Yamaha RX-Z11 Owner's Manual - Page 50

Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO) Measurement Descriptions Multi Measure (Multiple point measurement) Displays the number of the points the measurements are carried out at. For details, refer to "Using advanced automatic setup" on this page. Wiring (Speaker wiring) Displays the polarity of each connected speaker. - "NRM" appears when the polarity of the connected speaker is normal. - "REV" appears when the polarity of the connected speaker is reversed. - "DET" appears when this unit detects the subwoofer(s) is connected. - "---" appears when no speaker is connected to the corresponding speaker channel. Distance (Speaker distance) Displays the speaker distance from the listening position. Press 9h repeatedly to switch the unit to display the value of the each speaker distance. Size (Speaker size) Displays the size of the connected speakers and the bass cross over frequency ("Cross"). - "LRG" appears when the connected speaker has the ability to reproduce the low-frequency signals effectively. - "SML" appears when the connected speaker does not have the ability to reproduce the low-frequency signals effectively. Equalizing (Speaker equalizing) Displays the result of the adjustment of the frequency responses of each connected speaker. You can switch the parametric equalizer type that appears in the result display by pressing 9h repeatedly in the "Equalizing" result display. To apply the result that is displayed in the display, press 9ENTER. Choices: Natural, Flat, Front - Select "Natural" to average out the frequency response of all speakers with higher frequencies being less emphasized. Recommended if the "Flat" setting sounds a little harsh. - Select "Flat" to average the frequency response of all speakers. Recommended if all of your speakers are of similar quality. - Select "Front" to adjust the frequency response of each speaker in accordance with the sound of your front speakers. Recommended if your front speakers are of much higher quality than your other speakers. Level (Speaker level) Displays the result of the adjustment of each connected speaker output level. You can display the result of the adjustment of the speaker level for each parametric equalizer type (see above) by pressing 9h repeatedly. Select "Through" to display the result when this unit does not use the parametric equalizer. Standing Wave (Standing wave cancelling) Displays the active band frequencies of the special parametric equalizer for each speaker. Press 9h repeatedly to switch the result of the front and rear speaker. Angle (Speaker angle) Displays the angles of the front speakers, surround speakers, front presence speakers and rear presence speakers at the measured point. y • You can reload the displayed result of the automatic setup by pressing 9 ENTER. • The results of the measurement that are the causes of the warning message(s) appear in red. Notes • "---" appears when no speaker is connected to the corresponding speaker channel or this unit does not measure the corresponding speaker channel yet. • If you change speakers, speaker positions, or the layout of your listening environment, run "Auto Setup" again to recalibrate your system. • The distances displayed in the "Distance" results may be longer than the actual distance depending on the characteristics of your subwoofer or external amplifiers if you connect them. • In the "Equalizing" results, different values may be set for the same band to provide finer adjustments. • Even if you change the setting of "PEQ Select", the equalizer type that is displayed in "Equalizing" is not changed. 5 Once you finish the review of the result of the automatic setup, press 9l repeatedly to exit from the automatic setup menu. y • You can also set the parametric equalizer type by using "Parametric EQ" in "Manual Setup" (see page 104). • You can set the connected subwoofer phases by using "Phase" in "Manual Setup" (see page 101). Using advanced automatic setup You can use the multiple-point measurement feature to optimize up to eight listening positions in a listening room and speaker angle measurement feature to optimize the speakers for the effects of the sound field programs. Notes • Before starting the operations, prepare the supplied microphone base. • You can make fine adjustments of this unit by using the multiple-point measurement and speaker angle measurement features, however it takes from 30 seconds to 3 minutes to make the measurements at each listening point. The following listening room is set as the example in the following instructions. 1 7 2 6 345 1/2/3/4/5/6/7: Listening positions 1 Turn on the connected video monitor. 2 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to this unit and then place the microphone appropriately. Refer to the steps 1 and 2 of "Using the quick automatic setup" on page 47. First, place the optimizer microphone to the listening position 1. 50 En