7: Calibrating The Appropriate Settings Automatically (Auto Calibration); Performing Auto Calibration - Sony STR-DG500 Operating Instructions Manual

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).
Before you perform Auto
Calibration
?/1
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B /A+B)
AUTO CAL MIC
MEMORY/ TUNING
ENTER MODE TUNING
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
PHONES
VIDEO L AUDIO R
1
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.
MASTER VOLUME
DISPLAY INPUT MODE
INPUT SELECTOR
MULTI CH IN DIRECT
2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC
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.

Performing Auto Calibration

TV/VIDEO AUTO
SLEEP CAL
AUTO
CAL
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3
Input
MD/TAPE SA-CD/CD TUNER AMP MENU
buttons
2CH A.F.D.
1 2
4 5
7 8
>10/
-
0/10
CLEAR
DISPLAY
F
Control
G
button
f
RETURN/EXIT
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]
TV ?/1
AV
?/1
?/1
?/1
switch
SYSTEM STANDBY
DVD
MOVIE MUSIC
DUAL MONO
3
FM MODE
6
D.TUNING
9
D.SKIP
MEMORY DVD MENU
ENTER
MUTING
TOOLS
MUTING
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
g
MASTER
VOL +/–
MENU
continued
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GB