Pioneer VSX-LX52 Listening to your system Setting the Up Mix function, Selecting Mcacc presets

06Listening to your system

Setting the Up Mix function

In a 7.1-channel surround system with surround

speakers placed directly at the sides of the listening

position, the surround sound of 5.1-channel sources is heard from the side. The Up Mix function mixes the sound of the surround speakers with the surround back speakers so that the surround sound is heard from diagonally to the rear as it should be.1

•Using the Up Mix function is effective when the

speakers in the 7.1-channel surround system are set up as recommended in the example on page 17.

•Depending on the positions of the speakers and the sound source, in some cases it may not be possible to achieve good results. In this case, set the setting to OFF.

1Switch the receiver into standby.

2While holding down ENTER on the front panel, press  STANDBY/ON.

The display shows RESET  NO .

Use TUNE +/– (or / on the remote control) to select UP MIX ON , and then use PRESET +/– (or / on the remote control) to select ON or OFF.

3Press ENTER to confirm.

•When set to ON, the UP MIX indicator on the front panel lights.

Selecting MCACC presets

• Default setting: MEMORY 1

If you have calibrated your system for different listening positions2, you can switch between settings to suit the

Up Mix OFF

L	SW	C	R
SL		?	SR
	SBL		SBR

Up Mix ON

L	SW	C	R
SL			SR
	SBL		SBR

kind of source you’re listening to and where you’re sitting (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).

		HDMI OUT	THX	PHASE CTRL		STATUS
1	2	3	TV/DTV	MPX	PQLS
SIGNAL SEL	MCACC	SLEEP
4	5	6	AUDIO	INFO		CH
SBch	A.ATT	DIMMER
				DISP
7	8	9
				TV CTRL	RECEIVER
D.ACCESS	CH LEVEL	CLASS
	0	ENTER	REMOTE

MASTERSETUP

STANDBY/ON

									ENTER
	TUNE	TUNE	PHASE	ADVANC			PRESET	PRESET
BAND			CONTROL	PQLSMCACC		HDMI			TUNER EDIT
INPUT		AUTO SURR/ALC/				MULTI-ZONE
SELECTOR		STREAM DIRECT SPEAKERSSTE EO			CONTROL		ON/OFF
PHONES
								VIDEO CAMERA
							iPod
						iPhone
			MCACC SETUP MIC				USB		HDMI 4

•While listening to a source, press RECEIVER , then

press MCACC.

Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets3. See Data Management on page 82 to check and manage your current settings.

Note

1• Set to ON regardless of this setting when playing DTS-HD signals.

•May automatically be set to OFF even when set to ON, depending on the input signal and listening mode.

2Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system. These presets can be set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 39 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 72, either of which you should have already completed.

3• These settings have no effect when headphones are connected.

•You can also press / to select the MCACC preset.

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