Proficient Audio Systems M80 - Speaker Setup; Smarteq (Automatic Speaker Setup)

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SPEAKER SETUP
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Diagram 43 Setup Menu - Speaker Setup
Speaker Setup
SmartEQ
Speaker Conguration
Speaker Levels
Speaker Distance
Diagram 44 Speaker Setup Menu - SmartEQ
SmartEQ
Please connect the measurement microphone
to the M80
Position the microphone in the main listening
position at ear height.
7.1
5.1
Diagram 45 SmartEQ Conguration
Speaker Setup
Speaker Setup is where the M80 gets congured for a 5.1 or 7.1
speaker conguration. Speaker Levels, Distance (Delays) and
EQ are set automatically using SmartEQ. Once set, the settings
can be manually adjusted to user preference if desired.
These settings are critical to optimizing M80 performance. A
very important part of M80 audio performance is tied to these
settings. Proper reproduction of surround audio, whether
from discrete multichannel encoding or synthesized from
two-channel audio, requires seamless performance from all
speakers in the system. Speaker placement, as described in
the section on Installation is critical but that’s only one part
of the setup. Once in place it is critical that the sound from all
speakers is set to arrive at the listeners ears, at the same time,
at proper levels and without being aected by the shape of
the room, objects in the room or the nish of the room, (hard
surfaces vs soft surfaces).
SmartEQ tests the speaker setup and room conditions to cre-
ate perfect balance for a natural sound environment.
Please review the sections in SmartEQ and Manual Speaker
Setup for additional information on these critical settings.
Important Note: The M80 determines which Listening Modes
are available for the selected source based upon the number
of speakers (5.1 or 7.1 conguration), the input (analog or digi-
tal) and the content, (surround, multichannel or no encoding).
The speaker conguration, (5.1 or 7.1) can be set automatically
by running SmartEQ. A 7.1 conguration can be set manually
by selecting a ‘speaker size’ for the Back Speakers in Speaker
Conguration. A 5.1 conguration can be set manually by
turning the Back Speakers ‘OFF’ in Speaker Conguration. M80
default speaker conguration is 7.1.
1. With the OSD open, and Setup Menu selected, press .
Source Setup will highlight in the Setup List. Press to
move the highlight bar to the Speaker Setup line. Dia-
gram 43
2. Press . The Speaker Setup Menu will appear. SmartEQ
will be highlighted by default. Diagram 44
SmartEQ (Automatic Speaker Setup)
With the speakers connected and installed, SmartEQ will
automatically calibrate the speaker conguration (large/
small), levels, delays, EQ and sub crossover to aect per-
fect balance from all speakers to The Ideal Listening Zone
as shown in Diagrams 5 & 6.
SmartEQ is a highly rened, scientic process that will
send a test tone to each speaker, and compare the
response from each speaker to the original test tone as re-
ceived from the included measurement microphone. The
measurement microphone has been optimized for use
with the M80, so the M80 knows what it should hear back