Onkyo SC886 Instruction Manual - Page 59

Measurement Positions, Using Audyssey MultEQ

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First Time Setup-Continued Measurement Positions To create a listening environment in your home theater that all listeners will enjoy, Audysssey MultEQ® takes measurements at up to eight positions within the listening area. ■ 1st measurement position This is the center position of your listening area, or the listening position if there's only one listener. ■ 2nd-8th measurement positions These are the other listening positions (i.e., the places where the other listeners will sit). You can measure up to eight positions. The following examples show some typical home theater seating arrangements. Choose the one that best matches yours, and position the microphone accordingly when prompted. TV TV TV Using Audyssey MultEQ® XT 1 2, 11 TV TV TV 3-10 TV TV TV : listening area - : listening position Notes: • If the AV controller is muted, it will be unmuted automatically when the automatic speaker setup starts. • Automatic speaker setup cannot be performed while a pair of headphones is connected. • It takes about 15 minutes to complete the automatic speaker setup for three positions. Total measurement time varies depending on the number of positions and speakers. • Do not disconnect the speaker setup microphone during the automatic speaker setup, unless you want to cancel the setup. • Do not connect or disconnect any speakers during the automatic speaker setup. 59

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First Time Setup
—Continued
Measurement Positions
To create a listening environment in your home theater
that all listeners will enjoy, Audysssey MultEQ
®
takes
measurements at up to eight positions within the lis-
tening area.
1st measurement position
This is the center position of your listening area, or
the listening position if there’s only one listener.
2nd–8th measurement positions
These are the other listening positions (i.e., the
places where the other listeners will sit). You can
measure up to eight positions.
The following examples show some typical home theater
seating arrangements. Choose the one that best matches
yours, and position the microphone accordingly when
prompted.
Using Audyssey MultEQ
®
XT
TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
: listening area
: listening position
3–10
1
2, 11
Notes:
If the AV controller is muted, it will be unmuted
automatically when the automatic speaker setup
starts.
Automatic speaker setup cannot be performed
while a pair of headphones is connected.
It takes about 15 minutes to complete the auto-
matic speaker setup for three positions. Total mea-
surement time varies depending on the number of
positions and speakers.
Do not disconnect the speaker setup microphone
during the automatic speaker setup, unless you
want to cancel the setup.
Do not connect or disconnect any speakers during
the automatic speaker setup.