AudioControl Maestro M8, User Experience Manual

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Control - Front Panel and IR control are always active. This control set-
ting defines the 3rd option for controlling your M8. You may select between
RS-232 or IP control if you have an automated control system. Default
setting is Off
Power On - This setting defines the state of your M8 once the Mains
Power switch has been turned off or if there was a power outage where
power turns off and then back on again. You have 3 options in this setting:
Last State - where the unit returns to the last On or Standby state before
power was lost or the Main power switch was turned to off
Standby - where the unit comes up to Standby once power has returned
On - where the unit turns on completely once power has been restored
Auto Setup & Room Correction
Your Maestro M8 is equipped with an Auto Setup feature that assists in
setting all of the essential speaker settings for your system, including which
speakers are present, types of speakers, crossover settings for the subwoofer,
sound level and distance compensation. It will also calculate basic room
equalization filters to offset frequency resonances caused by acoustics and
speaker placement. While there is no substitution for proper acoustical
treatments, speaker placement and theater calibration, the Auto Setup
Mode is useful for maximizing the acoustical performance of many theaters.
Microphone Positioning
The calibration microphone that comes with Maestro M8 is designed to be
placed in the center of your theater in the main listening position prefer-
ably at the same height as your head. Connect the microphone jack to the
“Aux” input on the rear of your Maestro M8.
Make sure you minimize any background sounds in the theater by turning
off any fans or noisy air conditioning systems, and close all doors and win-
dows as outside sounds will negatively affect your measurement. Addition-
ally if the microphone is positioned too close to the speakers this will result
in a signal Clipping error.
Run Auto Setup - In this menu, press the “Select” button on the
front panel and the Maestro M8 will begin generating test tones out
of each channel, a process that takes about two minutes. During
this process the M8 identifies which speakers are being utilized in the
system and what the recommend system adjustments are, based on
the measurements.
Important Note:
Auto Setup works with 5.1
or 7.1 speaker systems. You
will need to manually set
up other types of speaker
configurations by way of
the Speaker Types, Speaker
Distance and Speaker
Levels menus discussed on
the following pages of this
manual.