Denon AVR-3806S Operating Instructions Manual

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9Easy Setup and Operation Easy Setup and OperationAuto Setup / Room EQThe Auto Setup and Room EQ function of thisunit performs an analysis of the speaker systemand measures the acoustic characteristics of yourroom to permit an appropriate automatic setting.The AVR-3806’s Audyssey MultEQ XT functionhas the feature that it provides the optimumlistening environment at all listening positions inthe home theater, where there are oftenmultiple listeners viewing programs together.To achieve this, it is first necessary to use amicrophone to measure test tones generatedfrom the different speakers at the variouslistening positions. All this measured data isanalyzed with a unique method tocomprehensively improve acoustic characteristicsin the listening area. For optimum effectiveness,measurements should be performed at sixpoints. Move the microphone successivelywithin the listening area surrounded by thespeakers as shown on the diagram below tomeasure the test tones. When listening tomusic or viewing movies with the whole family,move the microphone successively to thedifferent positions in which the members of thefamily sit (“ ” on the diagram indicates thepoints of installation) and measure repeatedly(Example q). Even if the number of peopleusing the home theater is small, taking multiplemeasurements at or near the listening positionsmakes it possible to correct the sound moreeffectively (Example w).The AVR-3806’s Room EQ function offers threecorrection curves: “Audyssey”, “Front” and“Flat”. These can be selected after performingthe auto setup procedure. Details of thedifferent correction curves are described below.• Audyssey:This adjusts the frequency response of allspeakers to correct the effects of roomacoustics.• Front:This adjusts the characteristics of eachspeaker to the characteristics of the frontspeakers.• Flat:This the frequency response of all speakers flat.This is suitable for multi-channel musicreproduction, from discrete music sourcessuch as Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, DVD-Audioand Super Audio CD.2 About the main listening position(*M)The main listening position is the point where alistener sits most often or the listening positionwhen only one person is listening.Measurements on the AVR-3806 start from thispoint. Correction for the speaker distance is setbased on this point.Example: w* MExample: q* M• To make the Speaker system settings withoutusing the Auto Setup function ( page 75 ~79).