Pioneer VSX-532 Operating Instructions - Page 30

6 Home Menu • Surr - Select LARGE if your surround speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn't connect surround speakers choose NO (the sound of the surround channels is sent to the other speakers). • Subwoofer - LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer when YES is selected (see notes below). Choose the PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer). If you did not connect a subwoofer choose NO (the bass frequencies are output from other speakers). 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Manual SP Setup menu. Note • If you select SMALL for the front speakers, the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center, surround can't be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer. • If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due to low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can't get good results, listen to the bass response with it set to PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you're having problems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers. X.Over • Default setting: 100Hz This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel. • For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker Setting on page 29. 1 Select 'Manual SP Setup' from the Home Menu. 2 Select 'X.Over' from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.X.Over c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance 2b.X.Over Frequency 100Hz Return Return 3 Choose the frequency cutoff point. Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers). 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Manual SP Setup menu. Channel Level Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor when setting up a home theater system. CAUTION • The test tones used in the Channel Level settings are output at high volume. 1 Select 'Manual SP Setup' from the Home Menu. 2 Select 'Channel Level' from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.X.Over c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance 2c.Channel Level Test Tone Manual Return Enter:Next Return 30 3 Select a setup option. • Manual - Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels. • Auto - Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically. 4 Confirm your selected setup option. The test tones will start after you press ENTER. After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output. 2 4 33 2c.Channel Level Test Tone [ Manual ] Please Wait . . .20 Caution Loud test tones will be output. Return 5 Adjust the level of each channel using /. If you selected Manual, use / to switch speakers. The Auto setup will output test tones in the order shown on-screen: 2c.Channel Level Front L Center [ Front R [ Surround R [ Surround L [ Subwoofer [ 0dB 0dB] 0dB] 0dB] 0dB] 0dB] Return Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted. Note • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading). • The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack. 6 When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Channel Level menu.