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Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room
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Customizing the measurements
You can select the parametric equalizer type, and activate
or deactivate each check items.
1
Connect the supplied optimizer microphone
to this unit and place the microphone
appropriately.
Refer to the steps 1 to 3 of “Basic procedure of the
automatic setup” on page 37.
2
Press
3
k
repeatedly to select “SETUP” and
then press
3
l
/
h
to select the desired
setting.
Choices:
AUTO
, RELOAD
• Select “AUTO” to automatically run the entire
“AUTO SETUP” procedure.
• Select “RELOAD” to reload the last “AUTO
SETUP” settings and override the current settings.
When you select “RELOAD”, the previous auto
setup result appears in the OSD. See step 4 on
page 38 and carry out the operations.
• “RELOAD” is available only when you have previously
run “AUTO SETUP” and confirmed the results.
• If you selected “RELOAD” in step 2, no test tones are
output and the result of the previous automatic setup
appears in the OSD.
• If an error occurs during the automatic setup procedure, the
setup procedure is canceled and an error screen appears. For
details, see “If an error screen appears” on page 41.
3
Press
3
k
/
n
repeatedly to select “WIRING”,
“DISTANCE”, “SIZE”, “EQ”, or “LEVEL” and
then press
3
l
/
h
to select the desired
setting.
This unit performs the following checks:
Speaker wiring
WIRING
Checks which speakers are connected and the
polarity of each speaker.
Speaker distance
DISTANCE
Checks the distance of each speaker from the
listening position and adjusts the timing of each
channel.
Speaker size
SIZE
Checks the frequency response of each speaker and
sets the appropriate low-frequency crossover for each
channel.
Choices:
CHECK
, SKIP
• Select “CHECK” to automatically check and adjust
the item.
• Select “SKIP” to skip the item and perform no
adjustments.
Parametric equalizer type
EQ
Parametric equalizer adjusts the level of the specified
frequency bands. This unit automatically selects the
crucial frequency bands for the listening room and
adjusts the level of the selected frequency bands to
create a cohesive sound field in the room. You can
select the type of the parametric equalizer adjustment
from the following choices.
Choices:
NATURAL
, FLAT, FRONT, SKIP
• Select “NATURAL” to average out the frequency
response of all speakers with higher frequencies
being less emphasized. Recommended if the FLAT
setting sounds a little harsh.
• Select “FLAT” to average the frequency response
of all speakers. Recommended if all of your
speakers are of similar quality.
• Select “FRONT” to adjust the frequency response
of each speaker in accordance with the sound of
your front speakers. Recommended if your front
speakers are of much higher quality than your other
speakers.
• Select “SKIP” to skip this item and perform no
adjustments.
Volume level
LEVEL
Checks and adjusts the volume level of each speaker.
Choices:
CHECK
, SKIP
• Select “CHECK” to automatically check and adjust
this item.
• Select “SKIP” to skip this item and perform no
adjustments.
4
After the setting of the measurement, start
the automatic setup procedure.
Refer to steps 4 to 6 of “Basic procedure of the
automatic setup” on page 38 for details.
Notes
SYSTEM MEMORY feature
You can save multiple result of the automatic setup by using
the SYSTEM MEMORY feature. See page 96 for details.
