24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
You are now ready to start the EzSet/EQ process
by following these steps:
Step 1. Navigate to the
EZSET/EQMODE
menu (Fig. 7) by first pressing the OSD Button
L
on the remote. Press the
¤
Navigation
Button
E
until the ➔ cursor is pointing to
EZSET/EQin the MASTER MENU. Press
the Set Button
F
to bring the menu to the
screen.
Figure 7
Step 2. Select one of the two options shown
based on the way you wish to have the system
settings entered:
• In most cases, you will want to use the
Automatic mode, which calibrates the system
for speaker presence, speaker “size”, speaker
crossover, channel output level, speaker-to-lis-
tener delay time and room equalization.To
choose this mode simply press the Set Button
F
, as the cursor is already pointing to
Automatic when the menu appears on the
screen.
• If you wish to enter the speaker crossover fre-
quencies yourself, but want to have the
EzSet/EQ system test for and calibrate all the
other functions listed above, press the
¤
Navigation Button
E
to point the cursor at
BACKTOMASTERMENUand then press
the Set Button
F
.At the Master Menu,
press the
¤
Navigation Button
E
again
so that the cursor is pointing to
MANUAL
SETUP
and then press the Set Button
F
.
Once the
MANUALSETUP menu (Fig. 16)
appears, follow the instructions on page 28 to
enter your desired settings for the Crossover
Frequencies, and then return to the
EZSET/EQMODE menu. Press the
¤
Navigation Button
E
again so that the
cursor is pointing to
MANUALand then press
the Set Button
F
.When the interim mes-
sage screen appears to remind you to set the
crossovers, make sure that the cursor is pointing
to
CONTINUEand press the Set Button
F
again since you have already set the
crossovers.
Step 3. The
FARFIELDMEASUREscreen
(Figure 7a) will appear with instructions to place
the microphone, if you have not already done so.
This screen is also the place to set the master vol-
ume level.As noted on the screen, use the
Volume Control
ı
d
to adjust the volume
level to –28dB, as shown on the line that appears
at the bottom of the menu when the volume is
adjusted. Press the Set Button
F
when the
volume is set to the proper level.
Figure 7a
Step 4. The final menu screen before the
EzSet/EQ process starts is a warning screen
(Figure 7b) that serves as a reminder to keep the
room as quiet as possible while the system is in
use. Extraneous noise of any kind may adversely
affect the accuracy of the system’s results. Do not
talk while the test tones are circulating, and if
possible, turn off any ventilation systems if the
noise form the air flow is loud enough for you to
hear. Should an outside noise such as a phone
ringing occur during the test process, we recom-
mend that you rerun EzSet/EQ. This screen is also
your reminder that the test tones used by
EzSet/EQ are somewhat loud.Anyone with sensi-
tive hearing should leave the room or use hearing
protection before moving to the next step. If you
do not wish to start the test process at this time,
press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
E
to
return to either the EzSet/EQ menu or the Master
Menu, and press the Set Button
F
.To begin
the EzSet/EQ Near Field measurements, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
E
so that ONis
highlighted in reverse video, and press the Set
Button
F
.
NOTE: Once the EzSet/EQ process starts, the vol-
ume control and Standby/Off switches are tem-
porarily disabled while the tests are in progress.
Do not adjust the volume or turn the unit off until
you see the on-screen message change to indi-
cate that EzSet/EQ is finished.
Figure 7b
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 at their ears. Inexpensive
foam-style ear plugs, available at most drug
stores, may be used to reduce the sound level to
a tolerable level for anyone who has a problem
with loud noise. If you are uncomfortable with, or
cannot tolerate loud sounds and do not use some
sort of ear protection we strongly recommend
that you leave the room and ask someone else to
be present while the EzSet/EQ process takes
place, or that you do not use EzSet/EQ and enter
the configuration settings manually, as described
on pages 26 through 31.
Step 5. At this point you will begin to hear a
series of test tones circulate among all the speak-
ers in your system.While this is happening, the
AVR 435 is reading the signal to determine which
speaker positions are active, what type of speaker
is present at each active position, what the dis-
tance is from the listening position to each speak-
er, and to begin to build a profile of the impact of
the room’s acoustics on the quality of audio
reproduction.When the test is completed you will
hear the tones stop, and the system will pause
fors long as a minute while the processor makes
its calculations. Do not be alarmed if the “WARN-
ING” message remains on the screen after tones
stop until a results message is displayed as shown
in Step 6 or 7, below.
NOTE: While these tests detect whether a speak-
er is connected to a particular output, they cannot
determine whether the speaker is in the correct
position. (For example, it can tell whether a
speaker is connected to the Surround Right out-
put, but it cannot tell whether the speaker is on
the right or left side of your listening room.) For
that reason, we strongly recommend that you try
to listen as the tone circulates, matching the
name shown for each channel to the location of
the speaker. If a tone is heard from a speaker
position that does not match the on-screen mes-
sage, make a note of the incorrect speaker con-
nections. When the test process stops you will see
a message indicating the they Far Field measure-
ments are complete, but since there is a connec-
tion error press the
¤
Navigation Button
E
so that the on-screen cursor in Fig. 7 is pointing
to
RETURNTOMASTER MENUand press
the Set Button
F
.At this point, exit all menus
and turn the receiver off. Check all speaker wire
connections and then rerun EzSet/EQ.
Step 6. When the Far Field tests are complete a
message screen will appear to confirm if the pro-
cedure was successful or not. In most cases there
will not be any problems and you will see the
message shown in Figure 7c on your screen. If the
speaker positions shown match the actual speak-
er layout in your system, press the Set Button
F
to complete EzSet/EQ by performing the
Near Field Measurements. Continue the EzSet/EQ
process by pressing the Set Button
F
to take
the Near Field measurements from the front left,
center and right speakers. By taking this separate
set of measurements, the AVR 435 is able to com-
plete its view of the room’s sonic signature and
apply equalization as needed to correct spikes
and dips in the system’s response. Continue these
instructions with Step 8.
bursts are heard.
the closest speaker.
