Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K - Manual (Page 49)

The System Setup menu 07
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• 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). 1 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.
2
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.
Important
• When Channel Level is selected while MCACC is set
to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory
appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.
1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup
menu.
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.
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
on-screen:
Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is
emitted. 3
5 When you’re finished, press RETURN.
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
Tip
• You can change the channel levels at any time by
press RECEIVER, then press CH LEVEL, and then
using
/ on the remote control.
Note
1 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.
2 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.
5b.Channel Level
:Cancel
Select MCACC memory.
MCACC OFF
M1.MEMORY 1
ENTER:Next
5.Manual SP Setup
:Return
a . Speaker Setting
b . Channel Level
c . Speaker Distance
d
. X-Curve
6b.Channel Level
MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1
Test Tone
AUTO
+0.5dB
ENTER:Next :Cancel
3 • 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.
5b.Channel Level
:Cancel
Please wait... 20
CAUTION
Loud test tones will
be output.
5b.Channel Level
:Finish
M C AC C : M 1 . M E M O RY 1
L 0.0 dB SR [ 0.0 dB ]
C [ 0.0 dB ] SBR [ 0.0 dB ]
R [ 0.0 dB ] SBL [ 0.0 dB ]
SL [ 0.0 dB ]
SW [ 0.0 dB ]
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