Pioneer AXM-P8000 Owner's Manual - Page 24

Using the position selector, Using balance adjustment, Adjusting source levels

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Section 07 Digital Signal Processor Using the position selector One way to assure a more natural sound is to accurately position the stereo image, putting you right in the center of the sound field. The position selector function lets you automatically adjust the speaker output levels and inserts a delay time to match the number and position of occupied seats. When used in conjunction with the SFC, the feature will make the sound image more natural and offer a panoramic sound that envelops you. 1 Press p to select Posi. Press p until Posi appears in the display. 2 Press m/n/q/r to select a listening position. Press one of these, m/n/q/r, to select a listening position as listed in the table. Button m n r q Display F/L F/R FRONT ALL Position Front seat left Front seat right Front seats All seats # To cancel the selected listening position, press the same button again. Using balance adjustment You can select a fader/balance setting that provides an ideal listening environment in all occupied seats. 1 Press p to select Fad. Press p until Fad appears in the display. # If the balance setting has been previously adjusted, Bal will be displayed. 2 Press q or r to adjust front/rear speaker balance. Each press of q or r moves the front/rear speaker balance towards the front or the rear. Fad F 25  Fad R 25 is displayed as the front/ rear speaker balance moves from front to rear. # Fad F/R 0 is the proper setting when only two speakers are used. 3 Press m or n to adjust left/right speaker balance. When you press m or n, Bal L/R 0 is displayed. Each press of m or n moves the left/right speaker balance towards the left or the right. Bal L 25  Bal R 25 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to right. Note When you make adjustments for listening position, the speakers are automatically set for appropriate output levels. You can tailor them if you want as discussed under the heading of Adjusting the speaker output levels using a test tone or Adjusting the speaker output levels. Adjusting source levels SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent radical changes in volume when switching between sources. 1 Press p to select SLA. Press p until SLA appears in the display. 24 En

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Using the position selector
One way to assure a more natural sound is to
accurately position the stereo image, putting
you right in the center of the sound field. The
position selector function lets you automati-
cally adjust the speaker output levels and in-
serts a delay time to match the number and
position of occupied seats. When used in con-
junction with the SFC, the feature will make
the sound image more natural and offer a pa-
noramic sound that envelops you.
1
Press
p
to select Posi.
Press
p
until
Posi
appears in the display.
2
Press
m
/
n
/
q
/
r
to select a listen-
ing position.
Press one of these,
m
/
n
/
q
/
r
, to select
a listening position as listed in the table.
Button
Display
Position
m
F/L
Front seat left
n
F/R
Front seat right
r
FRONT
Front seats
q
ALL
All seats
#
To cancel the selected listening position,
press the same button again.
Note
When you make adjustments for listening posi-
tion, the speakers are automatically set for appro-
priate output levels. You can tailor them if you
want as discussed under the heading of
Adjust-
ing the speaker output levels using a test tone
or
Adjusting the speaker output levels
.
Using balance adjustment
You can select a fader/balance setting that
provides an ideal listening environment in all
occupied seats.
1
Press
p
to select Fad.
Press
p
until
Fad
appears in the display.
#
If the balance setting has been previously ad-
justed,
Bal
will be displayed.
2
Press
q
or
r
to adjust front/rear
speaker balance.
Each press of
q
or
r
moves the front/rear
speaker balance towards the front or the rear.
Fad F 25
²
Fad R 25
is displayed as the front/
rear speaker balance moves from front to rear.
#
Fad F/R 0
is the proper setting when only two
speakers are used.
3
Press
m
or
n
to adjust left/right
speaker balance.
When you press
m
or
n
,
Bal L/R 0
is dis-
played. Each press of
m
or
n
moves the
left/right speaker balance towards the left or
the right.
Bal L 25
²
Bal R 25
is displayed as the left/
right speaker balance moves from left to
right.
Adjusting source levels
SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust
the volume level of each source to prevent ra-
dical changes in volume when switching be-
tween sources.
1
Press
p
to select SLA.
Press
p
until
SLA
appears in the display.
Digital Signal Processor
En
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Section
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