Pioneer P4000 Owner's Manual - Page 76

Using the time alignment

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Section 04 Available accessories 3 Touch START to start the test tone output. The test tone is outputted. It rotates from speaker to speaker in the following sequence at intervals of about two seconds. The current settings for the speaker over which you hear the test tone are shown in the display. FRONT L (front speaker left)-CENTER (center speaker)-FRONT R (front speaker right)- REAR R (rear speaker right)-REAR L (rear speaker left)-SUB WOOFER (subwoofer) Check each speaker output level. If no adjustments are needed, perform step 5 to stop the test tone. # The settings do not appear for speakers whose size is set OFF. (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on page 74.) 4 Touch c or d to adjust the speaker output level. Each time you touch c or d increases or decreases the speaker output level. +10 to -10 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. # The test tone rotates to the next speaker after about two seconds from the last operation. 5 Touch STOP to stop the test tone output. Notes ! If needed, select speakers and adjust their 'absolute' output levels. (Refer to Adjusting the speaker output levels on the previous page.) ! To adjust the speaker output levels in this mode is the same as making the speaker output levels at SPEAKER LEVEL. Both provide the same results. Using the time alignment The time alignment lets you adjust the distance between each speaker and the listening position. 1 Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu. 2 Touch TIME ALIGNMENT. 3 Touch any of the following touch panel keys to select the time alignment. ! INITIAL - Initial time alignment (factory setting) ! AUTO TA - Time alignment created by auto TA and EQ. (Refer to Auto TA and EQ (autotime alignment and auto-equalizing) on page 78.) ! CUSTOM - Adjusted time alignment that you can create for yourself ! OFF - Turn the time alignment off ! ADJUSTMENT - Adjust the time alignment as desired # You cannot select AUTO TA if auto TA and EQ has not been carried out. # You cannot select ADJUSTMENT when neither FRONT-L nor FRONT-R is selected in POSITION. Adjusting the time alignment You can adjust the distance between each speaker and the selected position. ! An adjusted time alignment is memorized in CUSTOM. 1 Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu. 2 Touch TIME ALIGNMENT and then touch ADJUSTMENT. # You cannot select ADJUSTMENT when neither FRONT-L nor FRONT-R is selected in POSITION. 3 Touch a or b to select the speaker to be adjusted. Each time you touch a or b selects the speaker in the following order: FRONT L (front speaker left)-CENTER (center speaker)-FRONT R (front speaker right)- REAR R (rear speaker right)-REAR L (rear speaker left)-SUB WOOFER (subwoofer) # You cannot select speakers whose size is set at OFF. (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on page 74.) 76 En

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3
Touch START to start the test tone out-
put.
The test tone is outputted. It rotates from
speaker to speaker in the following sequence
at intervals of about two seconds. The current
settings for the speaker over which you hear
the test tone are shown in the display.
FRONT L
(front speaker left)
CENTER
(center
speaker)
FRONT R
(front speaker right)
REAR R
(rear speaker right)
REAR L
(rear
speaker left)
SUB WOOFER
(subwoofer)
Check each speaker output level. If no adjust-
ments are needed, perform step 5 to stop the
test tone.
#
The settings do not appear for speakers
whose size is set
OFF
. (Refer to
Setting the speak-
er setting
on page 74.)
4
Touch
c
or
d
to adjust the speaker out-
put level.
Each time you touch
c
or
d
increases or de-
creases the speaker output level.
+10
to
10
is
displayed as the level is increased or de-
creased.
#
The test tone rotates to the next speaker after
about two seconds from the last operation.
5
Touch STOP to stop the test tone out-
put.
Notes
!
If needed, select speakers and adjust their
ab-
solute
output levels. (Refer to
Adjusting the
speaker output levels
on the previous page.)
!
To adjust the speaker output levels in this
mode is the same as making the speaker out-
put levels at
SPEAKER LEVEL
. Both provide
the same results.
Using the time alignment
The time alignment lets you adjust the dis-
tance between each speaker and the listening
position.
1
Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu.
2
Touch TIME ALIGNMENT.
3
Touch any of the following touch panel
keys to select the time alignment.
!
INITIAL
Initial time alignment (factory set-
ting)
!
AUTO TA
Time alignment created by auto
TA and EQ. (Refer to
Auto TA and EQ (auto-
time alignment and auto-equalizing)
on
page 78.)
!
CUSTOM
Adjusted time alignment that
you can create for yourself
!
OFF
Turn the time alignment off
!
ADJUSTMENT
Adjust the time alignment
as desired
#
You cannot select
AUTO TA
if auto TA and EQ
has not been carried out.
#
You cannot select
ADJUSTMENT
when
neither
FRONT-L
nor
FRONT-R
is selected in
POSITION
.
Adjusting the time alignment
You can adjust the distance between each
speaker and the selected position.
!
An adjusted time alignment is memorized
in
CUSTOM
.
1
Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu.
2
Touch TIME ALIGNMENT and then
touch ADJUSTMENT.
#
You cannot select
ADJUSTMENT
when
neither
FRONT-L
nor
FRONT-R
is selected in
POSITION
.
3
Touch
a
or
b
to select the speaker to
be adjusted.
Each time you touch
a
or
b
selects the speak-
er in the following order:
FRONT L
(front speaker left)
CENTER
(center
speaker)
FRONT R
(front speaker right)
REAR R
(rear speaker right)
REAR L
(rear
speaker left)
SUB WOOFER
(subwoofer)
#
You cannot select speakers whose size is set
at
OFF
. (Refer to
Setting the speaker setting
on
page 74.)
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