SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
channelbeingadjustedwillflashto indicatefrom
whichchannelthetesttoneshouldbeheardAs
theadjustmentproceeds,a fewthingswillhappen
simultaneously:
• lhe channelpositionbeingadjustedwillflashin
theSpeaker/ChannelInputIndicatorsr-_,
ifthetestnoiseisheardfroma channelother
thantheoneshownintheindicator,thereisan
errorinthespeakerconnectionsIfthisisthe
case,presstheTestButton _ ]WICEto
stoptheadjustmentlhen,turntheunitoffand
verifythatallspeakersareconnectedto the
properOutputsQ_QI_)
• Astheindividualchannelsareset,thechannel
nameandtheadjustmentoffsetwillappearin
theon-screendisplay(ifconnected)andthe
Main InformationDisplay[] Whilethelevel
ischanging,theProgram/SPl_Indicator
willchangecolorsto reflecttheoutputlevelin
relationto thereferenceAred indicationshows
thatthelevelistoohigh,whileanamberindica
tionshowsthatthelevelistoolowWhenthe
indicatorisgreen,theleveliscorrect,andthe
testnoisewillmovetothenextchannel
• Whileadjustmentsarebeingmade,theredLED
undertheAVRSelector_ willflashThisis
normal,andindicatesthatEzSetisoperating
7 Afterthetestnoisehascirculatedoncethrough
eachchannel,itwillsendthetoneto eachchan-
nelonceagain,to verifythesettings
8 Aftertwo completecirculationsof thetone,the
levelsareset,TheProgram/SPLIndicator
willremaingreenat eachchannelUponcomple
tionof thesecondcirculation,theProgram/SPl_
Indicator_ willflashgreentwiceandthengo
out,ThetonewillstopandtheAVR525 will
returnto normaloperation
If youfindthattheoutputlevelschosenbyEzSetare
eitheruncomforlablylowor high,youmayrepeatthe
procedureReturntoStep2 andadjustthemaster
volumeeitherslightlyhigheror lowertoaccommodate
yourparticularroomlayoutandyourtastesYoumay
repeatthisprocedureasmanytimesasnecessaryto
achievea desiredresult,Inorderto preventpossible
damagetoyourhearingoryourequipment,we
emphasizethatyoushouldavoidsettingthemaster
volumeaboveOdB
NOTE:lhe subwooferoutputisnotadjustedwhenthe
testtoneisin use[o adjustthesubwooferoutputyou
mustuseanexternalsource,followingtheinstructions
onpage32
Manual Output LevelAdjustment
Outputlevelsmayalsobeadjustedmanuallyeitherto
setthemto a specificlevelwithanSPLmeter,orto
makefinetuningadjustmentstothelevelsobtained
usingtheEzSetremote
f
* CHANNEL ADJUST *
FL :0 dB SBR :0 dB
CEN :0 dB SBL :0 dB
FR :0 dB SL :0 dB
SR :0 dB SUB :0 dB
CHANNEL RESET ION
TEST TONE ON
BACK TO MASTER MENU
F/iyuro8
Manualoutputleveladjustmentismosteasilydone
throughthe CH AN N E L A D J US T menu
(Figure8) IfyouarealreadyattheM AS TE R
MENU, pressthe• Button_ untiltheon-
screen• cursorisnextto the CHANNEL
A D JUS T line Ifyouarenotatthe M A ST E R
MENU, presstheOSDButton_ to bringupthe
MAS TE R MENU (Figure1),andthenpressthe
• Button_ untiltheon-screen• cursoris next
tothe CHANNEL ADJUST line PresstheSet
Button_ to bringthe CHANNEL ADJUST
menu(F:igure8) to thescreen
WhentheCHANNEL ADJUST menu
appears,pressthe• Button_ untiltheon-screen
• cursorisnextto the TES T T0 NE linePress
the4/• Buttons_ sothatON is highlighted
andtheAVR'sinternaltesttonewillbeginto circulate
fromspeakerto speakerinaclockwisedirectioninto
allspeakersThetestnoisewillplayfortwosecondsin
eachspeakerbeforecirculating,anda blinkingon-
screencursorwillappearnexttothenameof each
speakerlocationwhenthesoundisatthatspeake_
NOTE:Rememberto verifythatthespeakershave
beenproperlyconnectedAsthetestnoisecirculates,
listento makeceflainthatthesoundcomesfromthe
speakerpositionshownintheMain Information
Display[] Ifthesoundfromaspeakerlocation
doesNOTmatchthepositionindicatedinthedisplay,
turntheAVR525 offusingtheMain PowerSwitch
[] andcheckthespeakerwiringor connectionsto
externalpoweramplifierstomakeceflainthateach
speakerisconnectedto thecorrectoutputterminal
Aftercheckingforspeakerplacement,letthetest
noisecirculateagain,andlistento seewhichchannels
soundlouderthantheothersUsingthefrontleft
speakerasa reference,pressthe4/• Buttons
_ ontheremoleto bringallspeakerstothe
samevolumelevelWhenoneofthe4/• Buttons
_ ispushed,thetestnoisecirculationwill
pauseonthechannelbeingadjustedto giveyoutime
tomaketheadjustmentWhenyoureleasethebullon,
thecirculationwillresumeafterfiveseconds
Continueto adjusttheindividualchannelsuntilthe
volumelevelsoundsthesamefromeachspeaker
Adjustmentsshouldbemadewiththe4/• Buttons
qi_},_lP ontheremoteonly NO1themainvolume
controlsIfyouareusinga soundpressurelevel(SPL)
meterfor preciseleveladjustment,setthevolumeso
thatthemeterreads75dB,C WeightingSlow
Youmayalsoadjusttheoutputlevelsmanuallywhile
usingthelevelindicationfeatureoftheEzSetremote]o
adivatethesensorandindicator,simplypressand
releasetheSPLSelectorButton_ or]theremote
whilethetesttoneiscirculatingTheProgramlSPl_
Indicator_ willchangecolortoindicatethelevel
Adjustthelevelusingthe4/• Buttonsqi_t,_l_ until
theLEDlightsgreenforallchannelsWhenitisred,the
levelistoohigh;whenitisamber,thelevelistoolow
PresstheSPI_SelectorButton_ whenyouare
finishedto turnthesensorandindicatoroff
NOTE:lhe subwooferlevelisnotadjustablewhenthe
normaltesttoneisinuselhe subwooferoutputlevel
mayalsobeadjustedwhenthechannellevelsare
beingtrimmedto a programsourceratherthanthe
testtone,asshownonpage32
Whenallchannelshaveanequalvolumelevel,the
adjustmentiscompletelo exitthismenu,pressthe
A/• Buttons_ untiltheon-screen• cursoris
nexttothe BACK TO MASTER MENU line,
andthenpresstheSet Button_ to returntothe
MASTER MENU
lhe outputlevelsmayalsobeadjustedatanytime
usingtheremotecontrolandsemiOSDsystem[o
adjusttheoutputlevelsinthisfashion,presstheTest
Button_ Assoonasthebuttonispressed,the
testtonewillbeginto circulateasindicatedearlier]he
correctchannelfromwhichthetestnoiseshouldbe
heardwillbeshowninthelowerthirdofthevideo
screenandintheLowerDisplayLine[] Whilethe
testnoiseiscirculating,theproperchannelpositionwill
alsobeindicatedintheSpeaker/ChannelInput
Indicators[] bya blinkingletterwithinthecorrect
channel
lb adjusttheoutputlevel,pressthe A/• Buttons
untilthedesiredlevelisshowninthedisplayor
onscreenOncethebuttonsarereleased,thetest
noisewillbeginto circulateagaininfiveseconds
Whenallchannelshavethesameoutputlevel,press
theTestButton_ againtocompletetheprocess