Onkyo TX-RZ830 Owners Manual - English - Page 157

Speaker Setup, AccuEQ Room Calibration

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Contents ≫ Connections ≫ Playback ≫ Setup ≫ • If you have terminated the Initial Setup halfway, turn this unit to standby mode. Then turning the power on again can display the Initial Setup again. The Initial Setup appears on the screen each time the power is turned on unless the Initial Set up is completed or "Never Show Again" is selected on the first screen. • To perform the Initial Setup again after the setting is completed, press , select "7. Miscellaneous" - "Initial Setup", and press ENTER. „„1. Speaker Setup Select the connected speaker configuration. Note that the image on the screen changes each time you select the number of channels in "Speaker Channels". Speaker Setup Speaker Channels Subwoofer Height 1 Speaker Height 2 Speaker Zone Speaker Bi-Amp 7.1 ch < > Yes ----No No Select how many speakers you have. Next „„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 reduces the effect of the standing wave in accordance with the viewing environment and 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. Select "Next", and press ENTER. Then, test tones are output from each speaker, and the connected speakers and the noise in the surrounding environment are automatically measured. 3. The measurement results in step 2 are displayed. If there is no problem in the detection result of the speaker, select "Next" and press ENTER to output the test tone again to automatically set the settings such as volume level, crossover frequency, etc., to their optimum. (The test tone is automatically output when 10 seconds has elapsed without any operation.) • When an error message is displayed or when the connected speakers cannot be detected, perform re-measurement by selecting "Retry" and pressing ENTER. • When it cannot be resolved by performing the re-measurement, confirm if the speakers are connected correctly. If there is any problem with the speaker connection, perform the connection after disconnecting the power cord. 157 Front Panel≫ Rear Panel≫ Remote≫

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Front Panel
Rear Panel
Remote
Contents
Connections
Playback
Setup
• If you have terminated the Initial Setup halfway, turn this unit to standby mode.
Then turning the power on again can display the Initial Setup again.
The Initial Setup appears on the screen each time the power is turned on
unless the Initial Set up is completed or "Never Show Again" is selected on the
first screen.
• To perform the Initial Setup again after the setting is completed, press
,
select "7. Miscellaneous" - "Initial Setup", and press ENTER.
±
1. Speaker Setup
Select the connected speaker configuration.
Note that the image on the screen changes each time you select the number of
channels in "Speaker Channels".
Speaker Setup
< >
Speaker Channels
Subwoofer
Height 1 Speaker
Height 2 Speaker
Zone Speaker
Bi-Amp
7.1 ch
Yes
---
---
No
No
Select how many speakers you have.
Next
±
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 reduces the effect of the standing
wave in accordance with the viewing environment and 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. Select "Next", and press ENTER. Then, test tones are output from each
speaker, and the connected speakers and the noise in the surrounding
environment are automatically measured.
3. The measurement results in step 2 are displayed. If there is no problem in
the detection result of the speaker, select "Next" and press ENTER to output
the test tone again to automatically set the settings such as volume level,
crossover frequency, etc., to their optimum. (The test tone is automatically
output when 10 seconds has elapsed without any operation.)
• When an error message is displayed or when the connected speakers
cannot be detected, perform re-measurement by selecting "Retry" and
pressing ENTER.
When it cannot be resolved by performing the re-measurement, confirm if the
speakers are connected correctly. If there is any problem with the speaker
connection, perform the connection after disconnecting the power cord.