22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
the level. This is a normal aspect of the
system’s operation.
• As the other channels are set, the channel
name and the adjustment offset will
appear in the on-screen display (if con-
nected) and the Main Information
Display X.While the level is changing,
the Program/SPL Indicator c will
change colors to reflect the output level
in relation to the reference. A red indica-
tion shows that the level is too high,
while an amber indication shows that the
level is too low. When the indicator is
green, the level is correct, and the test
noise will move to the next channel.
• While adjustments are being made, the
red LED under the AVR Selector f
will flash. This is normal, and indicates
that EzSet is operating.
7. After the test noise has circulated once
through each channel, it will send the tone
to each channel once again, to verify the
settings.
8. After two complete circulations of the tone,
the levels are set. The Program/SPL
Indicator c will remain green at each
channel. Upon completion of the second
circulation, the Program/SPL indicator will
flash green twice and then go out. The
tone will stop and the AVR 210 will return
to normal operation.
Manual Output Level Adjustment
Output levels may also be adjusted manually,
either to set them to a specific level with an
SPL meter, or to make fine-tuning adjustments
to the levels obtained using the EzSet remote.
Manual output level adjustment is most easily
done through the OUTPUT ADJUST
menu (Figure 7). If you are already at the
MASTER MENU, press the
¤
button q
until the on-screen
›
cursor is next to the
OUTPUT ADJUST line. If you are not at
the MASTER MENU, press the OSD button
v to bring up the MASTER MENU
(Figure 1), and then press the
¤
button q
three times so that the on-screen
›
cursor is
next to the OUTPUT ADJUST line. Press
the Set button o to bring the OUTPUT
ADJUST menu (Figure 7) to the screen.
Figure 7
As soon as the new menu appears, you will
hear a test noise circulate from speaker to
speaker in a clockwise direction around the
room. The test noise will play for two seconds
in each speaker before circulating, and a blink-
ing on-screen cursor will appear next to the
name of each speaker location when the sound
is at that speaker.
NOTE: Remember to verify that the speakers
have been properly connected. As the test noise
circulates, listen to make certain that the sound
comes from the speaker position shown in the
Main Information Display X. If the sound
from a speaker location does NOT match the
position indicated in the display, turn the
AVR 210 off using the Main Power Switch
1 and check the speaker wiring to make cer-
tain that each speaker is connected to the cor-
rect output terminal.
After checking for speaker placement, let the
test noise circulate again, and listen to see
which channels sound louder than the others.
Using the front left speaker as a reference,
press the
‹
/
›
buttons n on the remote
to bring all speakers to the same volume level.
Note that when one of the
‹
/
›
buttons is
pushed, the test noise circulation will pause
on the channel being adjusted to give you time
to make the adjustment. When you release
the button, the circulation will resume after
five seconds.
Continue to adjust the individual channels until
the volume level sounds the same from each
speaker. Note that adjustments should be made
with the
‹
/
›
buttons n on the remote
only, NOT the main volume controls. If you are
using a sound pressure level (SPL) meter for
precise level adjustment, set the volume so that
the meter reads 75dB, C-Weighting Slow.
You may also adjust the output levels manually
while using the level indication feature of the
EzSet remote. To activate the sensor and indica-
tor, simply press and release the SPL Indicator
Select button on the remote while the
test tone is circulating. The Program/SPL
Indicator c will change color to indicate the
level. Adjust the level using the
‹
/
›
buttons
n until the LED lights green for all chan-
nels. When it is red the level is too high; when
it is amber the level is too low. Press the SPL
Indicator Select button when you are
finished to turn the sensor and indicator off.
NOTE: The subwoofer output level is not
adjustable using the test tone. To change the
subwoofer level, follow the steps for Output
Level Trim Adjustment on page 29.
When all channels have an equal volume level,
the adjustment is complete. To exit this menu,
press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons mq until the on-
screen
›
cursor is next to the RETURN TO
MENU line, and then press the Set button
o to return to the MASTER MENU.
The output levels may also be adjusted at any
time using the discrete buttons and semi-OSD
system. To adjust the output levels in this fash-
ion, press the Test Tone Selector ˆh.As
soon as the button is pressed, the test tone will
begin to circulate as indicated earlier.The cor-
rect channel from which the test noise should
be heard will be shown in the lower third of
the video screen and in the Main Information
Display X.While the test noise is circulating,
the proper channel position will also be indicat-
ed in the Speaker/Channel Indicators P by
a blinking letter within the correct channel.
To adjust the output level, press the Selector
buttons on the front panel 5 or the
‹
/
›
buttons n until the desired level is
shown in the display or on screen. Once the
buttons are released, the test noise will begin
to circulate again in five seconds.
When all channels have the same output level,
press the Test Tone Selector button ˆh
again to complete the process.
NOTE: Output level adjustment is not available
for the VMAx or Surround Off mode.
