The Outlaws’ Guide to the Marantz AV7005
Audyssey MultEQ XT Automatic Setup
After making an initial pass through the AV7005’s setup menus, it is a good time to run
the automatic setup using Audyssey MultEQ XT. The Audyssey MultEQ XT software
included on the AV7005 represents a powerful solution for room correction. The
included microphone can be placed in up to eight listening positions throughout the
room, and the AV7005 will use measurements from those locations to determine
speaker distance, channel trim, and bass management settings and to apply
equalization to all channels to correct for room effects.
Pages 8 through 11 of the AV7005 User Manual provide a detailed description of the
process of running the Audyssey MultEQ XT setup. Here, we will offer a quick overview
of the process. First, place the microphone in the center of the listening area at ear
height. If you have a tripod available, the microphone can be mounted to it and easily
positioned at the correct height. If you don’t have access to a tripod, some other support
should be used to position the microphone. Do not hold the microphone, as your body
will interfere with the measurements. Once that is done, plug the microphone into the
front panel SETUP MIC port. The following menu will appear when you do that.
Audyssey MultEQ XT Setup – Auto Setup Start Screen
The first two options provide some general speaker settings that are similar to settings
we addressed earlier in the manual setup menus. First is “Amp Assign,” which
determines how the surround back pre-amp outputs are assigned. The options are
“Normal,” “ZONE2,” “ZONE3,” or “SPKR-C” based on how the surround back outputs
are configured. See page 22 if you are unsure what to set this to. The “Channel Select”
option allows the subwoofer, surround back, front height, and front wide speakers to be
included in the Audyssey measurements or skipped. In each case, if no speakers are
connected to the associated outputs, the setting can be highlighted and changed from
“Measure” to “Skip” so Audyssey will not attempt to find those speakers. If “Amp Assign”
is set to anything other than “Normal,” the surround back, front height, and front wide
speakers will be disabled. In the “Channel Select” sub-menu. Once you have reviewed
those two sub-menus, you can select “Start” and follow the on-screen prompts to begin
the process of running Audyssey Auto Setup, being careful to minimize ambient noise
during the measurement process. The first step will be a speaker detection check.
When it is complete, the results will appear on screen.
Quick Setup Guide
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