Pioneer VSX-49TX Owner's Manual - Page 41

Setting Up for Surround Sound SURROUND SETUP SPEAKER SYSTEMS The following steps show you how to select the correct setup for the type and number of speakers you connected. Most importantly, you need to decide how to route the sound for all the speakers you connected. To do this select the size of the front, center, surround and surround back speakers (if you hooked them up). It is important to make these settings as accurately as possible or, in some cases, you may not get the full soundtrack from a disc. The auto setup from the microphone may not properly assess the size of your speakers if there is background noise, from an air conditioner or refrigerator, for example. If necessary try different possible settings manually. Use the information below to complete the steps that follow and set up the receiver to match the speakers you have hooked up. Make sure the microphone is hooked up to the front panel and in the appropriate position before starting. See page 16 for more information on setting up the microphone. FRONT Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the subwoofer. Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively or if you did not connect a subwoofer. (If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be switched YES. Also, the center and surround speakers cannot be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.) CENTER • Select LARGE if your speaker will reproduce bass frequencies effectively. • Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. • If you did not connect a center speaker, choose NO. In this case, the center channel is output from the front speakers. SURROUND • Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively. • Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. • If you did not connect surround speakers choose NO. In this case, the sound of the surround channels is output from the front speakers or a subwoofer. SURROUND BACK • Select the number of surround back speakers you have. You can choose one speaker, two, or none. • If you select one, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal. • Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively. • Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. • If you did not connect surround back speakers choose NO. • If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO. SUBWOOFER • If you selected SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be set to YES (you won't be able to choose NO or PLUS). • If you connected a subwoofer you may leave it selected YES. In this case, LFE signals and bass frequencies of the channel set to SMALL (it depends on settings of speakers) are output from the subwoofer. • If you did not connect a subwoofer choose NO. In this case, the bass frequencies are output from other speakers. • Choose the PLUS setting if you always want the subwoofer to output bass sound or you want stronger reproduction of deep bass sounds. • If you select PLUS the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are routed also to the subwoofer. 1 SPEAKER SYSTEMS should be 1 selected. If it isn't use the 5∞ buttons to select it. Press the ENTER button. ENTER STANDBY/O The setup possibilities appear on your TV. 5˜∞ buttons 2 Use the 5∞ buttons to select the speaker system setting and press ENTER. 2.Surround Setup [ Check ] [ 1.Speaker Systems ] [ 2.Channel Level ] [ 3.Speaker Distance ] [ 4.Acoustic Cal EQ ] [Return] Choose from: MANUAL FREE: Sets all the speakers MANUAL THX: All speakers are set to SMALL. You can select only the number of surround back speakers. AUTO: All speakers are set automatically. (The micro- phone must be hooked up to the front panel in order to use this setting.) 41