Pioneer VSX-D814-K Installation Manual - Page 49

Setting up the receiver, Manually calibrating your, listening area MCACC

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Setting up the receiver 07 Function setting for VIDEO input • VIDEO:1 - VIDEO:5 or TV - Matches the VIDEO function of the receiver with a numbered video input on the plasma display. For example, VIDEO:4 matches the VIDEO input with video input 4 on the plasma display. • VSX-D914 model only - The microphone provided with your system must be disconnected from the front panel to to use the MCACC manual setup. DVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR TVCONT MULTI CONTROL CD CD-R/TAPE TUNER RECEIVER Manually calibrating your listening area (MCACC) You can also use the Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) system to manually fine tune your speaker levels and channel delay. These are calibrated according to the distance from your left front speaker to the listening position. You will hear a series of test tones that will allow you to set the speaker levels and channel delay to your liking. The advantage of doing this is that you can achieve an overall balance defined by the front speakers (the main speakers for home theater). • You must complete the Speaker setting on page 43 before using the MCACC setup. INPUT ATT FL DIMMER +10 D.ACCESS TOP MENU SETUP TUNE SR DISC ENTER CLASS MENU DTVMENU ST T.EDIT ENTER ST MCACC SETUP BAND GUIDE TUNE TV CONTROL RETURN TV VOL INPUT SELECT TV CH VOL • These test tones can be loud, so take care that there is no one in the room who will be startled by the noise. 1 Press RECEIVER. 2 Press MCACC SETUP. The MCACC system uses the left front speaker as a reference point to calibrate the speaker level and channel delay. The front left speaker tone and the target speaker (the one that you're trying to adjust) tone will sound in turns, so you can judge which needs to be louder. 3 Use and to adjust each channel level in turn, pressing ENTER to go to the next channel when you're done. The test tone is output in the following order (depending on the speaker setting): R C LS SW SB RS 49 En

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Setting up the receiver
07
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En
Function setting for VIDEO input
VIDEO:1
VIDEO:5
or
TV
– Matches the
VIDEO
function of the receiver with a
numbered video input on the plasma
display. For example,
VIDEO:4
matches
the
VIDEO
input with video input 4 on the
plasma display.
Manually calibrating your
listening area (MCACC)
You can also use the Multi-Channel Acoustic
Calibration (MCACC) system to manually fine
tune your speaker levels and channel delay.
These are calibrated according to the
distance from your left front speaker to the
listening position. You will hear a series of test
tones that will allow you to set the speaker
levels and channel delay to your liking. The
advantage of doing this is that you can
achieve an overall balance defined by the
front speakers (the main speakers for home
theater).
You must complete the
Speaker setting
on
page 43 before using the MCACC setup.
VSX-D914 model only –
The microphone
provided with your system must be
disconnected from the front panel to to
use the MCACC manual setup.
These test tones can be loud, so take care
that there is no one in the room who will
be startled by the noise.
1
Press RECEIVER.
2
Press MCACC SETUP.
The MCACC system uses the left front
speaker as a reference point to calibrate the
speaker level and channel delay.
The front left speaker tone and the target
speaker (the one that you’re trying to adjust)
tone will sound in turns, so you can judge
which needs to be louder.
3
Use
±
and
²
to adjust each channel
level in turn, pressing ENTER to go to the
next channel when you’re done.
The test tone is output in the following order
(depending on the speaker setting):
+
10
INPUT ATT
FL DIMMER
SR
DISC
MULTI CONTROL
SETUP
ENTER
TV CONTROL
VOL
DVD/LD
TV/SAT
DVR/VCR
TV CONT
CD
TUNE
TUNE
ST
ST
INPUT
SELECT
TV CH
TVVOL
CD-R/TAPE
TUNER
RECEIVER
ENTER
D.ACCESS
TOP MENU
DTV MENU
CLASS
MENU
BAND
RETURN
GUIDE
T.EDIT
MCACC
SETUP
R
C
RS
LS
SW
SB