3. Using TV Features 35
Auto Setup
153 Series
Autosetupusesacalibrationmicrophonetooptimize
SoundProjectorperformanceformostroomcondi-
tions.Iftheroomisverylargeorhasmanyobstacles
affectingthesoundbeams,youmaywishtotrymanual
setup,whichisdonewithoutthemicrophone.
Initial Preparation
PositionandconnecttheTVasdescribedunder
1.
“BeforeYouBegin,”page33.
PowerontheTVandexternalsubwoofer,ifany.
2.
PlugthemicrophonecableintotheTV’s
3. INPUT 3
leftaudiojack.
Placethemicrophoneasdescribedintheguide-
4.
linesonthispage.
Start Auto Setup
Press
1.
MENU
andgotoInitial > SoundPro.
Press
2.
ENTER.
SetModetoAuto.
Highlight
3.
STARTandpress
ENTER
.
Quietlyexittheroomrightaway.Thecalibration
5.
sequencewillstartinafewsecondsandmaybe
loud.Itisimportanttoleavetheroomasyourpres-
encewillinterferewiththecalibrationprocess.
Waitforcompletionofsetupbeforereturningtothe
6.
room.
Playsomesampleaudiomaterialtocheckthe
7.
soundquality.
Note: Donotperformmanualadjustmentsafterrun-
ningAutosetup,asdoingsowilleraseallset-
tingsdenedduringAutosetup.
Storethemicrophoneoutofdirectsunlightand
8.
awayfromheat.
Microphone Placement
Makesuretherearenolargeobstaclesbetween•
theTVandmicrophone.
Placethemicrophone•
Onatripodoronthebackrestofyour-
seating.
Onaflat,levelsurfaceatleastsixfeetaway-
fromthefrontoftheTV.
Atthesameheightyoursearswouldbe-
whenwatchingTV.Theheightmustbe
within3verticalfeetoftheheightoftheTV’s
speakerarray.
CenteredinfrontoftheTV,notofftothe-
side.
Be sure the
height of the
microphone is
within three feet
of the speaker
height.
Center the micro-
phone in front of
the TV.
Set the microphone
on a level surface at
ear height at least
six feet from the TV.
Use a seat backrest
or tripod so as to
pick up sound from
all directions.
Maximum height above speakers
Microphone
TV
6 ft. minimum
Microphone
Height of TV
speakers
3 ft.
Sound Projector, continued