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Foundation 4K UHD Processor
Speaker Setup
Run ARES Spkr Setup
Press the Enter button. The ARES system will send noise signals to all the speakers in the system to determine
correct crossover, delay, and output settings. After ARES completes its process, the Foundation 4K UHD returns
to the Speaker Setup menu. From there, speaker parameters may be adjusted in the Edit Settings menu or the
Equalization part of the ARES system may be run.
Note: If the Foundation 4K UHD does not detect a particular speaker in your system, a message asking for
confirmation will appear. This will help determine if a system has been connected properly. The ARES system is
designed to perform room correction for home theater systems and only works with configurations that include
5 or 7 main speakers.
Run ARES EQ Setup
Press the Enter button. Select the desired frequency range for the ARES system to evaluate and equalize. ARES can
be configured to equalize the entire frequency range or only a smaller portion. For equalization to be applied only
to lower frequencies, select the desired frequency and equalization will only be applied to that frequency and
below. After selecting the desired range, press Enter. The ARES system will send noise signals to the speakers to
determine proper equalization in order to achieve a flat frequency response for the desired frequency range.
Edit Settings
The Foundation will ask for which setup memory, 1, 2, or 3, the edits are to be applied. The Left speaker
configuration is displayed. Press the Up or Down button to view other speakers in the system. To edit one of the
parameters, press the Enter button, the cursor will start blinking at the Crossover field. Press the Right button to
move the cursor to the field to be edited.
Press the Up or Down button to change the value. Press the Enter button to confirm any change and press the Left
button to exit the Edit Settings menu.
Crossover frequency edits
To edit the crossover frequency, press the Right button while the cursor is blinking at the Full Range field. Press the
Up or Down button to change the value between Full Range, Limited, or None. To choose a crossover point, select
Limited and then press the Right button. Press the Up or Down button to view the available frequencies. Press the
Enter button to confirm any change. Press the Enter button again to highlight the cursor and move to another field.
Note: None is not an option for the L/R speakers. Left and Right speakers must be present.
Time Delay edits
To edit the delay time (in milliseconds) setting, press the Up or Down button to edit the time delay setting. ARES
first determines which speaker is the greatest distance from the listening position and sets the time delay to 0ms.
ARES then calculates the time delay setting between this speaker and the remaining speakers in the system.
To adjust individual speakers, ARES uses the delay from each speaker to the furthest speaker in the system. For
adjustments, each millisecond is equal to one foot of distance between speakers.
Output Level edits
To edit the output level, press the Right button while the cursor is blinking at the output field. Press the Up or Down
button to increase or decrease the output level of each speaker. Press the Enter button to confirm changes. Press the
Up or Down button to edit additional speakers. Once all edits are complete, press the Left button to save the new
settings. A number of messages will appear including “Speaker Setup Succeeded” when the new settings have been
saved into memory.