Pioneer SC-55 Owner's Manual - Page 73

The Advanced MCACC menu 11 is not necessary if you're satisfied with these settings. 3 If you selected 'Reverb Measurement', select EQ ON or EQ OFF, and then START. The following options determine how the reverb characteristics of your listening area are displayed in Reverb View: ! EQ OFF - You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without the equalization performed by this receiver (before calibration). ! EQ ON - You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area with the equalization performed by this receiver (after calibration). Note that the EQ response may not appear entirely flat due to adjustments necessary for your listening area. - The calibration corresponding to the currently selected MCACC preset will be used when EQ ON is selected. To use another MCACC preset, press MCACC to select the MCACC memory you want to store. - After auto calibration with EQ Type : SYMMETRY (Full Auto MCACC, etc.), the graph for the inferred reverb characteristics can be displayed by selecting Reverb View. To display the actually measured reverb characteristics after EQ calibration, measure with EQ ON. When the reverb measurement is finished, you can select Reverb View to see the results on-screen. See Professional Calibration EQ graphical output on page 87 for troubleshooting information. 4 If you selected 'Reverb View', you can check the reverb characteristics for each channel. Press RETURN when you're done. The reverb characteristics are displayed when the Full Auto MCACC or Reverb Measurement measurements are conducted. Use k/l to select the channel, frequency and calibration setting you want to check. Use i/j to go back and forth between the three. The reverb characteristics graph before and after EQ calibration can be displayed by selecting Calibration : Before / After. Note that the markers on the vertical axis indicate decibels in 2 dB steps. 5 If 'Advanced EQ Setup' is selected, select the MCACC memory to be stored, then enter the desired time setting for calibration, and then select START. ! To specify the place where the MCACC memory is to be stored, press MCACC to select the MCACC memory you want to store. Based on the reverb measurement above, you can choose the time period that will be used for the final frequency adjustment and calibration. Even though you can make this setting without reverb measurement, it is best to use the measurement results as a reference for your time setting. For an optimal system calibration based on the direct sound coming from the speakers, we recommend using the 30-50ms setting. Use k/l to select the setting. Use i/j to switch between them. Select the setting from the following time periods (in milliseconds): 0-20ms, 10-30ms, 20-40ms, 30-50ms, 40-60ms, 50-70ms and 60-80ms. This setting will be applied to all channels during calibration. When you're finished, select START. It will take about 2 to 4 minutes for the calibration to finish. After the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set, you are given the option to check the settings on-screen. Precision Distance SC-57 only Before using this function, perform the Full Auto MCACC Setup procedure (see page 32). Performing the Full Auto MCACC procedure corrects the distance to a precision of 0.5 inch, but the Precision Distance function lets you adjust the distance to the speakers (their position) with a precision of under 0.5 inch. Here, rather than correct the numerical value of the distance, actually move the physical positions of the speakers to fine-adjust (the subwoofer cannot be adjusted). The input from the microphone is indicated on the screen. Fine-adjust the positions of the speakers so that the gauge reading is maximum. The detailed distance adjustments that were previously performed by skilled installers by ear can easily be performed watching the gauge on the monitor. Place the microphone in the same position as when the microphone was connected and the Full Auto MCACC operation was performed. 1 Select 'Precision Distance' from the Manual MCACC setup menu. 2 Fine-adjust the positions of the speakers in sequence, starting from the front right channel. Test pulses are output from the speaker for the selected channel and from one other speaker. Move the position of the selected speaker 0.5 inch towards or away from the microphone. Watch the screen when doing so, and fineadjust the positions of the speakers so that the gauge reading is maximum. Also, the channel serving as the standard differs according to the channel being adjusted. Do not move the speaker serving as the standard channel. The maximum gauge reading is 10.0. (If the reading stays under 10.0, adjust the speaker for the maximum value.) ! If the microphone is placed in a different position from when the Full Auto MCACC or Auto MCACC procedure was performed, it may not be possible to adjust properly. In this case, we recommend performing the procedure at Fine Speaker Distance on page 71 in the Manual MCACC measurements, then performing the adjustment described here without moving the microphone. ! The adjustment here is for adjusting for an error of 0.5 inch or less (not adjustable with the Auto MCACC Setup). 0.0 may be displayed after distance correction with the Auto MCACC Setup, but even in this case this adjustment allows you to optimize the correction. Note that if the Auto MCACC Setup is performed after completing the fineadjustment here, the correction precision will drop to about 0.5 inch. ! Like with the Auto MCACC Setup, perform this adjustment in as quiet an environment as possible. 0.0 will be displayed if abrupt noise is input during the adjustment. ! The distance for all the channels can only be made uniform even if the R (front right) channel is adjusted in the proper order. ! Be very careful not to tip the speakers over when moving them. ! The result of the adjustment performed here can be checked by listening to the test pulses output at the Precision Distance (the test pulses will be more centrally positioned between the speakers than before the adjustment was performed). Be careful not to change the distance values at this time. 3 When you're finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. En 73