Pioneer VSX-919AH-K Owner's Manual - Page 96

Channel Level

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11 The system and the other setup • SB - Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none).1 Select LARGEx2 or LARGEx1 if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALLx2 or SMALLx1 to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn't connect surround back speakers choose NO. • SW - LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer when YES is selected. 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).2 If you did not connect a subwoofer choose NO (the bass frequencies are output from other speakers). 3 Select 'X. OVER' and set the crossover frequency.3 Frequencies below this point will be sent to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers). 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You will 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. 1 Select 'Channel Level' from the Manual SP Setup menu. 4a.Manual SP Setup A/V RECEIVER 1. Surr Back System 2. Speaker Setting 3. Channel Level 4. Speaker Distance 5. X-Curve 4a3.Channel Level A/V RECEIVER MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1 Exit Test Tone : AUTO Return Exit Return 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. Note 1 • If you selected Speaker B, ZONE 2 or Front Bi-Amp (in Surround back speaker setting on page 94) you can't adjust the surround back settings. • If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO. • If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal. 2 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 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. 3 • 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. • If you're using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz. 96 En

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The system and the other setup
11
96
En
SB
– Select the numbe
r
of su
rr
ound back
s
p
eake
r
s you have (one, two o
r
none).
1
Select
LARGEx2
o
r
LARGEx1
if you
r
su
rr
ound back s
p
eake
r
s
r
e
pr
oduce bass
f
r
equencies effectively. Select
SMALLx2
o
r
SMALLx1
to send bass f
r
equencies to the
othe
r
s
p
eake
r
s o
r
subwoofe
r
. If you didn’t
connect su
rr
ound back s
p
eake
r
s choose
NO
.
SW
– LFE signals and bass f
r
equencies of
channels set to
SMALL
a
r
e out
p
ut f
r
om the
subwoofe
r
when
YES
is selected. Choose
the
PLUS
setting if you want the subwoofe
r
to out
p
ut bass sound continuously o
r
you
want dee
p
e
r
bass (the bass f
r
equencies
that would no
r
mally come out the f
r
ont and
cente
r
s
p
eake
r
s a
r
e also
r
outed to the
subwoofe
r
).
2
If you did not connect a
subwoofe
r
choose
NO
(the bass
f
r
equencies a
r
e out
p
ut f
r
om othe
r
s
p
eake
r
s).
3
Select ‘
X. OVER
’ and set the crossover
frequency.
3
F
r
equencies below this
p
oint will be sent to the
subwoofe
r
(o
r
LARGE
s
p
eake
r
s).
4
When you’re finished, press
RETURN
.
You will
r
etu
r
n to the
Manual SP Setup
menu.
Channel Level
Using the channel level settings, you can
adjust the ove
r
all balance of you
r
s
p
eake
r
system, an im
p
o
r
tant facto
r
when setting u
p
a
home theate
r
system.
1
Select ‘
Channel Level
’ from the
Manual
SP Setup
menu.
2
Select a setup option.
MANUAL
– Move the test tone manually
f
r
om s
p
eake
r
to s
p
eake
r
and adjust
individual channel levels.
AUTO
– Adjust channel levels as the test
tone moves f
r
om s
p
eake
r
to s
p
eake
r
automatically.
Note
1 • If you selected
Speaker B
,
ZONE 2
o
r
Front Bi-Amp
(in
Surround back speaker setting
on
p
age 94) you can’t adjust
the su
rr
ound back settings.
• If the su
rr
ound s
p
eake
r
s a
r
e set to
NO
, the su
rr
ound back s
p
eake
r
s will automatically be set to
NO
.
• If you select one su
rr
ound back s
p
eake
r
only, make su
r
e that s
p
eake
r
is hooked u
p
to the left su
rr
ound back
te
r
minal.
2 If you have a subwoofe
r
and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select
LARGE
fo
r
you
r
f
r
ont s
p
eake
r
s and
PLUS
fo
r
the subwoofe
r
. This may not, howeve
r
, yield the best bass
r
esults. De
p
ending on the s
p
eake
r
p
lacement of you
r
r
oom you may actually ex
p
e
r
ience a dec
r
ease in the amount of bass due low f
r
equency cancellations. In this case, t
r
y
changing the
p
osition o
r
di
r
ection of s
p
eake
r
s. If you can’t get good
r
esults, listen to the bass
r
es
p
onse with it set to
PLUS
and
YES
o
r
the f
r
ont s
p
eake
r
s set to
LARGE
and
SMALL
alte
r
natively and let you
r
ea
r
s judge which sounds best.
If you’
r
e having
pr
oblems, the easiest o
p
tion is to
r
oute all the bass sounds to the subwoofe
r
by selecting
SMALL
fo
r
the f
r
ont s
p
eake
r
s.
3 • This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds
p
laying back f
r
om the s
p
eake
r
s selected as
LARGE
, o
r
the
subwoofe
r
, and bass sounds
p
laying back f
r
om those selected as
SMALL
. It also decides whe
r
e the cutoff will be fo
r
bass sounds in the LFE channel.
• If you’
r
e using a THX s
p
eake
r
setu
p
, confi
r
m that the c
r
ossove
r
f
r
equency is set to
80Hz
.
4a.Manual SP Setup
A/V RECEIVER
Exit
1. Surr Back System
2. Speaker Setting
3. Channel Level
4. Speaker Distance
5. X-Curve
MCACC :
M1.MEMORY 1
Test Tone
:
AUTO
4a3.Channel Level
A/V RECEIVER
Exit
Return