7: Calibrating The Appropriate Settings Automatically (Auto Calibration) - Sony STR-DG900 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 38).
Before you perform Auto
Calibration
?/1
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
TONE MODE TUNING MODE
– TONE + – TUNING +
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
AUTO CAL MIC
MEMORY/ CATEGORY
ENTER MODE – CATEGORY +
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
PHONES
S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL(OPT)
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/
2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC HDMI
DIRECT
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
AV ?/1
TV RM SET UP
SYSTEM STANDBY
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3
TV/SAT MD/TAPE SA-CD/CD
PHONO MULTI CH SOURCE
2CH A.F.D. MOVIE
CATEGORY
SLEEP D. TUNING ON SCREEN
MODE
1 2
4 5
7 8
– /– –
0/10
CLEAR ENTER
>10 MEMORY
DISPLAY
V
B B
v
RETURN/
MENU
EXIT
– CATEGORY +
REPLAY ADVANCE
. < <
TUNING –
H
m
DISC SKIP
X
TV VOL TV CH
MASTER VOL PRESET
MUTING
?/1
?/1 switch
DVD
Input button
TUNER
ZONE 2
MUSIC
3
6
9
TOOLS
Control
button
AMP
AMP
MENU
>
TUNING +
M
x
MASTER
VOL +/–
MUTING
continued
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