Pioneer VSX-45TX Owner's Manual - Page 98

FINE CHANNEL LEVEL should

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Fine Tuning Your System FINE CHANNEL LEVEL The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup (see page 42). Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound and the better the speaker balance the better surround sound you can get. Do this procedure if you want to try and get even finer surround sound. The main difference with this setup method and the CHANNEL LEVEL setup method in NORMAL setup is that here the test tone alternates between the front left speaker (which is used as the reference channel) and the target speaker (that is, the speaker whose level you want to adjust). Listen to the two tones and try to make them the same volume. DIMMER LOUDNESS 1 2 TONE EFFECT/CH SEL 3 4 SIGNAL SEL 5 VIDEO SEL 9 DNR BASS/TREBLE + 6 7 8 HI-BIT +10 - DISC 0 ENTER SYSTEM SETUP DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE GUIDE MENU TOP MENU TUNER EDIT ENTER TRACK EXIT AUDIO RETURN MPX ¶ TUNING - 1 STATION - 4 CHANNEL - DTV ON/OFF 8 BAND 3 DTV MENU CLASS 7 DISP MODE SUB TITLE TUNING + ¡ STATION + ¢ CHANNEL+ 1-5 1-5 STANDBY/ON MOVIE MUSIC ENTER MULTI JOG STANDBY MULTI JOG CONTROL SET UP RETURN SIGNAL HI-BIT SELECT HI-SAMPLING SB CH MODE BAND PHONES SPEAKERS TONE TONE CONTROL BASS/TREBLE 1 Expert [Crossover Network ] [Fine Channel Level ] [Fine Channel Delay ] [Acoustic Cal EQ ] [Bass Peak Level ] [D-Range Control ] [Exit ] 2 Fine Channel Level STD:Front L +1. 5dB Front R Center Surround L Surround R SurrBack L SurrBack R Subwoofer [Exit ] [ +1. 5dB] [ +1. 5dB] [ +2. 0dB] [ -1. 5dB] [ +3. 0dB] [ +2. 0dB] [+10. 0dB] Follow steps 1-5 on page 96, if necessary, to get to the starting point mentioned here. 1 FINE CHANNEL LEVEL should be selected, if it isn't use the 5∞ buttons to select and press ENTER. 2 Use the 5∞ buttons to select the channel you want to adjust. Press ENTER. Test tones will be output. WARNING : Be prepared! The test tones are output at a high volume level. MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position (0 dB) and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE. After a few seconds the test tone is output. 3 Adjust the level of the channel using the 5∞ buttons. Try to get the volume level of the target speaker to match that of the front left speaker, which is the reference in this setup. The levels can be set within a range of -10 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps. When you press ENTER you will automatically go to the next channel. 4 Press ENTER to select a new channel. Repeat step 3 for every channel. If you want to change a setting before proceeding Use the 5∞ buttons to go back to the channel you want to adjust and press ENTER. Then follow step 3. 5 When done select EXIT (if it's not already selected) and press ENTER. Next, if you want, proceed to FINE CHANNEL DELAY. 3 98 Fine Channel Level STD:Front L +1. 5dB Front R Center Surround L Surround R SurrBack L SurrBack R Subwoofer [Exit ] [ +2. 5dB] [ +1. 5dB] [ +2. 0dB] [ -1. 5dB] [ +3. 0dB] [ +2. 0dB] [+10. 0dB] 5 Fine Channel Level STD:Front L +1. 5dB Front R Center Surround L Surround R SurrBack L SurrBack R Subwoofer [Exit ] [ +2. 5dB] [ +1. 5dB] [ +2. 0dB] [ -1. 5dB] [ +3. 0dB] [ +2. 0dB] [+10. 0dB]

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98
Fine Tuning Your System
FINE CHANNEL LEVEL
The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers more finely than in the
NORMAL setup (see page 42). Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound and
the better the speaker balance the better surround sound you can get. Do this procedure if you want to try and
get even finer surround sound.
The main difference with this setup method and the CHANNEL LEVEL setup method in NORMAL setup is that
here the test tone alternates between the front left speaker (which is used as the reference channel) and the
target speaker (that is, the speaker whose level you want to adjust). Listen to the two tones and try to make
them the same volume.
DIMMER
1
2
LOUDNESS
TONE
3
4
DNR
5
SIGNAL SEL
VIDEO SEL
HI-BIT
6
DIRECT ACCESS
SEARCH MODE
+
+
10
DISC
ENTER
7
EFFECT/CH SEL
8
9
BASS/TREBLE
0
SYSTEM SETUP
TUNER EDIT
TRACK
MENU
GUIDE
TOP MENU
AUDIO
EXIT
RETURN
ENTER
TUNING
STATION
CHANNEL
1
4
DTV ON/OFF
DISP MODE
TUNING
+
+
CHANNEL
+
¡
STATION
¢
8
3
7
SUB TITLE
BAND
DTV MENU CLASS
1-5
Follow steps 1-5 on page 96, if necessary, to get to the
starting point mentioned here.
1
FINE CHANNEL LEVEL should be
selected, if it isn
t use the
5∞
buttons to select and press ENTER.
2
Use the
5∞
buttons to select the
channel you want to adjust. Press
ENTER.
Test tones will be output.
WARNING :
Be prepared! The test tones are output
at a high volume level.
MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position (0
dB) and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE.
After a few seconds the test tone is output.
3
Adjust the level of the channel using
the
5∞
buttons.
Try to get the volume level of the target speaker to
match that of the front left speaker, which is the
reference in this setup. The levels can be set within a
range of
10 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
When you press ENTER you will automatically go to
the next channel.
4
Press ENTER to select a new
channel. Repeat step 3 for every
channel.
If you want to change a setting before proceeding
Use the
5∞
buttons to go back to the channel you
want to adjust and press ENTER. Then follow step 3.
5
When done select EXIT (if it's not
already selected) and press ENTER.
Next, if you want, proceed to FINE CHANNEL DELAY.
Expert
[Crossover Network
]
[
Fine Channel Level
]
[Fine Channel Delay
]
[Acoustic Cal EQ
]
[Bass Peak Level
]
[D-Range Control
]
[Exit
]
2
1
+
1. 5
dB
+
1. 5
dB
+
2. 0
dB
-
1. 5
dB
+
3. 0
dB
+
2. 0
dB
+
10. 0
dB
Front
[
]
Center
[
]
Surround
[
]
Surround
[
]
SurrBack
[
]
SurrBack
[
]
Subwoofer
[
]
[
Exit
]
Fine
Channel
Level
STD:Front
L
+
1. 5
dB
R
R
R
L
L
1-5
STANDBY/ON
MOVIE
MUSIC
MULTI
JOG
ENTER
STANDBY
PHONES
SPEAKERS
SIGNAL
SELECT
SB CH
MODE
HI-BIT
HI-SAMPLING
SET UP
RETURN
TONE
TONE CONTROL
BASS/TREBLE
BAND
MULTI
JOG
CONTROL
+
2. 5
dB
+
1. 5
dB
+
2. 0
dB
-
1. 5
dB
+
3. 0
dB
+
2. 0
dB
+
10. 0
dB
Front
[
]
Center
[
]
Surround
[
]
Surround
[
]
SurrBack
[
]
SurrBack
[
]
Subwoofer
[
]
[
Exit
]
Fine
Channel
Level
STD:Front
L
+
1. 5
dB
R
R
R
L
L
3
+
2. 5
dB
+
1. 5
dB
+
2. 0
dB
-
1. 5
dB
+
3. 0
dB
+
2. 0
dB
+
10. 0
dB
Front
[
]
Center
[
]
Surround
[
]
Surround
[
]
SurrBack
[
]
SurrBack
[
]
Subwoofer
[
]
[
Exit
]
Fine
Channel
Level
STD:Front
L
+
1. 5
dB
R
R
R
L
L
5