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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 TV TV TV Using Audyssey MultEQ® XT 1 2, 11 ON STANDBY TV INPUT DVD 1 GAME/TV 4 VCR/DVR 2 AUX1 5 CBL/SAT 3 AUX2 6 + TV CH - TAPE TUNER CD 7 8 9 PHONO NET/USB D. TUN TV VOL +10 0 CLEAR --/--- 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR MACRO 1 2 3 ZONE3 DVD REMOTE MODE VCR CD ZONE2 CDR/MD/DOCK 3-10 TV DIMMER + CH DISC ALBUM - PREV CH DISPLAY CABLE SAT TOP MENU NET/USB RECEIVER TAPE/AMP SLEEP MENU ENTER VOL GUIDE SETUP EXIT RETURN MUTING SETUP MIC TV TV TV : listening area - : listening position REC PLAYLIST RANDOM STEREO SP A SP B LISTENING MODE SURR Notes: • If any of your speakers is 4 ohms, change the "Speaker impedance" setting before running the automatic speaker setup (see page 61). • If the AV receiver is muted, it will be unmuted automatically when the automatic speaker setup starts. • Automatic speaker setup can only be used with Speakers A. • Automatic speaker setup cannot be performed while a pair of headphones is connected, or Speakers B is selected. • 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. 65

Section	Page
Important Safety Instructions	2
Features	6
Supplied Accessories	7
Multiroom Capability	8
Front & Rear Panels	9
Front Panel	9
Display	11
Rear Panel	12
Remote Controller	15
Installing the Batteries	15
Aiming the Remote Controller	15
About the Remote Controller Modes	16
RECEIVER/TAPE Mode	16
DVD Mode	18
CD/MD/CDR Modes	19
DOCK Mode	20
NET/USB Mode (TX-NR906 only)	21
About Home Theater	22
Enjoying Home Theater	22
Connecting the AV Receiver	23
Connecting Your Speakers	23
Bi-amping Front Speakers A	27
Bridging Front Speakers A	28
Bi-amping Front Speakers B	29
Bridging Front Speakers B	30
Connecting Antenna	31
About AV Connections	33
Connecting Both Audio & Video	34
Which Connections Should I Use?	34
Connecting a TV or Projector	36
Connecting a DVD player	37
Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback	39
Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording	40
Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Terrestrial Set-top box, or Other Video Source	41
Connecting Components with HDMI	42
Connecting a Game Console	44
Connecting a Camcorder or Other Device	45
Connecting a CD Player or Turntable	46
Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder	47
Connecting a Power Amplifier	48
Connecting an RI Dock	49
Connecting the Power Cords of Other Components (North American model only)	49
Connecting Onkyo RI Components	50
Connecting the Power Cord	50
Turning On the AV Receiver	51
Turning On and Standby	51
First Time Setup	52
Monitor Setup	52
Selecting the Language used for the onscreen setup menus	53
Using the Onscreen Setup Menus	54
Monitor Out Setup	55
Video Input Setup	56
Digital Audio Input Setup	59
Analog Audio Input Setup	60
Speaker Settings	61
TV Format Setup (not North American models)	62
AM Frequency Step Setup (on some models)	63
Changing the Input Display	63
Automatic Speaker Setup (Audyssey MultEQ(R) XT)	64
Basic Operations	70
Selecting the Input Source	70
Setting the Display Brightness	71
Adjusting Speaker Levels	71
Muting the AV Receiver	71
Using the Sleep Timer	72
Using Headphones	72
Adjusting the Bass & Treble	72
Displaying Source Information	72
Listening to the Radio	73
Listening to AM/FM Stations	73
Presetting AM/FM Stations	75
Listening to HD Radio™ Stations (North American model only)	76
Using RDS	77
Recording	80
Recording the Input Source	80
Recording from Different AV Sources	80
Using the Listening Modes	81
Selecting the Listening Modes	81
Listening Modes Available for Each Source Format	82
About the Listening Modes	88
Advanced Setup	92
Menu Map	92
Monitor Out Setup	93
Speaker Setup	95
Audio Adjust	105
Adjust Using the Direct Button	108
Using the Re-EQ Function	108
Using the Late Night Function	109
Source Setup	109
Listening Mode Presets	114
Miscellaneous Setup	115
Hardware Setup	117
Lock Setup	119
Selecting Audio Inputs	120
Specifying the Digital Signal Format	120
NET/USB (TX-NR906 only)	121
About NET/USB	121
Connecting the AV Receiver	123
Playing Music Files on a Server	123
Windows Media Player 11 Setup	124
Playing Music Files on a USB Device	125
Listening to Internet Radio	127
Network Settings	128
Zone 2 and Zone 3	130
Connecting Zone 2	130
Connecting Zone 3	131
Powered Zone2 Setting	132
Zone 2/Zone 3 Out Settings	133
Using Zone 2 and Zone 3	133
Using the Remote Controller in Zone 2/3 and Multiroom Control Kits	136
Controlling Other Components	137
Entering Remote Control Codes	137
Resetting the Remote Controller	138
Learning Commands	140
Using Macros	141
Troubleshooting	142
Specifications (TX-SR876)	148

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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

–

: listening area

: listening position

INPUT SELECTOR

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

MUTING

DIMMER

CDR/MD/DOCK

SAT

TAPE/AMP

SLEEP

MACRO

REMOTE MODE

---

TV VOL

PLAYLIST

RANDOM

D. TUN

PHONO

REC

ENTER

SURR

STEREO

VOL

DISC

ALBUM

VCR

CABLE

NET/USB

DVD

RECEIVER

ZONE

+10

CLEAR

NET/USB

SP A

SP B

3–10

SETUP MIC

2, 11

Notes:

•

If any of your speakers is 4 ohms, change the

“Speaker impedance” setting before running the

automatic speaker setup (see page 61).

•

If the AV receiver is muted, it will be unmuted

automatically when the automatic speaker setup

starts.

•

Automatic speaker setup can only be used with

Speakers A.

•

Automatic speaker setup cannot be performed

while a pair of headphones is connected, or Speak-

ers B is selected.

•

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.