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Getting started
Chapter 1
Getting started
Home theater sound setup
Depending on the size and characteristics of
your room, you can choose to place your
speakers in one of two ways using this system:
• Standard surround 5-spot setup – This is
a standard multichannel surround sound
speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel
home theatre sound.
Front left
Surround
left
• Front surround 3-spot setup – This setup
is ideal when rear surround speaker
placement isn't possible or you want to
avoid running long speaker cables in your
listening area. Use this setup together with
the Front Surround modes to take
advantage of wall and ceiling reflections
for a very realistic surround effect.
Front
left
Surround
left
See About the listening modes on page 11 for
more on using the different listening modes
with each speaker setup.
Note
1 You only need to use the Auto MCACC setup once (unless you change the placement of your speakers or your room layout).
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En
Center
Front right
Subwoofer
Listening position
Surround
right
Center
Front
right
Subwoofer
Surround
right
Listening position
Using the Auto MCACC setup for
optimal surround sound
The Multichannel Acoustic Calibration
(MCACC) system measures the acoustic
characteristics of your listening area, taking
into account ambient noise and testing for
channel delay and channel level. After you
have set up the microphone provided with your
system, the receiver uses the information from
a series of test tones to optimize the speaker
settings and equalization (Acoustic Calibration
EQ) for your particular room.
Important
• These test tones can be loud, so take care
that there is no one in the room who will be
startled by the noise.
• Make sure the mic and speakers are not
moved during the MCACC setup.
• To access green functions on the remote,
move the slider switch from MAIN to SUB.
STANDBY/ON
AUTO SETUP MCACC
SET UP
SURROUND
CD
FM/AM
L1/L2
PROGRAM
AUDIO
DVD
TUNER
TV
LINE
FRONT
SURROUND
OPEN CLOSE
ZOOM
ZOOM
0
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1
1
Connect the microphone to the MCACC
MIC jack on the rear panel.
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FRONT
CENTER
SPEAKERS
L
R
6
WOOFER
1
SYSTEM
SETUP
TEST TONE
CH LEVEL
DIALOGUE
VIRTUAL SB
HOME
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8
9
9
EQ
ADVANCED
MENU
QUIET/
SURROUND
ADVANCED
MIDNIGHT
REPEAT
RANDOM
0
ENTER
CLR
SUBTITLE
ANGLE
DIALOGUE
MAIN
SUB
SUB
SOUND
TOP MENU
TOP MENU
DISPLAY
2
3
TIMER/
MCACC
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MIC
6
L
6
R
6
SURROUND
SUB