV” appears during the “AUTO:CHECK” procedure and “SUBWOOFER PHASE” in “SOUND MENU” (see page 74) is automatically set to “REVERSE”.

8Press DENTER to display the setup results in detail.

AUTO:RESULT

.RESULT

SP : 3/4/0.1

DIST: 14.0/17.0ft

LVL : -9.0/+6.5dB

>SET CANCEL

[]/[]:Up/Down [ENTER]:Enter

RESULT:WIRING

FRONT L;;;;;;;OK

[[]/[[]:Select [ENTER]:Return

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