McIntosh MVP871 - Manual (Page 23)

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SETUP, con’t
35Hz within -3dB of the midrange frequencies it is consid-
ered SMALL.
1. Use the Up or Down directional Push-button to se-
lect SPEAKER CONFIGURATION followed by press-
ing the SELECT Push-button on the Remote Control.
Refer to figures 11 and 12.
2. Press the
Down direc-
tional Push-
button and
then press the
Right direc-
tional Push-but-
ton followed
by the Up
or Down
directional
Push-button
to select Large or Small Loudspeaker Size for the
Front Loudspeakers connected in the system. Using
the directional push-buttons and the On-Screen Menu
proceed to the remaining Loudspeakers in the system
and select Large, Small or None.
Note: If the Front Loudspeakers are set to small, the
Center and Surround Loudspeaker will automati-
cally switch to small with the Large Menu Setting
grayed out. The Subwoofer setting is fixed to the
On setting as this is required to playback DVD-Au-
dio Discs properly.
3. Use the Down directional Push-button to select
CROSSOVER press the Right directional Push-but-
ton followed by using the the Up or Down direc-
tional Push-buttons followed by pressing the SELECT
Push-button to select the crossover frequency between
the subwoofer and the Front/Surround Loudspeakers.
Refer to the Owner’s Manuals that came with your
Loudspeakers and/or contact your McIntosh Dealer for
assistance in determining the appropriate Crossover
Frequency.
4. Press the RTRN (Return) Push-button to return to the
SPEAKER CONFIGURATION Menu.
CHANNEL LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS:
A properly setup Home Theater Surround Sound System
should have all Loudspeaker levels adjusted to the same
starting reference volume level in the Listening/Viewing
Area. The MVP871 includes a built-in test signal genera-
tor, which can have its output switched into each Loud-
speaker manually or automatically. The desired test signal
volume levels of each Loudspeaker can be determined, in
the Listening/Viewing Area, either by listening or with a
sound pressure meter. Level adjustments are made in small
steps (1dB) by using the MVP871 Remote Control Up or
Down directional Push-buttons. The level can be adjust-
ed over a 10dB range.
Note: Before performing the Loudspeaker Level adjust-
ments, you must first have completed the Loudspeak-
er Size adjustments.
1. Use the Down
directional
Push-button to
select CHAN-
NEL LEVEL
followed by
pressing the
SELECT Push-
button on the
Remote Con-
trol. Refer to
figures 13 and
14.
2. Use the
Down direc-
tional Push-
button to select
TEST TONE
then press the
Right or
Left direc-
tional Push-but-
tons to select
the
MANU-
AL Se-
lection
Mode of
op-
eration.
Refer to
figure
15.
Note: The procedure used for making the Loudspeaker
Level Adjustments is similar for both the Manual
and Automatic Modes. The only difference is, in
the Manual Mode the selection of the Loudspeaker
is performed by using the Up or Down direc-
tional Push-buttons before adjustments are made.
In the Automatic Mode, the MVP871 will switch
Figure 12
Figure 13
Figure 14
Figure 15