Pioneer VSX94TXH Owner's Manual - Page 40

07 The System Setup menu • For some of the settings below, you'll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. Press SETUP to display the System Setup menu before you connect the microphone to this receiver. If the microphone is connected while the System Setup menu is not being displayed, the display will change to the Auto MCACC setup menu. See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 9 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference. • If you're using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume to the middle position. 1 Select 'Manual MCACC' from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 36 if you're not already at this screen. DVD/LD - 55.0dB System Setup MENU 1. Auto MCACC 2. Surr Back System 3. Manual MCACC 4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL 5. Data Management 6. Manual SP Setup 7. Input Setup 8. Other Setup :Exit DVD/LD 3. Manual MCACC - 55.0dB a. Fine Channel Level b. Fine SP Distance c. Standing Wave d. EQ Adjust e. EQ Professional :Return 2 Select the setting you want to adjust. If you're doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order. • Fine Ch Level - Make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level below). • Fine SP Distance - Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 41). • Standing Wave - Control overly resonant low frequencies in your listening room (see Standing Wave on page 41). The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 42: • EQ Adjust - Manually adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system while listening to test tones (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 42). • EQ Professional - Calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers and make detailed settings according to your room's reverb characteristics (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 42). Fine Channel Level • Default setting: 0.0dB (all channels) You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 47. 1 Select 'Fine Ch Level' from the Manual MCACC setup menu. The volume increases to the 0.0 dB reference level. DVD/LD 3. Manual MCACC - 55.0dB a. Fine Channel Level b. Fine SP Distance c. Standing Wave d. EQ Adjust e. EQ Professional :Return DVD/LD - 2 0 . 0dB 3a. Fine Channel Level Please wait... 20 CAUTION! Loud test tones will be output. :Cancel 2 Adjust the level of the left channel. This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around 0.0dB so that you'll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels. DVD/LD 0 . 0 dB 3a. Fine Channel Level MCACC : M1. MEMORY 1 Ref.Ch : L +0.5dB ENTER:Next :Cancel • After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output. 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (+/-10dB) as necessary. Use / to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press  to confirm and continue to the next channel. DVD/LD 0 . 0 dB 3a. Fine Channel Level R L L +0.5dB R -1.5dB SBL[ -9.5dB ] C [ +1.0dB ] SBR[+10.0dB ] SL [ -9.5dB ] SW [ -1.5dB ] SR [ +10.0dB ] :Finish • For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. • If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it. 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. 40 En