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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Automated Speaker Setup Using
EzSet/EQ

The AVR 340 is one of the first receivers in its class to
offer automated speaker setup and system calibration.
This process greatly simplifies the installation of your
new receiver by using a series of test signals and
the power of an advanced digital signal processing
system to eliminate the need for manual adjustment
of speaker “size”, crossover, delay and output level
settings, while adding the power of a multi-band para-
metric equalizer to smooth out any peculiarities in fre-
quency response that may result from the characteris-
tics of the listening room. With EzSet/EQ, your new
receiver even alerts you to errors in speaker connec-
tions that prevent a speaker from functioning.

EzSet/EQ calibrates your system in a fraction of the
time it would take to enter the settings manually, and
with results that rival those achieved with expensive
test equipment and time-consuming procedures. The
end result is that your new receiver is able to deliver
the best possible sound, no matter what type of
speakers you have or what the dimensions of your
listening room are.

We recommend that you take advantage of the preci-
sion of EzSet/EQ to calibrate your system, but you
may also make any of the configuration settings man-
ually, or trim the settings provided by EzSet/EQ by fol-
lowing the instructions on pages 27–33.

If you wish to configure your AVR manually (or if
your EzSet/EQ microphone is unavailable), follow
the instructions on pages 27–33.

Step 1:

EzSet/EQ requires that your listening room

have as little background noise as possible to avoid
interfering with the measurement of tones produced
by your AVR during the setup procedure. Turn off all
loud fans, air conditioners and other equipment, and
try to avoid making any noise during the process.

Step 2:

The EzSet/EQ microphone should be placed

in your usual listening position or, in a large seating
area, the center of the room, at the listeners’ ear level.
You may find it convenient to use a camera tripod for
stable placement of the EzSet/EQ microphone at the
correct height. The microphone includes a threaded
insert on the bottom for tripod mounting.

Step 3:

Plug the EzSet/EQ microphone into the

AVR 340’s

Headphone Jack

, making certain

that the mini-plug to 1/4" phone plug adaptor sup-
plied with the microphone is firmly connected. The
microphone cable is approximately 20 feet long,
which should accommodate most listening room situa-
tions. If required, you may use an optional extension
cable, available at most electronics stores, for use in
larger rooms. However, we recommend that you avoid
using extension cords for the microphone cable, as
they may adversely affect the test results.

Step 4:

Once the microphone is properly positioned

and plugged in, proceed to the EzSet/EQ menus by
first pressing the

OSD Button

to bring the

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Next, press the

⁄

Buttons

to move the on-screen cursor

to the

EzSet/EQ

menu line. Press the

Set

Button

to move to the next screen (Figure 7).

Step 5:

The first screen of the EzSet/EQ system will

now appear to remind you to plug in the microphone.
If you have not already done so, plug the microphone
into the

Headphone Jack

as described in Steps

2 and 3. When you are ready to proceed, make cer-
tain that the cursor is pointing to

YES

and press the

Set Button

. If you do not wish to continue with

the EzSet/EQ process, press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that the cursor points to

, and then press the

Set Button

to return to the

MASTER

MENU

. Note that if you attempt to move to the next

menu without plugging in the microphone, a reminder
message will flash at the bottom of the screen.

Figure 7

Figure 8

Step 6:

After entering

YES

to start the EzSet/EQ

system, you will next see a warning message (Fig. 8),
and the screen will change to the main EzSet/EQ
menu. The

WARNING

screen is a reminder that in

order for the system to perform accurate measure-
ments, it is important that the listening room be as
quiet as possible. After 5 seconds, the screen will
again display the main EzSet/EQ menu (Figure 9).

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Anyone with hearing that is sen-

sitive to loud noises should leave the room at this
point, or use ear protection sufficient to reduce the
noise level. Inexpensive foam-style ear plugs, available
at most drug stores, may be used to reduce the sound
level to a tolerable level. If you are uncomfortable with,
or cannot tolerate, loud sounds and do not use some
sort of ear protection, we strongly recommend that
you leave the room and ask someone else to run the

EzSet/EQ process, or that you do not use EzSet/EQ
and enter the configuration settings manually, as
described on pages 27–33.

Step 7:

While the main EzSet/EQ menu is visible, you

may start and stop the calibration process, or monitor
the progress of the measurements and view the
results. When the screen first appears, you will see

MEASUREMENT: STOP

on the first line

of the menu list. To start the EzSet/EQ test process,
you must first tell the system how many speakers
are in your system. To do that, choose one of these
two options:

• If your system includes a full complement of seven

main speakers (front left, center, front right, sur-
round right, surround back right, surround back left,
surround left) and a subwoofer, press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

7.1

appears to the right

MEASUREMENT

, and then press the

Set Button

to start EzSet/EQ.

• If your system includes a traditional surround speaker

complement of five main speakers (front left, center,
front right, surround right, surround left) and a sub-
woofer, press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

5.1

appears to the right of

MEASUREMENT

, and

then press the

Set Button

to start EzSet/EQ.

To stop the calibration process at any time, press
the

⁄

Buttons

to move the on-screen

cursor to the

MEASUREMENT

line; press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

STOP

appears and

then press the

Set Button

NOTE:

Using EzSet/EQ is not recommended if your

system consists of fewer than six speakers. For smaller
systems, configure your receiver using the manual
setup section on pages 27–33.

Figure 9

Step 8:

Once EzSet/EQ has been started, you will

hear test signals circulate among all of the speakers
as the system sets the master volume level, checks
for the presence of speakers, sets the distance meas-
urement and calculates delay time settings, sets the
output level for each speaker, sets the speaker “size”,
and sets the speaker crossover point, and automati-
cally equalizes the frequency response to eliminate any
artifacts or reverberation that may occur due to the
specific room characteristics, such as alcoves and
doorways. During the measurement and calibration
process, you may observe the progress of the testing

* EzSet/EQ *

MEASUREMENT : STOP

SETTING LEVEL

SPEAKER CHECK : - - - -

SPEAKER DELAY : - - - -

SPEAKER LEVEL : - - - -

SPEAKER SIZE : - - - -

SPEAKER X-OVER: - - - -

SAVE SETTINGS : - - - -

BACK TO MASTER MENU

* EzSet/EQ *

WARNING

During measurements
please maintain silence.
Loud test signal bursts
will be heard.