Pioneer VSX-31 Owner's Manual - Page 99

Advanced EQ Setup

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The Advanced MCACC menu 10 • EQ ON - You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area with the equalization performed by this receiver (after calibration).1 Note that the EQ response may not appear entirely flat due to adjustments necessary for your listening area.2 When the reverb measurement is finished, you can select Reverb View to see the results onscreen. See Professional Calibration EQ graphical output on page 118 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.3 Use / to select the channel, frequency and calibration setting you want to check. Use / 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.4 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.5 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 / to select the setting. Use / 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. Note 1 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. 2 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. 3 The After display when measurements have been made using the Full Auto MCACC or Auto MCACC (ALL or KEEP SP system) function shows the graph for the inferred reverb characteristics after EQ Type : SYMMETRY calibration. 4 The reverb characteristics graph is overwritten each time the reverberations are measured. No Data is displayed if there is no reverb characteristic data, for example before measurements have been taken. 5 To specify the place where the MCACC memory is to be stored, press MCACC to select the MCACC memory you want to store. 99 En

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The Advanced MCACC menu
10
99
En
EQ ON
– You will see the reverb
characteristics of your listening area
with
the equalization performed by this receiver
(after calibration).
1
Note that the EQ
response may not appear entirely flat due
to adjustments necessary for your listening
area.
2
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 118 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.
3
Use
/
to select the channel, frequency
and calibration setting you want to check. Use
/
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
.
4
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
.
5
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
/
to select the setting. Use
/
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.
Note
1 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.
2 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
.
3 The
After
display when measurements have been made using the
Full Auto MCACC
or
Auto MCACC
(
ALL
or
KEEP
SP system
) function shows the graph for the inferred reverb characteristics after
EQ Type : SYMMETRY
calibration.
4 The reverb characteristics graph is overwritten each time the reverberations are measured.
No Data
is displayed if
there is no reverb characteristic data, for example before measurements have been taken.
5
To specify the place where the MCACC memory is to be stored, press
MCACC
to select the MCACC memory you want
to store.