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crossovers, make sure that the cursor is pointing to
CONTINUE and press the Set Button q
again since you have already set the crossovers.
Step 3. The FAR FIELD MEASURE screen
(Figure 8) will appear with instructions to place the
microphone, if you have not already done so. This
screen is also the place to set the master volume
level.
As noted on the screen, use the
V
olume
Control
)r to adjust the volume level to
–28dB, as shown on the line that appears at the
bottom of the menu when the volume is adjusted.
Press the
Set Button q when the volume is set
to the proper level.
Figure 8
Step 4. The final menu screen before the EzSet/EQ
process starts is a warning screen (Figure 9) that
serves as a reminder to keep the room as quiet as
possible while the system is in use. Extraneous noise
of any kind may adversely affect the accuracy of the
system’s results. Do not talk while the test tones are
circulating, and if possible, turn off any ventilation sys-
tems if the noise form the air flow is loud enough for
you to hear. Should an outside noise such as a phone
ringing occur during the test process, we recommend
that you rerun EzSet/EQ. This screen is also your
reminder that the test tones used by EzSet/EQ are
somewhat loud.
Anyone with sensitive hearing should
leave the room or use hearing protection before mov-
ing to the next step. If you do not wish to start the test
process at this time, press the
⁄/¤ Navigation
Button
o to return to either the EzSet/EQ menu
or the Master Menu,
and press the
Set Button q.
T
o begin the EzSet/EQ Near Field measurements
,
press the
‹/› Navigation Button o so that
ON is highlighted in reverse video, and press the
Set Button q.
NOTE: Once the EzSet/EQ process starts
,
the volume
control and Standby/Off switches are temporarily dis-
abled while the tests are in progress. Do not adjust the
volume or tur
n the unit off until you see the on-screen
message change to indicate that EzSet/EQ is finished.
Figure 9
IMPORTANT NOTE: Anyone with hearing that is sen-
sitive to loud noises should leave the room at this
point, or use ear protection sufficient to reduce the
noise level at their ears. Inexpensive foam-style ear
plugs, available at most drug stores, may be used to
reduce the sound level to a tolerable level for anyone
who has a problem with loud noise. If you are uncom-
fortable with, or cannot tolerate loud sounds and do
not use some sort of ear protection we strongly rec-
ommend that you leave the room and ask someone
else to be present while the EzSet/EQ process takes
place, or that you do not use EzSet/EQ and enter the
configuration settings manually, as described on pages
26 through 31.
Step 5. At this point you will begin to hear a series of
test tones circulate among all the speakers in your
system. While this is happening, the AVR 635 is read-
ing the signal to determine which speaker positions
are active, what type of speaker is present at each
active position, what the distance is from the listening
position to each speaker, and to begin to build a pro-
file of the impact of the room’s acoustics on the quality
of audio reproduction. When the test is completed you
will hear the tones stop, and the system will pause fors
long as a minute while the processor makes its calcu-
lations. Do not be alarmed if the “WARNING” message
remains on the screen after tones stop until a results
message is displayed as shown in Step 6 or 7,
below
.
NOTE: While these tests detect whether a speaker is
connected to a particular output, they cannot deter-
mine 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.) F
or 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, make a note
of the incorrect speaker connections. When the test
process stops you will see a message indicating the
they Far Field measurements are complete, but since
there is a connection error press the
¤ Na
vigation
Button
o so that the on-screen cursor in Fig
.
7 is
pointing to
RETURN TO MASTER MENU
and press the Set Button q.
At this point, exit all
menus and turn the receiver off. Check all speaker
wire connections and then rerun EzSet/EQ.
Step 6. When the F
ar Field tests are complete a mes-
sage screen will appear to confirm if the procedure
was successful or not. In most cases there will not be
any problems and you will see the message shown in
Figure 10 on your screen. If the speaker positions
shown match the actual speaker layout in your sys-
tem, press the
Set Button q to complete EzSet/EQ
by performing the Near Field Measurements. Continue
the EzSet/EQ process by pressing the
Set Button
q to take the Near Field measurements from the
front left, center and right speakers. By taking this
separate set of measurements, the AVR 635 is able to
complete its view of the room’s sonic signature and
apply equalization as needed to correct spikes and
dips in the system’
s response. Continue these instruc-
tions with Step 8.
Figure 10
Step 7a. If the measurements are not successful due
to a missing or malfunctioning speaker, the
FAR
FIELD EQ ERROR
message will appear as
shown in Figure 11. EzSet/EQ is programmed to look
for speaker pairs at the front left/front right, surround
left/surround right and surround back left/surround
back right positions. If the test results indicate that one,
but not both of the speakers in any of these pairs is
present, the menu will show NO next to the speaker
position where the tests did not report back that a
speaker is present. Should this message appear, make
note of the suspect speaker location, exit all menus
and tur
n the receiver off. Check all speaker wire con-
nections and then rerun EzSet/EQ.
Figure 11
* FAR FIELD EQ ERROR *
Detected speaker config
FL : YES SBR: YES
CEN : YES SBL: YES
FR : YES SL : YES
SR : NO SUB: YES
Verify spkr connections
Verify mic position
Reduce background noise
→→ BACK TO MASTER MENU
* FAR FIELD COMPLETE *
Detected speaker config
FL : YES SBR: YES
CEN : YES SBL: YES
FR : YES SL : YES
SR : YES SUB: YES
→→ DO NEAR FIELD
BACK TO MASTER MENU
WARNING !!
D
uring measurement
Please maintain silence
While several loud sound
bursts are heard.
START : OFF ON
BACK TO EZSET/EQ MENU
BACK TO MASTER MENU
→→
* FAR FIELD MEASURE *
Place microphone 3ft/1m
above ear level at
listening position, at
least 3 ft/1m away from
the closest speaker.
Set volume to -28dB
CONTINUE
BACK TO EZSET/EQ MODE
BACK TO MASTER MENU
VOLUME: -28dB
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