Luxman LR-8500 - Manual (Page 31)

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System Configuration
phone is firmly connected. The microphone cable is
approximately 6 m long, which should accommodate
most listening room situations.
If required, you may use an optional extension cable,
available at most electronics stores, for use in larger
rooms. However, we recommend that you avoid using
extension cords for the microphone cable, as they may
adversely affect the test results.
Step 4: Once the microphone is properly positioned and
plugged in, proceed to the ROOM AUTO SETUP menus by
first pressing the OSD Button to bring the MAIN MENU to
the screen. Next, press the 5/b Buttons to move the
onscreen cursor to the ROOM AUTO SETUP menu line.
Press the ENTER Button to move to the next screen.
Step 5: The first screen of the ROOM AUTO SETUP sys-
tem will now appear to remind you to plug in the micro-
phone.
If you have not already done so, plug the microphone into
the Headphone Jack as described in steps 2 and 3. When
you are ready to proceed, make certain that the cursor is
pointing to YES and press the ENTER Button. If you do not
wish to continue with the ROOM AUTO SETUP process,
press the g /t Buttons and then press the ENTER
Button to return to the MAIN MENU. Note that if you
attempt to move to the next menu without plugging in the
microphone, a reminder message will flash at the bottom
of the screen.
Step 6: After entering YES to start the ROOM AUTO
SETUP system, you will next see a brief warning mes-
sage, and the screen will then change to the main ROOM
AUTO SETUP menu.
The WARNING screen is a reminder that in order for the
system to perform accurate measurements, it is impor-
tant that the listening room be as quiet as possible. After
5 seconds, the screen will change again to display the
main ROOM AUTO SETUP menu.
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.
Inexpensive foam-style ear plugs, available at most drug
stores, may be used to reduce the sound level to a tolera-
ble level. If you are uncomfortable with, or cannot toler-
ate, loud sounds and do not use some sort of ear protec-
tion, we strongly recommend that you leave the room and
ask someone else to run the ROOM AUTO SETUP
process, or that you do not use ROOM AUTO SETUP and
enter the configuration settings manually.
Step 7: The WARNING screen will automatically be
replaced by the main ROOM AUTO SETUP menu.
While this screen is visible, you may start and stop the
calibration process, or monitor the progress of the mea-
surements and view the results. When the screen first
appears, you will see AUTO START: STOP on the first line
of the menu list. To start the ROOM AUTO SETUP test
process, you must first tell the system how many speak-
ers are in your system. To do that, choose one of these
two options:
• If your system includes a full complement of seven main
speakers (front left/center/front right/surround right/sur-
round back right/surround back left/surround left) and a
subwoofer, press the g/t Navigation Buttons so that
7.1 CH appears to the right of AUTO START, and then
press the Set Button to start ROOM AUTO SETUP.
• If your system includes a traditional surround speaker
complement of five main speakers (front left/center/front
right/surround right/surround left) and a subwoofer, press
the g/t Buttons so that 5.1 CH appears to the right of
AUTO START, and then press the Set Button to start
ROOM AUTO SETUP. To stop the calibration process at
any time, press the 5/b Buttons to move the on-screen
cursors to the AUTO START line; press the g /t
Navigation Buttons.
Step 8: Once ROOM AUTO SETUP has been started, you
will hear test signals circulate among all of the speakers
as the system sets the master level, checks to see where
there are speakers, sets the distance measurement and
calculates delay time settings, sets the speaker "size",
and sets the speaker crossover point. During the mea-
surement and calibration process, you may observe the
progress of the testing by reading the messages that
appear in the second line of the menu listing. When the
ROOM AUTO SETUP screen first appears, it contains a
series of dashes, but as the test and measurement pro-
ceeds, you will see the following messages as the indi-
vidual measurements are taken:
• System Level: ADJUST VOLUME message will appear to
indicate that the system is setting the overall volume level
to the proper level as a prelude to testing the individual
channels.
ROOM AUTO SETUP
Put the microphone at
the position you want
to listen and connect
Do you want to start
Room auto Setup?
YES NO
AUTO START
SPEAKER CHECK
SPEAKER DELAY
SPEAKER LEVEL
SPEAKER SIZE
SPEAKER X-OVER
SAVE RESULTS
BACK TO MAIN MENU : STOP
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ROOM AUTO SETUP