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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 25
System Configuration
do not wish to start the test process at this time,
press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
E
to
return to either the EzSet/EQ menu or the Master
Menu, and press the Set Button
F
.To begin
the EzSet/EQ Near Field measurements, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
E
so that ONis
highlighted in reverse video, and press the Set
Button
F
.
NOTE: Once the EzSet/EQ process starts, the vol-
ume control and Standby/Off switches are tem-
porarily disabled while the tests are in progress.
Do not adjust the volume or turn the unit off until
you see the on-screen message change to indi-
cate that EzSet/EQ is finished.
Figure 7b
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 at their ears. Inexpensive
foam-style ear plugs, available at most drug
stores, may be used to reduce the sound level to
a tolerable level for anyone who has a problem
with loud noise. If you are uncomfortable with, or
cannot tolerate loud sounds and do not use some
sort of ear protection we strongly recommend
that you leave the room and ask someone else to
be present while the EzSet/EQ process takes
place, or that you do not use EzSet/EQ and enter
the configuration settings manually, as described
on pages 26 through 31.
Step 5. At this point you will begin to hear a
series of test tones circulate among all the speak-
ers in your system.While this is happening, the
AVR 635 is reading the signal to determine which
speaker positions are active, what type of speaker
is present at each active position, what the dis-
tance is from the listening position to each speak-
er, and to begin to build a profile of the impact of
the room’s acoustics on the quality of audio
reproduction.When the test is completed you will
hear the tones stop, and the system will pause
fors long as a minute while the processor makes
its calculations. Do not be alarmed if the “WARN-
ING” message remains on the screen after tones
stop until a results message is displayed as shown
in Step 6 or 7, below.
NOTE: While these tests detect whether a speak-
er is connected to a particular output, they cannot
determine whether the speaker is in the correct
position. (For example, it can tell whether a
speaker is connected to the Surround Right out-
put, but it cannot tell whether the speaker is on
the right or left side of your listening room.) For
that reason, we strongly recommend that you try
to listen as the tone circulates, matching the
name shown for each channel to the location of
the speaker. If a tone is heard from a speaker
position that does not match the on-screen mes-
sage, make a note of the incorrect speaker con-
nections. When the test process stops you will see
a message indicating the they Far Field measure-
ments are complete, but since there is a connec-
tion error press the
¤
Navigation Button
E
so that the on-screen cursor in Fig. 7 is pointing
to
RETURNTOMASTER MENUand press
the Set Button
F
.At this point, exit all menus
and turn the receiver off. Check all speaker wire
connections and then rerun EzSet/EQ.
Step 6. When the Far Field tests are complete a
message screen will appear to confirm if the pro-
cedure was successful or not. In most cases there
will not be any problems and you will see the
message shown in Figure 7c on your screen. If the
speaker positions shown match the actual speak-
er layout in your system, press the Set Button
F
to complete EzSet/EQ by performing the
Near Field Measurements. Continue the EzSet/EQ
process by pressing the Set Button
F
to take
the Near Field measurements from the front left,
center and right speakers. By taking this separate
set of measurements, the AVR 635 is able to com-
plete its view of the room’s sonic signature and
apply equalization as needed to correct spikes
and dips in the system’s response. Continue these
instructions with Step 8.
Figure 7c
Step 7a. If the measurements are not successful
due to a missing or malfunctioning speaker, the
FARFIELDEQERRORmessage will
appear as shown in Figure 7d. EzSet/EQ is pro-
grammed to look for speaker pairs at the front
left/front right, surround left/surround right and
surround back left/surround back right positions.
If the test results indicate that one, but not both
of the speakers in any of these pairs is present,
the menu will show
NOnext to the speaker posi-
tion where the tests did not report back that a
speaker is present. Should this message appear,
make note of the suspect speaker location, exit all
menus and turn the receiver off. Check all speaker
wire connections and then rerun EzSet/EQ.
Figure 7d
Step 7b. In some cases, the system may not
function properly due to overly high output levels.
When this occurs, you will see the message
shown in Figure 7e. If you see this message verify
that that the microphone is in the correct posi-
tion, and not too close to any one speaker.Then
press the Set Button
F
to go back to the
MASTERMENU. From there, return to the
EzSet/EQ system and when you are once again at
the
FARFIELDMEASURE screen, reduce
the system volume level by 3dB before trying
EzSet/EQ again.
Figure 7e
Step 8. When the Far Field measurements are
completed, the system will ask you to take three
Near Field measurements, one at each front
speaker position. These measurements enable
EzSet/EQ to produce the most accurate settings
for both high and low frequency equalization.The
Near Field measurements are similar to the Far
Field tests, except that the system will “listen” to
only one speaker at a time, rather than sending
the test signals to all speakers in rotation. At the
NEARFIELDEQSELECT menu (Figure
7f), you will see an instruction to place the micro-
phone in a different position than the one used
for the initial Far Field measurements.This time,
place the microphone close to the speaker to be
measured, at a distance of about 1 meter. In addi-
tion, the top of the microphone should be pointed
towards the speaker, rather than pointing up as
was done for the Far Field tests. For the first
measurement, place the microphone so that it is
close to, and pointing towards, the front left
speaker, and with the on-screen ➔ cursor point-
ing to
1.FLSPEAKER, and press the Set
Button
F
.
* EZSET/EQ ERROR *
An overload detected.
Please verify mic
position.
Reduce the volume by
3 dB and repeat the
procedure.
→ BACK TO MASTER MENU
* FAR FIELD EQ ERROR *
Detected speaker config
FL : YES SBR: YES
CEN : YES SBL: YES
FR : YES SL : YES
SR : NO SUB: YES
Verify spkr connections
Verify mic position
Reduce background noise
→ BACK TO MASTER MENU
* FAR FIELD COMPLETE *
Detected speaker config
FL : YES SBR: YES
CEN : YES SBL: YES
FR : YES SL : YES
SR : YES SUB: YES
→ DO NEAR FIELD
BACK TO MASTER MENU
WARNING !!
During measurement
Please maintain silence
While several loud sound
bursts are heard.
START : OFF ON
BACK TO EZSET/EQ MENU
BACK TO MASTER MENU
→