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28 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
You will hear a test noise circulate from speaker
to speaker in a clockwise direction around the
room.The test noise will play for two seconds in
each speaker before circulating, and a blinking
on-screen cursor will appear next to the name of
each speaker location when the sound is at that
speaker.
NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers
have been properly connected.As the test noise
circulates, listen to make certain that the sound
comes from the speaker position shown in the
Main Information Display
ˆ
. If the sound
comes from a speaker location that does NOT
match the position indicated in the display, turn
the AVR off using the Main Power Switch
1
and check the speaker wiring or connections to
external power amplifiers to make certain that
each speaker is connected to the correct output
terminal.
After checking for speaker placement, let the
test noise circulate again, and listen to see
which channels sound louder than the others.
Using the front left speaker as a reference, press
the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on the remote to
bring all speakers to the same volume level.
When one of the
‹
/
›
buttons is pushed, the test
noise circulation will pause on the channel being
adjusted to give you time to make the adjust-
ment.When you release the button,the circula-
tion will resume after five seconds.The on-screen
cursor
›
and the test noise can also be moved
directly to the speaker to be adjusted by press-
ing the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
on the remote.
Continue to adjust the individual channels until
the volume level sounds the same from each
speaker. Note that adjustments should be made
with the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on the remote
only, NOT the main volume controls.
You may also adjust the output levels manually
while using the level indication feature of the
EzSet remote.To activate the sensor and indica-
tor,simply press and release the SPL Indicator
Select Button
e
on the remote while the
test tone is circulating.
The Program/SPL Indicator
2
will change
color to indicate the level.Adjust the level using
the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
on the remote until
the LED lights green for all channels.When it is
red, the level is too high; when it is orange, the
level is too low. Press the SPL Indicator Select
e
button when you are finished to turn the
sensor and Indicator off.
NOTE: The Subwoofer level is not adjustable
when the normal test tone is in use as proper
subwoofer adjustment requires a different test
tone.With the AVR 8500 a specific THX
Subwoofer-Test tone can be activated in the
Channel Adjust Menu.This tone can be used to
set your subwoofer´s gain in the following way:
When the Channel Adjust Menu is on the
screen, move the cursor to the line SUB
TEST TONE,then press the
‹
/
›
Buttons
Ea
to turn the Sub Test Tone on (or off).
When done, the Sub Test Tone will not be turned
on at once but it will be included into the
"normal" test tone loop through speakers as
described above for the Manual Output Level
Adjustment. Note that this specific Sub Test
Tone should not be used with the automatic or
manual level alignment while using the EzSet
system of the remote (see page 27 and above).
The Subwoofer output level may also be adjust-
ed when the channel levels are being trimmed to
a program source rather than the test tone, as
shown on page 37.
When all channels have an equal volume level,
the adjustment is complete. Now turn the
Volume
d
down to about -40dB, otherwise
the listening level may be too high as soon as
the source’s music starts to play.To exit this
menu, press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
until the on-
screen
›
cursor is next to the BACKTO
MASTER MENUline,and then press the
Set Button
F
to return to the MASTER
MENU.
The output levels may also be adjusted at any
time using the remote control and semi-OSD sys-
tem.To adjust the output levels in this fashion,
press the Test Button
8
.As soon as the but-
ton is pressed, the test tone will begin to circu-
late as indicated earlier.The correct channel from
which the test noise should be heard will be
shown in the lower third of the video screen and
in the Main Information Display
ˆ
.While
the test noise is circulating, the proper channel
position will also be indicated in the Speaker/
Channel Input Indicators
E
by a blinking
letter within the correct channel.
To adjust the output level, press the
⁄
/
¤
but-
tons
D
until the desired level is shown in the
display or on screen. Once the buttons are
released, the test noise will begin to circulate
again in five seconds.
When all channels have the same output level,
turn the Volume
d
down to about -40dB,
otherwise the listening level may be too high as
soon as the source’s music starts to play.After-
wards press the Test Tone Selector
8
but-
ton again to turn the test tone off and complete
the process.
IMPORTANT NOTE:The Output level adjust-
ment made will be effective for all inputs, but
only for the actual surround mode selected.To
be effective for any other mode select that mode
(with any input) and repeat the level adjustment
described above.This will also allow you to com-
pensate level differences between speakers, that
may be different with each surround mode, or to
increase or decrease the level of certain speakers
intentionally, depending on the surround mode
selected.
Note: Output level adjustment is also available
for the VMAx or Surround Off mode,allowing to
compensate level differences between left and
right channels (Balance control) with all modes
selected.
System Configuration