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Speaker distance, The system setup menu 07 – Pioneer VSX-1018AH-S User Manual

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The System Setup menu

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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.

1

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.

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system,
you need to specify the distance of your speakers from
the listening position. The receiver can then add the
proper delay needed for effective surround sound.

Important

• When Speaker Distance is selected while MCACC is

set to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC
memory appears. Select a memory to adjust
manually.

1

Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP

Setup menu.

2

Adjust the distance of each speaker using

/.

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.01 m
increments.

3

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• For best surround sound, make sure the surround

back speakers are the same distance from the
listening position.

Note

1 • 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

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

e . THX Audio Setting

5b.Channel Level

MCACC

: M1.MEMORY 1

Test Tone

AUTO

+0.5dB

ENTER:Next

:Cancel

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

]

5c.Speaker Distance

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next

:Cancel

5.Manual SP Setup

:Return

a . Speaker Setting
b . Channel Level

c . Speaker Distance

d

.

X-Curve

e . THX Audio Setting

5c.Speaker Distance

:Finish

M C AC C

: M 1 . M E M O RY 1

L

0.50 m

C [ 1.50

m

]

R [ 1.00

m

]

5c.Speaker Distance

:Finish

M C AC C

: M 1 . M E M O RY 1

SR

5.05 m

SBR [ 1.50 m ]
SBL [ 0.50 m

]

SL

[ 1.50 m

]

SW

[ 5.05 m

]

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