Onkyo TX SR805 Owner Manual - Page 55

Automatic Speaker Setup (AudysseyMultEQ XT), Measurement Positions, Using Audyssey MultEQ XT - microphone

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First Time Setup-Continued Automatic Speaker Setup (Audyssey MultEQ XT) With the supplied speaker setup microphone, Audyssey MultEQ XT can measure the number of speakers connected, their sizes, crossover frequencies, and distances from the listening position and calculate the optimal speaker settings for you automatically. Before using this function, connect and position all of your speakers. Measurement Positions To create a listening environment in which several people can enjoy your home theater simultaneously, Audyssey MultEQ XT 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 Notes: • If any of your speakers is 4 ohms, change the Speaker Impedance setting before running the automatic speaker setup (see page 45). • If the AV receiver 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. 1 STANDBY/ON STANDBY READY ZONE 2 ZONE 3 MASTER VOLUME PURE AUDIO AUDIO SEL DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT GAME/TV AUX 1 AUX 2 TAPE TUNER PHONES POWER ZONE 2 OFF LEVEL TONE HDMI OUT STEREO THX TUNING RT/PTY/TP MEMORY MODE SETUP ON OFF ZONE 3 DIGITAL INPUT LISTENING MODE CLEAR TUNING PRESET TUNING RETURN ENTER CD PHONO SETUP MIC DISPLAY AUX 2 INPUT PUSH TO OPEN S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL TV TV TV TV TV TV : Listening area : Listening position 2, 9 ENTER ON STANDBY TV INPUT SETUP MIC DVD 1 VCR/DVR CBL/SAT 2 3 GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 4 5 6 + TV CH - TAPE TUNER CD 7 8 9 PHONO D. TUN TV VOL +10 0 CLEAR --/--- 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR MACRO 1 2 3 ZONE3 DVD REMOTE MODE VCR CD CDR/MD ZONE2 TV DIMMER CABLE SAT DOCK RECEIVER TAPE/AMP SLEEP TOP MENU MENU , + CH DISC ALBUM - PREV CH ENTER GUIDE SETUP EXIT RETURN VOL DISPLAY MUTING REC PLAYLIST RANDOM 55

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First Time Setup
—Continued
With the supplied speaker setup microphone, Audyssey
MultEQ XT can measure the number of speakers con-
nected, their sizes, crossover frequencies, and distances
from the listening position and calculate the optimal
speaker settings for you automatically.
Before using this function, connect and position all of
your speakers.
Measurement Positions
To create a listening environment in which several
people can enjoy your home theater simultaneously,
Audyssey MultEQ XT 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.
Using Audyssey MultEQ XT
Automatic Speaker Setup
(Audyssey MultEQ XT)
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TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
TV
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:
Listening area
Listening position
Notes:
If any of your speakers is 4 ohms, change the
Speaker Impedance setting before running the
automatic speaker setup (see page 45).
If the AV receiver 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 1
5
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.
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