Sony STR-DG500 - Manual (Page 27)

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Getting Star
ted
7: Calibrating the
appropriate settings
automatically
(AUTO CALIBRATION)
This receiver is equipped with D.C.A.C.
(Digital Cinema Auto Calibration)
Technology which allows you to perform
automatic calibration as follows:
• Check the connection between each speaker
and the receiver.
• Adjust the speaker level.
• Measure the distance of each speaker to your
listening position.
You can also adjust the speaker levels and
balance manually. For details, see
“8: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance
(TEST TONE)” (page 30).
1
Connect the supplied ECM-AC2
optimizer microphone to the
AUTO CAL MIC jack.
2
Place the optimizer
microphone at your listening
position.
3
Place the speakers so that the
speakers are facing the
optimizer microphone.
Tips
• You can also fix the optimizer microphone to a
tripod (not supplied) and place the tripod at your
listening position.
• Be sure to remove any obstacles in the path
between the optimizer microphone and the
speakers.
• When you face the speaker towards the optimizer
microphone, you will get a more accurate
measurement.
Press AUTO CAL.
The follwing appears on the display.
A.CAL [5]
t A.CAL [4] t A.CAL [3] t
A.CAL [2] t A.CAL [1]
Before you perform Auto
Calibration
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B /A+B)
PHONES VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO L AUDIO R
MEMORY/ ENTER TUNING MODE TUNING 2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC MULTI CH IN DIRECT
DISPLAY MULTI CHANNEL DECODING INPUT MODE
INPUT SELECTOR
MASTER VOLUME
1
Performing Auto Calibration
1 2 3
4 6
7 8
0/10 ENTER
9
SYSTEM STANDBY
TV/VIDEO
SLEEP
AUTO
CAL
AV
?/1
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD
2CH A.F.D.
RETURN/EXIT MENU
MOVIE MUSIC
MEMORY DVD MENU
CLEAR
TOOLS DISPLAY MUTING
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
FM MODE
D.TUNING
D.SKIP
DUAL MONO
MD/TAPE SA-CD/CD TUNER AMP MENU
TV ?/1
?/1
-
F
G g
f
5
>10/
AUTO
CAL
Control
button
Input
buttons
?/1
switch
MUTING
MASTER
VOL +/–
continued
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