Onkyo TX-NR696 AV Receiver Owners Manual - English - Page 139
Speaker Setup, AccuEQ Room Calibration, Multi Zone Sound Check
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Contents ≫ Connections ≫ Playback ≫ Setup ≫ 1. Speaker Setup 1. Select the connected speaker configuration and press ENTER. Note that the image on the screen changes each time you select the number of channels in "Speaker Channels". Speaker Setup Speaker Channels 7.1 ch < > Subwoofer Yes Height Speaker --- Zone Speaker No Zone 2 Lineout Zone 2 Bi-Amp No Speaker Impedance 6ohms or above Select how many speakers you have. Next 2. The speaker combination selected in step 1 is displayed. "Yes" is displayed for the selected speakers. If the setting is correct, press ENTER. 3. Select "Next" and press ENTER. Then a test tone is output from each speaker to confirm the connection. Selecting each speaker with the cursors / will output the test tone. Press ENTER after confirmation. 4. If there is no problem with the speaker connection, select "Next" and press ENTER. To return to "Speaker Setup", select "Back to Speaker Setup" and press ENTER. 2. AccuEQ Room Calibration Place the supplied speaker setup microphone at the listening position. The unit automatically measures the test tones output from each speaker, and sets the optimum volume level for each speaker, the crossover frequencies, and the distance from the listening position. This also automatically adjusts the equalizers for the speakers, and enables correction of sound distortion caused by the acoustic environment of the room. • It takes between 3 and 12 minutes for calibration to be completed. Each speaker outputs the test tone at high volume during measurement, so be careful of your surroundings. Also, keep the room as quiet as possible during measurement. • If you connect a subwoofer, check the power and volume of the subwoofer. Set the subwoofer volume to more than half. • If the power of this unit suddenly turns off, the wires in the speaker cables have touched the rear panel or other wires, and the protection circuit is working. Twist the wires again securely, and make sure they do not stick out of the speaker terminals when connecting. • When using THX certified speakers, THX recommends that the crossover frequency is set to "80Hz(THX)". Also, THX recommends that each speaker setting is manually adjusted according to the specific characteristics of each room. 1. Place the supplied speaker setup microphone at the listening position, and connect it to the SETUP MIC jack on the main unit. SETUP MIC When placing the speaker setup microphone on a tripod, refer to the illustration. 2. Confirm a test tone is output from the subwoofer and press ENTER. 3. Press ENTER to output test tones from each speaker, and the connected speakers and the noise in the surrounding environment are automatically measured. 4. The measurement results in step 3 are displayed. Select "Next", and press ENTER. The test tones are output again. Then, the unit automatically sets the optimum volume level, crossover frequency, etc. 5. When the measurement is completed, the measurement results are displayed. You can check each setting using the cursors / . Select "Save" and press ENTER to save the settings. 6. Disconnect the speaker setup microphone. 3. Multi Zone Sound Check Output test tones to ZONE 2 to enjoy audio in a separate room (ZONE 2) in addition to the main room. 139 Front Panel≫ Rear Panel≫ Remote≫