Pioneer XV-DV250 operating instructions Getting started Chapter, Home theater sound setup

01Getting started

Chapter 1

Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can place your speakers in one

of two ways using this system:1

•Standard surround 5-spot setup – This is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theater sound.

Front left	Center	Front right
	Subwoofer
Listening position
Surround		Surround
left		right

•Front surround 3-spot setup – This setup is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn't possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect.

Center

Front	Front
left	right

Subwoofer

Surround	Surround
left	right

Listening position

After placing your speakers, complete Setting the channel levels below then refer to Speakers settings on page 22 to complete your surround sound setup.

Setting the channel levels

Set the relative channel levels from your main listening position.2

1 Press SHIFT+TEST TONE.

The test tone is output in the following order (from the speakers active in the current listening mode):

•L – Front left speaker

•C – Center speaker

•R – Front right speaker

•SR – Right surround speaker

•SL – Left surround speaker

•SW – Subwoofer3

2Use the VOLUME +/– button to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

3 Use the (cursor up/down) buttons to adjust the speaker levels in turn.

You should hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening position. The channel level range is ± 10 dB.

4When you’re done, press ENTER to exit test tone setup.

Note

1See About the listening modes on page 11 for more on using the different listening modes with each speaker setup.

2• This is only available when DVD/CD is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged.

• The speaker volume can be adjusted while listening to any sound source you want: Press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP, use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select the channel level setting, then press ENTER. Use		(cursor up/down) to adjust the
channel levels;	(cursor left/right) to move to the next channel. Press ENTER when you’re finished.

3 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.

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