Pioneer VSX-53TX manual Fine Channel Delay should be, Distance of the left channel. Press

Expert System Settings

Fine Channel Delay

The following steps show you how to adjust the delay level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup (see page 38). Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth, separation as well as an effective surround sound effect.

	Follow steps 1-5 on page 85, if necessary, to get to the
	starting point mentioned here.
	1 FINE CHANNEL DELAY should be
		selected, if it isn’t use the  buttons
		to select and press ENTER.
1-6	2	Use the  buttons to adjust the
		distance of the left channel. Press
		ENTER.
		This channel will be the target reference which you use to
		measure the other channels.
	3	Use the  buttons to select the
		subsequent channel. Press ENTER.
		Test tones will be output for the channel you want to
		adjust and a reference channel.
		Listen to the reference channel and use it to measure the
		target channel.

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4Adjust the distance of each channel using the  buttons.

Listen to the reference channel and use it to measure the target channel. Stand facing the two speakers with your

arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are

arriving simultaneously at a

position slightly in front of you and between your arm span. The distance can be set within a range of 0.5 to 45 feet in 0.5 foot steps.

When you press ENTER you will automatically go to the next channel.

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5Press ENTER to select a new channel. Repeat step 4 for every channel.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding Use the  buttons to go back to the channel you want to adjust and press ENTER. Then follow step 3.

6When done select EXIT (if it's not already selected) and press ENTER.

Next, if you want, proceed to ACOUSTIC CAL EQ.

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