Pioneer VSX-45TX Owner's Manual - Page 99

Fine Tuning Your System FINE CHANNEL DELAY The following steps show you how to adjust the delay level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup (see page 43). Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth, separation as well as an effective surround sound effect. Do this procedure if you want to try and get even finer surround sound. The main difference with this setup method and the CHANNEL DELAY setup method in NORMAL setup is that here the test tone sounds from a reference channel and you use that to measure the target speaker (that is, the speaker whose level you want to adjust). 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+ 1-6 1-6 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 3 6 Fine Channel Delay Front L [ 10.5ft ] Fine Channel Delay STD:Front L 10.5ft Front R Center Surround L Surround R SurrBack L SurrBack R Subwoofer [Exit ] [ 10.5ft ] [ 10.0ft ] [ 8.5ft ] [ 7.0ft ] [ 6.5ft ] [ 8.0ft ] [ 11.5ft ] Fine Channel Delay STD:Front L 10.5ft Front R Center Surround L Surround R SurrBack L SurrBack R Subwoofer [Exit ] [ 11.5ft ] [ 10.0ft ] [ 8.5ft ] [ 7.0ft ] [ 6.5ft ] [ 8.0ft ] [ 11.5ft ] Follow steps 1-5 on page 96, if necessary, to get to the starting point mentioned here. 1 FINE CHANNEL DELAY should be selected, if it isn't use the 5∞ buttons to select and press ENTER. 2 Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the distance of the FRONT L channel. Press ENTER. Test tones will be output. This channel will be the target reference which you use to measure the other channels. 3 Use the 5∞ buttons to select the channel you want to adjust. Press ENTER. Test tones will be output for the channel you want to adjust and a reference channel. Listen to the reference channel and use to measure the target channel. 4 Adjust the distance of each channel using the 5∞ buttons. Listen to the reference channel and use it to measure the target channel. Stand facing the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span. The distance can be set within a range of 0.5 to 45 feet in 0.5 foot steps. When you press ENTER you will automatically go to the next channel. 5 Press ENTER to select a new channel. Repeat step 4 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. 6 When done select EXIT (if it's not already selected) and press ENTER. Next, if you want, proceed to ACOUSTIC CAL EQ. 99 EXPERT