Sony STR-DG500 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
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Getting Started
7: Calibrating the
appropriate settings
automatically
(AUTO CALIBRATION)
This receiver is equipped with D.C.A.C.
(Digital Cinema Auto Calibration)
Technology which allows you to perform
automatic calibration as follows:
Check the connection between each speaker
and the receiver.
Adjust the speaker level.
Measure the distance of each speaker to your
listening position.
You can also adjust the speaker levels and
balance manually. For details, see
“8: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance
(TEST TONE)” (page 30).
1 Connect the supplied ECM-AC2
optimizer microphone to the
AUTO CAL MIC jack.
2 Place the optimizer
microphone at your listening
position.
3 Place the speakers so that the
speakers are facing the
optimizer microphone.
Tips
You can also fix the optimizer microphone to a
tripod (not supplied) and place the tripod at your
listening position.
Be sure to remove any obstacles in the path
between the optimizer microphone and the
speakers.
When you face the speaker towards the optimizer
microphone, you will get a more accurate
measurement.
Press AUTO CAL.
The follwing appears on the display.
A.CAL [5] t A.CAL [4] t A.CAL [3] t
A.CAL [2] t A.CAL [1]
Before you perform Auto
Calibration
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B /A+B)
PHONES
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO L AUDIO R
MEMORY/
ENTER
TUNING
MODE
TUNING 2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC
MULTI CH IN DIRECT
DISPLAY
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
INPUT MODE
INPUT SELECTOR
MASTER VOLUME
1
Performing Auto Calibration
123
46
78
0/10
ENTER
9
SYSTEM STANDBY
TV/VIDEO
SLEEP
AUTO
CAL
AV
?/1
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD
2CH A.F.D.
RETURN/EXIT MENU
MOVIE MUSIC
MEMORY DVD MENU
CLEAR
TOOLSDISPLAY
MUTING
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
FM MODE
D.TUNING
D.SKIP
DUAL MONO
MD/TAPE
SA-CD/CD
TUNER
AMP MENU
TV
?/1
?/1
-
F
Gg
f
5
>10/
AUTO
CAL
Control
button
Input
buttons
?/1
switch
MUTING
MASTER
VOL +/–
continued
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