Pioneer VSX23TXH Owner's Manual - Page 41

Basic Setup 04 VSX-23TXH: Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) CONTROL ON / OFF MASTER VOLUME The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker connection and speaker size, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room. MCACC SETUP MIC iPod iPhone USB VIDEO CAMERA HDMI 4 Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a source on page 45. VSX-21TXH: Important • Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup. • Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select. • Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the headphones should be disconnected and the iPod/ USB, XM or SIRIUS Radio function should not be selected as an input function. USB iPod iPhone VIDEO 2 INPUT VIDEO L AUDIO R CONTROL ON / OFF MCACC SETUP MIC USB iPod iPhone VIDEO 2 INPUT VIDEO L AUDIO R MCACC SETUP MIC MASTER VOLUME CAUTION • The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume. RECEIVER SOURCE DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R VIDEO iPod USB TUNER XM SIRIUS AUDIO PARAMETER LIST VIDEO PARAMETER TUNE TOOLS TOP MENU BAND T.EDIT GUIDE PRESET ENTER PRESET CATEGORY HOME MENU TUNE iPod CTRL RETURN ANT MPX PQLS MEMORY AUDIO INFO CH DISP TV CTRL RECEIVER REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 ZONE 3 MAIN 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use  RECEIVER to switch on. 2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. • Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack. Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. 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.1 The Full Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.2 1a.Full Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER Surr Back System : Normal Save SYMMETRY to : M1.MEMORY 1 Exit START Return Note 1 It may not be possible to measure correctly if the microphone is placed on a table, sofa, etc. 2 • You can't use the HOME MENU when the iPod/USB, XM or SIRIUS Radio input function is selected (in either the main or sub zone). • VSX-23TXH: When you set ZONE 2, ZONE 3 or ZONE 2&3 to ON (page 69), you can't use the HOME MENU. • VSX-21TXH: When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 69), you can't use the HOME MENU. • If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear. 41 En