Pioneer AXM-P8000 Owner's Manual - Page 29

Using the time alignment, Digital Signal Processor

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Digital Signal Processor Section 07 English settings for the speaker over which you hear the test tone are shown in the display. Front speaker leftCenter speakerFront speaker rightRear speaker rightRear speaker leftSubwoofer # Check each speaker output level. If no adjustments are needed, perform step 4 to stop the test tone. # The settings do not appear for speakers whose size is set OFF. 3 Press q or r to adjust the speaker output level. Each press of q or r increases or decreases the speaker output level. +10  10 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. # The test tone rotates to the next speaker after about two seconds from the last operation. 4 Press m to stop the test tone output. 5 Press BAND to return to the playback display. Notes ! If needed, select speakers and adjust their absolute output levels. (Refer to Adjusting the speaker output levels on the previous page.) ! To adjust the speaker output levels in this mode is the same as making the speaker output levels at SP Lev. Both provide the same results. Using the time alignment The time alignment lets you adjust the distance between each speaker and the listening position. 1 Press p and hold until SP Set appears in the display, then press p to select TA MODE. 2 Press m or n to select the time alignment. ! INIT  Initial time alignment (factory setting) ! CUSTOM  Adjusted time alignment that you can create for yourself ! AUTO TA  Time alignment created by auto TA and EQ. (Refer to Auto TA and EQ (autotime alignment and auto-equalizing) on the next page.) ! OFF  Turn the time alignment off # To turn time alignment off, select TA :OFF. # You cannot select AUTO TA if auto TA and EQ has not been carried out. # You cannot select ADJUSTMENT when neither F/L nor F/R is selected in Posi. 3 Press BAND to cancel the time alignment mode. Adjusting the time alignment By adjusting the distance between each speaker and a selected listening position, you can insert delay times into the speaker output to obtain a correct sound image and overall level balance. Although this is automatically achieved when you set the listening position, the time alignment feature provides a fine adjustment. 1 Press p and hold until SP Set appears in the display, then press p to select Time A. After SP Set is displayed, press p until Time A appears in the display. # You cannot select Time A when neither F/L nor F/R is selected in Posi. En 29

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settings for the speaker over which you hear
the test tone are shown in the display.
Front speaker left
µ
Center speaker
µ
Front
speaker right
µ
Rear speaker right
µ
Rear
speaker left
µ
Subwoofer
#
Check each speaker output level. If no adjust-
ments are needed, perform step 4 to stop the test
tone.
#
The settings do not appear for speakers
whose size is set
OFF
.
3
Press
q
or
r
to adjust the speaker
output level.
Each press of
q
or
r
increases or de-
creases the speaker output level.
+10
²
±
10
is
displayed as the level is increased or de-
creased.
#
The test tone rotates to the next speaker after
about two seconds from the last operation.
4
Press
m
to stop the test tone output.
5
Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
Notes
!
If needed, select speakers and adjust their
ab-
solute
±
output levels. (Refer to
Adjusting the
speaker output levels
on the previous page.)
!
To adjust the speaker output levels in this
mode is the same as making the speaker out-
put levels at
SP Lev
. Both provide the same re-
sults.
Using the time alignment
The time alignment lets you adjust the dis-
tance between each speaker and the listening
position.
1
Press
p
and hold until SP Set appears
in the display, then press
p
to select
TA MODE.
2
Press
m
or
n
to select the time
alignment.
!
INIT
²
Initial time alignment (factory set-
ting)
!
CUSTOM
²
Adjusted time alignment that
you can create for yourself
!
AUTO TA
²
Time alignment created by auto
TA and EQ. (Refer to
Auto TA and EQ (auto-
time alignment and auto-equalizing)
on the
next page.)
!
OFF
²
Turn the time alignment off
#
To turn time alignment off, select
TA :OFF
.
#
You cannot select
AUTO TA
if auto TA and EQ
has not been carried out.
#
You cannot select
ADJUSTMENT
when
neither
F/L
nor
F/R
is selected in
Posi
.
3
Press BAND to cancel the time align-
ment mode.
Adjusting the time alignment
By adjusting the distance between each
speaker and a selected listening position, you
can insert delay times into the speaker output
to obtain a correct sound image and overall
level balance. Although this is automatically
achieved when you set the listening position,
the time alignment feature provides a fine ad-
justment.
1
Press
p
and hold until SP Set appears
in the display, then press
p
to select
Time A.
After
SP Set
is displayed, press
p
until
Time A
appears in the display.
#
You cannot select
Time A
when neither
F/L
nor
F/R
is selected in
Posi
.
Digital Signal Processor
En
29
English
Section
07