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04
Basic Setup
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto
MCACC)
The Full Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account
ambient noise, speaker connection and speaker size, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After
you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test
tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room.
By performing the Full Auto MCACC Setup procedure, the frequency-phase characteristics of the connected
speakers are also calibrated.
Once the Full Auto MCACC Setup procedure is completed, the Full Band Phase Control function is automatically
turned on (
page 64
).
Important
!
Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Full Auto MCACC Setup.
!
Using the Full Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.
!
Before using the Full Auto MCACC Setup, the headphones should be disconnected.
!
The on-screen display is only displayed when this receiver’s
HDMI OUT 1
or
HDMI OUT 2
terminal is con-
nected to the TV’s HDMI input terminal by HDMI cable. When connected to the TV with anything other than an
HDMI cable, watch the front panel display when performing operations and making settings.
CAUTION
!
The test tones used in the Full Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.
THX
®
!
THX is a trademark of THX Ltd. which is registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.
1 Press
u
STANDBY/ON to switch on the receiver and your TV.
Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver.
2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.
PHONES
SPEAKERS
MULTI-ZONE
CONTROL
ZONE 2
ON/OFF
ZONE 3
ON/OFF
HDZONE
ON/OFF
(HDMI)
with USB
HDMI 5 INPUT/
MHL (5V 0.9 A)
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT
HOME THX
BAND
TUNER EDIT
iPod iPhone iPad
DIRECT CONTROL
5V 2.1 A
MCACC
SETUP MIC
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Microphone
Tripod
Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.
If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. If
you do not have a tripod, use some other object to install the microphone.
Install the microphone on a stable floor. Placing the microphone on any of the following surfaces may make
accurate measurement impossible:
!
Sofas or other soft surfaces.
!
High places such as tabletops and sofa tops.
The Full Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.
Speaker System
: Normal(SB/FH)
1a.Full Auto MCACC
A/V RECEIVER
Exit
Return
START
EQ Type
: SYMMETRY
MCACC
: M1.MEMORY 1
THX Speaker
:
NO
!
If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear.
3 Select the parameters you want to set.
!
When data measurement is taken, the reverb characteristics data (both before- and after-calibration) that this
receiver had been storing will be overwritten.
!
When measurement is taken of the reverb characteristics data other than
SYMMETRY
, the data are not
measured after the correction. If you will need to measure after correcting data, take the measurement using
the
EQ Professional
menu in the
Manual MCACC
setup (
page 95
).
If the speakers are connected using any setup other than
9.1ch FH/FW
, be sure to set
Speaker System
before
the Full Auto MCACC Setup. See
Speaker system setting
on
page 101
.
!
Speaker System
– Shows the current settings. When this is selected and
ENTER
is pressed, the speaker
system selection screen appears. Select the proper speaker system, then press
RETURN
to return.
If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another
room, read through
Speaker system setting
on
page 101
and make sure to connect your speakers as neces-
sary before continuing to step 4.
!
EQ Type
– This determines how the frequency balance is adjusted. Normally select
SYMMETRY
. For details,
see
Automatic MCACC (Expert)
on
page 93
.
!
MCACC
– The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening posi-
tions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in
Data Management
on
page 99
).
!
THX Speaker
– Select
YES
when using THX speakers (all speakers other than the front speakers are set to
SMALL
). In other cases, leave at
NO
.
4 Press
then select START.
5 Follow the instructions on-screen.
Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to a
comfortable volume level.
6 Wait for the test tones to finish, then confirm the speaker configuration in the GUI screen.
A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present
in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this.
If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed,
the Full Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘
OK
’ and press
ENTER
in step 7.
!
With error messages (such as
Too much ambient noise!
or
Check microphone.
), select
RETRY
after check-
ing for ambient noise (see
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup
on
page 48
) and verifying the mic
connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select
GO NEXT
and continue.
