and doorways. During the measurement and calibration process,
you may observe the progress of the testing by reading the
messages that appear in the second line of the menu listing.
When the EzSet/EQ screen first appears, it contains a series of
dashes, but as the test and measurement proceeds, you will see
the following messages as the individual measurements are taken:
System Level: A SETTING LEVEL message will appear to
indicate that the system is setting the overall volume level to the
proper level as a prelude to testing the individual channels. During
this test, you will see this line of the menu screen change as the
volume level is adjusted.
Speaker Check: The system will circulate a test signal to deter-
mine which channels have a speaker connected. During this test,
you will see the name of each channel position displayed while a
signal is sent to that speaker.
NOTE: While this test detects whether a speaker is connected to
a particular output, it cannot determine whether the speaker is
in the correct position. (For example, it can tell whether a speaker
is connected to the Surround Right output, but it cannot tell
whether the speaker is on the right or left side of your listening
room.) For that reason, we strongly recommend that you try to
listen as the tone circulates, matching the name shown for each
channel to the location of the speaker. If a tone is heard from a
speaker position that does not match the on-screen message,
stop EzSet/EQ, exit the menus, turn your receiver off and check
for proper speaker connections on the rear panel before resuming
the setup. When this test is complete,
YES will be shown to the
right of SPEAKER CHECK on the menu screen.
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Speaker Delay: This test will circulate the tones again as the
name of each channel is shown to measure the distance from
the microphone to each speaker. The results of these tests will
be used to set the delay time settings for each active speaker
position. When this test is complete, a speaker-to-microphone
(listening position) distance will be shown to the right of the
SPEAKER DELAY line on the menu screen.
NOTE: A/V Sync Delay may only be set manually. See the AVR21EN
Configuration/Lip Sync
section.
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Speaker Level: This test circulates a test signal and measures
the output from each active speaker position. The results of the
measurements are used to adjust the individual channel outputs
as needed, so that they are identical. This is an essential element
of ensuring that surround sound fields are properly reproduced.
If desired, you may use the results of the automated testing as
a baseline and then make manual adjustments to trim the
output levels to your personal taste, following the instructions
described in
Main Room Operation/Output Level Trim
Adjustment.
When this test is complete, an output level
adjustment number will be shown to the right of the SPEAKER
LEVEL line on the menu screen.
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Speaker Size: The measurements and calculations for this test
take place at the same time the test signals are circulated to cal-
culate the output levels, and they are used to determine
whether the speakers in your system are “large” or “small,”
for the purposes of bass management. (If desired, you may make
manual adjustments to the speaker size settings, following the
instructions described in
Speaker Setup/Speaker Configuration
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Anyone with hearing that is sensitive 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 toler-
ate, 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 in
Main Room Operation/Output Level Trim Adjustment.
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:
I If your system includes a full complement of seven main speakers
(front left, center, front right, surround right, surround back
right, surround back left, surround left) and a subwoofer, and
7.1 has been set in SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button F so that 7.1 appears to the right of
MEASUREMENT, and then press the
Set Button H to start
EzSet/EQ.
I If your system includes a traditional surround speaker comple-
ment of five main speakers (front left, center, front right,
surround right, surround left) and a subwoofer, and 5.1 has
been set in SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button F so that 5.1 appears to the right of
MEASUREMENT and then press the
Set Button H to start
EzSet/EQ. To stop the calibration process at any time, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button F to move the on-screen cursor to the
MEASUREMENT line; press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button F so
that STOP appears and then press the
Set Button H.
Figure 46.
EzSet/EQ Settings
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
measurement and calculates delay time settings, sets the output
level for each speaker, sets the speaker “size,” and sets the speaker
crossover point, and automatically equalizes the frequency
response to eliminate any artifacts or reverberation that may
occur due to the specific room characteristics, such as alcoves
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