Onkyo SC886 - PR Preamplifier / Processor Instruction Manual page 94

Advanced Setup—Continued
3 Use the Up and Down [q]/[w] but-
tons to select "2. Speaker
Setup", and then press [ENTER].
The "Speaker Setup" menu appears.
4 Use the Up and Down [q]/[w] but-
tons to select "4. Level Calibra-
tion", and then press [ENTER].
The "Level Calibration" screen appears
and the pink noise test tone is output by
the front left speaker.
Note:
Levels cannot be adjusted for speakers
set to "No" or "None" in the Speaker
Configuration (page 89).
5
Use the Up and Down [q]/[w] but-
tons to select a speaker, and use
the Left and Right [e]/[r] but-
tons to adjust the level.
Levels can be adjusted from –12 to
+12 dB in 0.5 dB steps (–15 to +12 dB
for the subwoofer).
Notes:
• The "Center" level cannot be set if
the "Center" is set to "None"
(page 89).
• The "SurrRight" and "SurrLeft" lev-
els cannot be set if the "Surround" is
set to "None" (page 89).
• The "SurrBack R" and "SurrBack L"
levels cannot be set if "Speaker
Type" is set to "Bi-Amp" (page 55),
"SurrBack" is set to "None"
(page 89).
• The "Subwoofer" levels cannot be
set if "Subwoofer" is set to "No"
(page 90).
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2. Speaker Setup
1. Speaker Settings
2. Speaker Config
3. Speaker Distance
4. Level Calibration
5. Equalizer Settings
6. THX Audio Setup
MOVE ENTER ENTER RETURN RETURN SETUP EXIT
2–4. Level Calibration
Left -12.0dB
Center -12.0dB
Speaker A
Right -12.0dB
SurrRight -12.0dB
SurrBack R -12.0dB
SurrBack L -12.0dB
SurrLeft -12.0dB
Subwoofer -15.0dB
MOVE VALUE RETURN RETURN SETUP EXIT
6 Repeat step 5 until the volume of
the test tone from each speaker
is the same.
If you're using a handheld sound level
meter, adjust the level of each speaker
so that it reads 75 dB SPL at the listen-
ing position, measured with C-weight-
ing and slow reading.
7 Press the [SETUP] button.
Setup closes.
Notes:
• Speaker levels can also be adjusted by using the dedi-
cated buttons on the remote controller. Press the
[TEST TONE] button to output the test tone. Use the
[CH SEL] button to select each speaker, and use the
[LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] buttons to adjust the level.
• This procedure can also be performed on the AV con-
troller by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons,
and [ENTER] button.