Sony TA-F501ES - Manual (Page 13)

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Config
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Calibrating the
appropriate speaker
settings automatically
(AUTO CALIBRATION)
The auto calibration function allows you to
measure the following:
• Speaker connections
• Speaker distance
• Speaker angle
• Speaker level
• Frequency characteristics
After saving the measurement results, you can
confirm the speaker level by pressing
BALANCE L/R (page 12). Other
measurement results are not displayed, but are
set to appropriate settings automatically.
Before you perform auto calibration, set up
and connect the speakers (page 5).
• The AUTO CAL MIC jack is used for the
supplied optimizer microphone only. Do not
connect other microphones to this jack.
Doing so may damage the amplifier and the
microphone.
• During the measurement, the sound that
comes out of the speakers is very loud. The
volume of the sound cannot be adjusted. Pay
attention to the presence of children or to the
effect on your neighborhood.
• Perform the measurement in a quiet
environment to avoid the effect of noise and
get a more accurate measurement.
• If there are any obstacles in the path between
the optimizer microphone and the speakers,
the measurement cannot be performed
correctly. Remove any obstacles from the
measurement area to avoid measurement
error.
Notes
• The auto calibration function does not work when
headphones are connected to the amplifier.
• Cancel MUTING if it is set to on.
1
Connect the supplied optimizer
microphone to the AUTO CAL
MIC jack on the rear panel.
2
Set up the optimizer
microphone.
Place the optimizer microphone at your
listening position. Use a stool or tripod so
that the optimizer microphone remains at
the same height as your ears. Orient the L
end of the optimizer microphone toward
the front left speaker and the R end of the
optimizer microphone toward the front
right speaker.
Note
When you position the optimizer microphone
at the center of the two speakers, if the angle
between the two speakers is too narrow, the
optimizer microphone cannot measure the left
and right speakers properly.
Configuration
Before you perform auto
calibration
Optimizer microphone
(supplied)
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