Earlier, during the reign of Dolby Pro Logic, setting up a new home theater with a multichannel receiver was simple: you had to connect a speaker system, as well as a sound source, sometimes also select the decoder mode. And with modern receivers, the situation is completely different.
It is necessary
- - receiver;
- - acoustic system.
Instructions
Step 1
Select the optimal speaker placement before setting up the receiver. To do this, imagine that the circle is a dial, and the listener is looking at the 12 o'clock position. There will be a central channel here. To the left and right of it, at an equal distance, place the frontal systems (left at 11 o'clock and right at 1 o'clock). In 5-channel audio mode, place the rear channels at 4 and 8 o'clock. That is, the line of these systems must pass behind the listener's back. The location for the subwoofer is selected depending on its design.
Step 2
Turn on the receiver and start setting up it. Before configuring the receiver, connect the measurement microphone, insert its plug into the jack on the front panel. Place the microphone at the level of the listener's ear, as close as possible to the listening position. Next, start setting up the AV receiver, operate with the remote control from your listening position. The remote control is divided into 3 zones, the main ones for setting up the receiver are ring buttons, as well as an enter button in the center. Switch the remote control to the amplifier control mode, make sure that there is an AMP inscription above the extreme left button.
Step 3
Press the Sys Setup button to put the receiver in initial setting mode and display the distance on the display and menus. Turn on the video output with the Video Out button and display the menu on the screen. The System Setup Menu page appears, move the cursor to the Auto Setup / Room EQ line, enter it with the Enter key on the remote. Then select the Auto Setup mode in the same way. Next, start the measurement cycle by pressing the left arrow key.
Step 4
Perform the following three operations for all channels, starting from the left front channel: Measure, Analyze Results, and Calculate. When using all channels of the receiver, the procedure goes through 11 steps, this is about 3, 5 minutes. At the time of measurement, the system feeds sound to the output of each channel. The corresponding messages will be displayed on the screen.
Step 5
Check the settings by first checking the configuration, distance values and per-channel levels. If you are satisfied with the result of the receiver configuration, on the next page select the Store command, if not, start the repeated measurement with the Retry button.
