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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 21
System Configuration
need for manual adjustment of speaker “size”,
crossover, delay and output level settings.With
EzSet+ your new receiver even alerts you to
errors in speaker connections that prevent a
speaker from functioning.
With EzSet+ you are able to calibrate your system
in a fraction of the time it would take to enter the
settings manually, and with results that rival
those achieved with expensive test equipment
and time-consuming procedures. The end result is
a system calibration profile that enables your new
receiver to deliver the best possible sound, no
matter what type of speakers you have or what
the dimensions of your listening room are.
We recommend that you take advantage of the
precision of EzSet+ to calibrate your system, but
if desired you may also make any of the configu-
ration settings manually, or trim the settings pro-
vided by EzSet+ by following the instructions on
pages 22 through 29.
If you wish to configure your AVR manually, or if
for some reason your EzSet+ microphone is
unavailable, you may still do so by following the
instructions on pages 22 through 29.
Step 1: EzSet+ requires that your listening room
have as little background noise as possible to
avoid interfering with the measurement of tones
produced by your AVR during the setup proce-
dure. Turn off all loud fans, air conditioners and
other equipment, and try to avoid making any
noise during the process.
Step 2: The EzSet+ microphone should be placed
in either your usual listening position or, if there is
a large seating area, the center of the room, at
the listeners’ ear level.You may find it convenient
to use a camera tripod for stable placement of
the EzSet+ microphone at the correct height.The
microphone includes a threaded insert on the
bottom for tripod mounting.
Step 3: Plug the EzSet+ microphone into the
AVR 240’s Headphone Jack
4
, making certain
that the mini-plug to 1/4" phone plug adaptor
supplied with the microphone is firmly connected.
The microphone cable is approximately 7 meter
long, which should accommodate most listening
room situations. If required, you may use an
optional extension cable, available at most elec-
tronics stores, for use in larger rooms. However,
we recommend that you avoid using extension
cords for the microphone cable, as they may
adversely affect the test results.
Step 4: Once the microphone is properly posi-
tioned and plugged in, proceed to the EzSet+
menus by first pressing the OSD Button
L
to
bring the Master Menu to the screen. Next, press
the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons
D
to move
the on-screen cursor to the
EZSET+menu line.
Press the Set Button
F
to move to the next
screen (Figure 7).
Step 5: The first screen of the EzSet+ system will
now appear to remind you to plug in the micro-
phone. If you have not already done so, plug the
microphone into the Headphone Jack
4
as
described in steps 2 and 3.When you are ready
to proceed, make certain that the cursor is point-
ing to
YESand press the Set Button
F
.If
you do not wish to continue with the EzSet+
process, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
Ea
and then press the Set Button
F
to
return to the
MASTERMENU. Note that if you
attempt to move to the next menu without plug-
ging in the microphone, a reminder message will
flash at the bottom of the screen.
Figure 7
Step 6: After entering YESto start the EzSet+
system, you will next see a brief warning mes-
sage, and the screen will then change to the main
EzSet+ menu.The WARNING screen is a reminder
that in order for the system to perform accurate
measurements, it is important that the listening
room be as quiet as possible. After 5 seconds, the
screen will change again to display the main
EzSet+ menu (Figure 8).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Anyone with hearing that is
sensitive to loud noises should leave the room at
this point, or use ear protection sufficient to
reduce the noise level. Inexpensive foam-style ear
plugs, available at most drug stores, may be used
to reduce the sound level to a tolerable level. If
you are uncomfortable with, or cannot tolerate,
loud sounds and do not use some sort of ear pro-
tection, we strongly recommend that you leave
the room and ask someone else to run the
EzSet+ process, or that you do not use EzSet+
and enter the configuration settings manually, as
described on pages 23 through 29.
Step 7: The
WARNINGscreen will automati-
cally be replaced by the main EzSet+ menu
(Figure 8).While this screen is visible, you may
start and stop the calibration process, or monitor
the progress of the measurements and view the
results. When the screen first appears, you will
see
MEASUREMENT: STOPon the first
line of the menu list.To start the EzSet+ test
process, you must first tell the system how many
speakers are in your system. To do that, choose
one of these two options:
• If your system includes a full complement of
seven main speakers (front left/center/front
right/surround right/surround back right/sur-
round back left/surround left) and a subwoofer,
press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
Ea
so that 7.1 appears to the right of
MEASUREMENT, and then press the Set
Button
F
to start EzSet+.
• If your system includes a traditional surround
speaker complement of five main speakers
(front left/center/ front right/surround right/sur-
round left) and a subwoofer, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
Ea
so that 5.1
appears to the right of
MEASUREMENT,
and then press the Set Button
F
to start
EzSet+.To stop the calibration process at any
time, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons
D
to move the on-screen cursors to the
MEASUREMENT line; press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
Ea
so that STOP
appears and press the Set Button
F
.
Figure 8
Step 8: Once EzSet+ has been started, you will
hear test signals circulate among all of the speak-
ers as the system sets the master level, checks to
see where there are speakers, sets the distance
measurement and calculates delay time settings,
sets the speaker “size”, and sets the speaker
crossover point. During the measurement and cal-
ibration process, you may observe the progress of
the testing by reading the messages that appear
in the second line of the menu listing.When the
EzSet+ screen first appears, it contains a series of
dashes, but as the test and measurement pro-
ceeds, you will see the following messages as the
individual measurements are taken:
• System Level: A
SETTINGVOLUME
message will appear to indicate that the system
is setting the overall volume level to the proper
level as a prelude to testing the individual
channels. During this test, you will see a mes-
sage in the last line of the menu screen change
as the volume level is adjusted.
• Speaker Check: The system will circulate a
test signal to determine which channels have a
speaker connected. During this test, you will
see the name of each channel position dis-
played while a signal is sent to that speaker.
* EzSet+ *
MEASUREMENT : STOP
SETTING LEVEL
SPEAKER CHECK : - - - -
SPEAKER DELAY : - - - -
SPEAKER LEVEL : - - - -
SPEAKER SIZE : - - - -
SPEAKER X-OVER: - - - -
SAVE SETTINGS : - - - -
BACK TO MASTER MENU
* EzSet+ **
Place Microphone at
listening position
and plug into
Headphone Jack
Do you want to start
EzSet+ ?
YES NO