Pioneer VSX-1121-K Owner's Manual - Page 80

The System Setup and Other Setup menus

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•

Surr

– Select

LARGE

if your surround speakers

reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select

SMALL

to send bass frequencies to the other

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect

surround speakers choose

NO

(the sound of the

surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a

subwoofer).

•

SB

– Select the number of surround back speakers

you have (one, two or none).

1

Select

LARGEx2

or

LARGEx1

if your surround back speakers reproduce

bass frequencies effectively. Select

SMALLx2

or

SMALLx1

to send bass frequencies to the other

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect

surround back speakers choose

NO

.

•

SW

– LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels

set to

SMALL

are output from the subwoofer when

YES

is selected. Choose the

PLUS

setting if you want

the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or

you want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that

would normally come out the front and center

speakers are also routed to the subwoofer).

2

If you did

not connect a subwoofer choose

NO

(the bass

frequencies are output from other speakers).

3

Select ‘

X. OVER

’ and set the crossover frequency.

3

Frequencies below this point will be sent to the

subwoofer (or

LARGE

speakers).

4

When you’re finished, press

RETURN

.

You will return to the

Manual SP Setup

menu.

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the

overall balance of your speaker system, an important

factor when setting up a home theater system.

1

Select ‘

Channel Level

’ from the

Manual SP Setup

menu.

The test tones will start.

2

Adjust the level of each channel using

/

.

Use

/

to switch speakers.

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is

emitted.

4

3


RETURN

.


Manual SP Setup

menu.

Tip

•

You can change the channel levels by press

, then press

CH LEVEL

, and then using

/



on the remote control.

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system,

you need to specify the distance of your speakers from

the listening position. The receiver can then add the

proper delay needed for effective surround sound.

1

Select ‘

Speaker Distance

’ from the

Manual SP

Setup

menu.

2

Adjust the distance of each speaker using

/

.

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in

1

/

2

inch

Increments.

3


RETURN

.


Manual SP Setup

menu.

Tip

•

For best surround sound, make sure the surround

back speakers are the same distance from the

listening position.

Note

1 • If you selected

ZONE 2

or

Front Bi-Amp

(in

Speaker system setting

on page 79) you can’t adjust the surround back settings.

• If the surround speakers are set to

NO

, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to

NO

.

2 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select

LARGE

for your front speakers and

PLUS

for the subwoofer. This

may not, however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in

the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good

results, listen to the bass response with it set to

PLUS

and

YES

or the front speakers set to

LARGE

and

SMALL

alternatively and let your ears

judge which sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting

SMALL

for the front speakers.

3

• This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as

LARGE

, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds

playing back from those selected as

SMALL

. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

• With Full Auto MCACC Setup or Auto MCACC Setup (

ALL

or

Speaker Setting

), the setting here will not apply and the crossover frequency

will be automatically set. Crossover frequency is a frequency aimed at achieving the optimal sound field taking into account the bass capacity

of all connected speakers and human aural characteristics.

• If you’re using THX speakers, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to

80Hz

.

4 If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker

to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

RECEIVER

Section	Page
Contents	5
Before you start	9
Features	9
Checking what’s in the box	9
Installing the receiver	10
Loading the batteries	10
Operating range of remote control unit	10
Controls and displays	11
Remote control	11
Front panel	12
Display	13
Connecting your equipment	15
Rear panel	15
Determining the speakers’ application	16
Other speaker connections	17
Placing the speakers	17
THX speaker system setup	17
Some tips for improving sound quality	17
Connecting the speakers	18
Installing your speaker system	19
Standard surround connection	19
Bi-amping your speakers	20
Bi-wiring your speakers	20
Selecting the Speaker system	21
Front height setup	21
Front wide setup	21
Speaker B setup	21
Bi-Amping setup	21
ZONE 2 setup	21
About the audio connection	21
About the video converter	21
About HDMI	22
Connecting your TV and playback components	23
Connecting using HDMI	23
Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output	24
Connecting your TV with no HDMI input	25
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources	26
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box	27
Connecting other audio components	27
About the WMA9 Pro decoder	28
Connecting additional amplifiers	28
Connecting AM/FM antennas	29
Connecting external antennas	29
MULTI-ZONE setup	30
Making MULTI-ZONE connections	30
Connecting to the network through LAN interface	30
Connecting Optional Bluetooth® ADAPTER	31
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input	31
Connecting a SiriusConnect™ tuner	31
Connecting an iPod	32
Connecting a USB device	32
Connecting a USB device for Advanced MCACC output	33
Connecting an IR receiver	33
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor	34
Plugging in the receiver	34
Basic Setup	35
Switching the speaker impedance	35
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)	35
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Auto MCACC)	35
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup	37
The Input Setup menu	37
Input function default and possible settings	38
Basic playback	39
Playing a source	39
Playing a source with HDMI connection	39
Playing an iPod	39
Playing back audio files stored on an iPod	40
Playing a USB device	40
Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device	41
Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device	41
About playable file formats	42
Listening to the radio	43
Improving FM sound	43
Using Neural Surround	43
Tuning directly to a station	43
Saving station presets	43
Naming station presets	43
Listening to station presets	43
Listening to Internet radio stations	44
Programming the Internet radio stations	44
Listening to Satellite Radio	45
Listening to SIRIUS Radio	45
Saving channel presets	46
Using the SIRIUS Menu	46
Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music	46
Wireless music play	47
Pairing the Bluetooth ADAPTER and Bluetooth wireless technology device	47
Listening to music contents of a Bluetooth wireless technology device with your system	47
Listening to your system	48
Auto playback	48
Listening in surround sound	48
Standard surround sound	48
Using the Home THX modes	49
Using the Advanced surround effects	49
Listening in stereo	50
Using Front Stage Surround Advance	50
Using Stream Direct	50
Selecting MCACC presets	51
Choosing the input signal	51
Better sound using Phase Control	51
Control with HDMI function	52
Making Control with HDMI connections	52
HDMI Setup	52
Before using synchronization	53
About synchronized operations	53
About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the Control with HDMI function	54
Setting the PQLS function	54
Cautions on the Control with HDMI function	54
Using other functions	55
Setting the Audio options	55
Setting the Video options	57
Switching the speaker terminals	58
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls	58
Making an audio or a video recording	59
Reducing the level of an analog signal	59
Using the sleep timer	59
Dimming the display	59
Using the Web Control function	60
Checking your system settings	60
Resetting the system	60
Default system settings	61
Controlling the rest of your system	62
Operating multiple receivers	62
Setting the remote to control other components	62
Selecting preset codes directly	62
Programming signals from other remote controls	63
Erasing one of the remote control button settings	63
Erasing all learnt settings that are in one input function	64
Direct function	64
Setting the backlight mode	64
Multi operation and System off	64
Programming a Multi operation or a shutdown sequence	65
Using multi operations	65
Using System off	65
Erasing the settings for the multi-operation	65
Resetting the remote control settings	66
Default preset codes	66
Controlling components	66
The Advanced MCACC menu	69
Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu	69
Automatic MCACC (Expert)	69
Manual MCACC setup	71
Fine Channel Level	72
Fine Speaker Distance	72
Standing Wave	72
Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust	73
Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional	73
Checking MCACC Data	75
Speaker Setting	75
Channel Level	75
Speaker Distance	75
Standing Wave	75
Acoustic Cal EQ	75
Output MCACC data	76
Data Management	76
Renaming MCACC presets	76
Copying MCACC preset data	77
Clearing MCACC presets	77
The System Setup and Other Setup menus	78
Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu	78
Manual speaker setup	78
Speaker system setting	79
Speaker Setting	79
Channel Level	80
Speaker Distance	80
X-Curve	81
THX Audio Setting	81
Network Setup menu	81
IP address/Proxy setting	81
Checking the MAC address	82
Network Standby	82
The Other Setup menu	82
Volume Setup	83
Remote Control Mode Setup	83
Flicker Reduction Setup	83
EXTENSION Setup	83
TV	98
TV	98
DVD	99
BD	99
DVR (BDR, HDR)	99
VCR	99
Satellite Set Top Box	100
Satellite Set Top Box (SAT/PVR Combination)	100
Cable Set Top Box	101
Cable Set Top Box (Cable/PVR Combination)	101
CD	101
CD-R	101
Laser Disc Player	101
Cassete Deck	101
Digital Tape	101
MD	101
Specifications	102
Cleaning the unit	103

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