JBL AVR580 Owner's Manual

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27Once the DELAY ADJUST menuis on your screen, note that the defaultsetting to enter the distances from thespeakers to the listening position is infeet. If your measurements are in feet,proceed to the next step; if your measure-ments are made in meters, press the ¤Button n until the on-screen › cursoris at the UNIT line on the menu. Then,press the ‹/› Buttons o so thatMETER is highlighted. When thechange in measurement units is made,press the ⁄/¤ Buttons n to returnthe › cursor to the CENTER position.With the on-screen › cursor pointing toCENTER, press the ‹/› Buttonso until the distance from the cen-ter speaker to the preferred listeningposition is entered. Next, press the ¤Button n to move the cursor to theSURROUND line and use the ‹/›Buttons o again to enter thedistance from the listening position tothe surround speakers. Finally, if thesystem is configured for 7.1 operationby entering LARGE or SMALLon the SURR BACK line of theSPEAKER SETUP menu, press the¤ Button n again and use the ‹/›Buttons o to enter the distancefrom the listening position to the backsurround speakers. Remember that thislast adjustment will only be neededwhen you have surround back speakersinstalled and Dolby Digital chosen as thesurround mode.When the speaker-to-listening-positiondistance has been entered for all activespeaker positions, press the ⁄/¤Buttons n until the on-screen cursor isnext to BACK TO MASTER MENUand press the Set Button p.The delay settings may be changed atany time directly from the remote controlby pressing the Delay Button .CENTER DELAY will appear in theLower Display Line B, but you maypress the ⁄/¤ Buttons n to selectany of the speaker groups.Press the Set Button p when thedesired speaker group appears, and thenpress the ⁄/¤ Buttons n again toenter the distance from the speaker tothe listening position. Press the SetButton p again to enter the data. Youmay then press the ⁄/¤ Buttons nto select another speaker group to repeatthe procedure as needed, or wait fiveseconds for the system to return to nor-mal operation.Output Level AdjustmentOutput level adjustment is a key part ofthe configuration of any surround soundproduct. It is particularly important for adigital receiver such as the AVR580, ascorrect outputs ensure that you hearsoundtracks with the proper directionalityand intensity.IMPORTANT NOTE: Listeners are oftenconfused about the operation of the sur-round channels. While some assume thatsound should always be coming fromeach speaker, most of the time there willbe little or no sound in the surroundchannels. This is because they are onlyused when a movie director or soundmixer specifically places sound there tocreate ambience or a special effect, orto continue action from the front of theroom to the rear. When the output levelsare properly set, it is normal for sur-round speakers to operate only occa-sionally. Artificially increasing the vol-ume to the rear speakers may destroythe illusion of an enveloping sound fieldthat duplicates the way you hear sound ina movie theater or concert hall.Before beginning the output level adjust-ment process, make certain that allspeaker connections have been properlymade. The system volume should be setto the level that you will use during a typ-ical listening session. While the AVR580allows you to set output levels manually,we recommend that the EzSet system beused when the AVR is first installed, toestablish the initial level settings.Using EzSetJBL’s EzSet remote makes it possible toquickly and accurately set the AVR580’soutput levels without the use of a soundpressure meter, although manual adjust-ment is also available. However, for theeasiest setup, follow these steps whileseated in the listening position that willbe used most often:1. Make certain that all speaker posi-tions have been properly configuredfor their “large” or “small” settings(as outlined above) and turn off theOSD system if it is in use.2. Adjust the volume so that it is at-10dB, as shown in the on-screendisplay or Main InformationDisplay ˜.3. Hold the remote in front of you atarm’s length, being sure not to coverthe EzSet Sensor Microphoneat the top of the remote.4. Press and hold the SPL SelectorButton for three seconds.Release it when the Program/SPLIndicator c stops flashing andremains lit. Within five seconds,press the 5 Button r on theremote if your system is configuredfor 5.1 operation with standardspeakers or the 7 Button r on theremote if your system is configuredfor 6.1/7.1 operation with a fullspeaker complement including bothrear surround speakers. Once the cor-rect channel configuration button hasbeen pressed, the test noise will beheard from the front left speaker.5. At this point, EzSet will take over,adjusting the output level of eachchannel so that when the process iscomplete, all levels will be equal andat the set reference point. Thisprocess may take a few minutes,depending on the extent of adjust-ment required.6. During the adjustment, you will seethe location of the channel positionbeing adjusted appear in the on-screen display (if connected) and inthe Main Information Display ˜,alternating with a readout of the out-put setting, relative to the referencelevel, and in the Speaker/ChannelInput Indicators E where the let-ters for the channel being adjustedwill flash to indicate the channelfrom which the test tone should beheard. As the adjustment proceeds,a few things will happen simul-taneously:• The channel position being adjustedwill flash in the Speaker/ChannelInput Indicators E. If the testnoise is heard from a channel otherthan the one shown in the indica-tor, there is an error in the speakerconnections. If this is the case,press the Test Button i TWICEto stop the adjustment. Then, turnthe unit off and verify that allspeakers are connected to theproper Outputs §¶ª‚.41443637373737