Pioneer VSX-90TXV Owner's Manual - Page 41

The System Setup menu 07 Tip • 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. Crossover Network • Default setting: 80Hz 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.1 1 Select 'Crossover Network' from the Manual SP Setup menu. 4.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance e.THX Audio Setting f.THX Speaker Setup :Return 4b.Crossover Network Frequency 80Hz ( THX : 80Hz ) :Finish 2 Choose the frequency cutoff point. Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers). 3 When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Manual SP Setup menu. 1 Select 'Channel Level' from the Manual SP Setup menu. 4.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance e.THX Audio Setting f.THX Speaker Setup 4c.Channel Level Test Tone Manual :Return ENTER:Next :Cancel 2 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. 3 Confirm your selected setup option. The test tones will start after you press ENTER. 4c.Channel Level Test Tone [ Manual ] Please Wait . . . 20 Caution! Loud test tones will be output. :Cancel 4 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 onscreen: 4c.Channel Level L 0.0dB C [ 0.0dB ] R [ 0.0dB ] SR [ 0.0dB ] SBR [ 0.0dB ] SBL [ 0.0dB ] SL [ 0.0dB ] SW [ 0.0dB ] :Finish Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted.2 5 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. Tip • You can change the channel levels at any time by using EFFECT/CH SEL and +/- on the remote control. You can set two channel levels: one for MULTI CH IN and one for the listening modes. Note 1 • For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker Setting above. • If you're using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz. 2 • 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. 41 En