Pioneer SC-27 Owner's Manual - Page 111

The Advanced MCACC menu 11 • THX Speaker (only available when the Auto MCACC Menu above is ALL or Speaker Setting) - Select YES if you are using THX speakers (set all speakers to SMALL), otherwise leave it set to NO. • STAND.WAVE Multi-Point (only available when the Auto MCACC Menu above is EQ Pro & S-Wave) - In addition to measurements at the listening position, you can use two more reference points for which test tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is useful if you want to get a balanced 'flat' calibration for several seating positions in your listening area.1 Place the microphone at the reference point indicated on-screen and note the last microphone placement will be at your main listening position: 2nd reference point 1 3rd reference point 2 3 Main listening position 3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. AUDIO PARAMETER (TUNE) VIDEO CONTROL ON/OFF (PRESET) ENTER (TUNE) HOME MENU (PRESET) TUNER EDIT BAND AUTO SURR/ALC/ HOME STANDARD ADVANCED STEREO STREAM DIRECT THX SURROUND SURROUND RETURN HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone USB MULTI-ZONE SPEAKERS MCACC SETUP MIC PHONES If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it's about ear level at your normal listening position. If you do not have a tripod, use some other object to install the microphone.2 4 When you're finished settings the options, select START then press ENTER. 5 Follow the instructions on-screen. • Make sure the microphone is connected. • If you're using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up. • See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 48 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference. 6 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting test tones. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it's doing this. • Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings. • With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check microphone) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 48) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn't seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue. 7 If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the GUI screen.3 The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have. If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don't need to select 'OK' and press ENTER in step 8. 1b.Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER Now Analyzing... 2/10 Environment Check Ambient Noise : OK Microphone : Speaker YES/NO : Exit Cancel L : C : R : SR : SBR : SBL : SL : SW : 10 OK 1b.Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES RETRY Exit Cancel • If you see an ERR message (or the speaker configuration displayed isn't correct), there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting RETRY doesn't work, turn off the power and check the speaker connections. If there doesn't seem to be a problem, you can simply use / to select the speaker and / to change the setting and continue. • If Reverse Phase is displayed, the speaker's wiring (+ and -) may be inverted. Check the speaker connections.4 - If the connections were wrong, turn off the power, disconnect the power cord, then reconnect properly. Note 1 Switch the Multi-Point setting NO if you only use one listening position. 2 It may not be possible to measure correctly if the microphone is placed on a table, sofa, etc. 3 This screen is only shown if you selected ALL or Speaker Setting from the Auto MCACC menu. 4 If the speaker is not pointed to the microphone (listening position) or when using speakers that affect the phase (dipole speakers, reflective speakers, etc.), Reverse Phase may be displayed even if the speakers are properly connected. 111 en