SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 25
System Configuration
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
FARFIELDMEASUREscreen, 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
.
Figure 7f
Step 9. You will now see a Warning message
similar to the one shown in Figure 7 except that it
will contain an option to return to the
NEAR
FIELDEQSELECT
menu (Figure 7f) as
well as the ability to return to the
MASTER
MENU
. If you are ready to proceed with the test,
make certain that the microphone is properly
pointed toward the speaker selected for calibra-
tion, press the
›
Navigation Button
E
so
that
ONis highlighted and press the Set Button
F
.
Step 10. One short test signal will be sent to the
speaker position being calibrated and after a
slight pause fro the system to calculate the test
results, you will see either a “Near Field
Complete” message or a “Near Field Error” mes-
sage. In most cases, the “Complete” message will
appear, in which case you should proceed to Step
11, if an “Error” message appears, go to Step 12.
Step 11. If the test results were successful, the
message shown in Figure 7g will appear. In order
to properly calibrate the system, you will need to
run the Near Field tests for all three front channel
speakers (left, center and right).After running the
test for the front left speaker, make certain that
the cursor is pointing towards
BACKTO
NEARFIELD
and press the Set Button
F
.When you are taken back to the Near Field
Select menu (Figure 7f) where you should repeat
Steps 8 through 11 until all three front speakers
have been calibrated.When that is done the
EzSet/EQ process is complete and you should
press the
¤
Navigation Button
E
to return
to the Master Menu.
Figure 7g
Step 12. If a “Near Field Error” message
appears, as shown in Figure 7h, you should check
to make certain that the microphone is about one
meter from the speaker being tested and that the
top of the microphone unit is pointing towards
the speaker.You may also have to raise or lower
the master volume to achieve accurate readings.
After checking these two items, as needed, make
certain that the cursor is pointing to the
BACK
TONEARFIELD
line and press the Set
Button
F
.This will return you to the NEAR
FIELDEQSELECT
menu (Figure 7f) where
you should repeat Steps 8 through 11, adjusting
the mike placement and volume level as needed
until the
NEARFIELDCOMPLETE menu
(Figure 7g) appears after the test tone stops.
Figure 7h
When both the Far Field and Near Field measure-
ments have been successfully completed your sys-
tem is ready for use. Thanks to EzSet/EQ, the set-
tings for speaker “size”, speaker crossover, chan-
nel output and individual channel delay time have
been automatically set and require no further
adjustment. In addition, EzSet/EQ also performs a
complete room equalization that tailors the sys-
tem’s performance for the best possible sound
with your combination of speakers, speaker place-
ment and room acoustics. The next few pages in
this manual detail the procedure for manually
entering system data, but unless you want to
view the setting information and make an adjust-
ment, you are now ready to enjoy the finest in
home theater and music reproduction. Go to
page 35 for complete information on operating
your AVR 435.
successful.
the selected speaker.
1. FL Speaker
2. C Speaker
3. FR Speaker
An overload detected.
position.
procedure.
