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UMC-200

Note: EmoQ is very sophisticated, but not totally foolproof. Unusual room acoustics, 

reflections, or unusual speakers can cause it to get incorrect results. If EmoQ says 

that the phase of a particular speaker is reversed, it is a good idea to double check 

your wiring, and the phase of your power amp and speaker. If, however, you find that 

EmoQ is mistaken, you can safely ignore its findings. If EmoQ says your subwoofer 

is out of phase, look for a phase reversal switch on your sub (many have one) and 

try it the other way. If your sub has a variable phase control, setting it to “180” is 

the same as reversing the phase. Moving a subwoofer to a different position in the 

room may also result in a reversed acoustic phase. If your sub is definitely phased 

correctly, or you have no way to reverse it, then just ignore that as well. If you change 

any wiring or speaker positions at this point, please cancel out of EmoQ and restart it 

from the beginning.

Notes (about setting subwoofers): 

Since EmoQ is controlling the bass management for your subwoofer, it is usually 

optimum to set your sub itself to “flat”. 

If your subwoofer has a phase setting, you should set it to “0 degrees” or “normal” 

(and not “inverted).

If your sub has a built-in crossover that cannot be disabled, then set it to the highest 

allowed crossover point. 

If your sub has a level control, setting it to a center position, or to “0 dB” is a good 

place to start. 

If your subwoofer has special features for eliminating room nodes, or if you are using 

bass traps or other advanced room correction devices, these adjustments should 

usually be made BEFORE running EmoQ for best results.

Once you have finished viewing the information EmoQ has presented, press Enter to 

continue. EmoQ will now play another series of test tones through each speakers. These 

tones are used to make more precise measurements for each speaker (which will be used 

to generate the calibration settings). After this series of test tones are done, EmoQ will 

present you with another screen of information. 

This time you will be prompted to SAVE the information by pressing Enter. When you press 

Enter this time you will end up back at the Setup / EMOQ / EQ Menu screen.

The fourth, and final, step to running EmoQ is to activate the calibration settings that EmoQ 

has created. On the current Menu screen, you can see the equalization settings that are 

currently applied by the UMC-200. The options include EMOQ, Manual EQ 1, Manual EQ 

2, Manual EQ 3, and Flat. By moving the highlight to each choice and pressing Enter, you 

change the current setting to that choice (and may hear what it sounds like). The highlighted 

(bright white) option is the one that is currently selected.