Pioneer VSX-LX52 manual System and the other setup, Surround back speaker setting

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•Surr Back System – Specifies how you are using your surround back speakers (see below).

•Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see below).

•Channel Level – Adjusts the overall balance of your speaker system (page 86).

•Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance of your speakers from the listening position (page 87).

•X-Curve– Adjusts the tonal balance of your speaker system for movie soundtracks (page 87).

•THX Audio Setting – Specifies whether you are using a THX speaker setup (page 87).

3Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.

3When ‘Setting Change?’ is displayed, select Yes. If No is selected, the setting is not changed.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Speaker Setting

Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers and crossover frequency)1. It is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 39 are correct. Note that this setting applies to all MCACC presets, and cannot be set independently.

1Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

4a.Manual SP Setup	4a2.Speaker Setting
A/V RECEIVER	A/V RECEIVER

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting: Normal

There are several ways you can use the surround back speaker channels with this system. In addition to a normal home theater setup where they are used for the surround back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the front speakers or as an independent speaker system in another room.

1Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 84 if you’re not already at this screen.

4a.Manual SP Setup			4a1.Surr Back System
A/V RECEIVER			A/V RECEIVER
1. Surr Back System			Normal
2. Speaker Setting
3. Channel Level		Front	: Normal
4. Speaker Distance		Center : Normal
5. X-Curve		Surr	: Normal
6. THX Audio Setting		SB	: Normal
			OK
Exit	Return	Exit	Return

2Select the surround back speaker setting.

•Normal – Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup.

•Speaker B – Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see Switching the speaker system on page 63).

•Front Bi-Amp– Select this setting if you’re bi- amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your speakers on page 20).

•ZONE 2 – Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals for an independent system in another zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 63).

1. Surr Back System		Front	:	LARGE
2. Speaker Setting		Center	:	SMALL
3. Channel Level		Surr	:	SMALL
4. Speaker Distance		SB	:	SMALL x 2
5. X-Curve		SW	:	YES
6. THX Audio Setting		X.OVER :		80Hz
Exit	Return	Exit		Return

2Choose the set of speakers that you want to set,

then select a speaker size.

Use / to select the size (and number) of each of the following speakers:2

•Front – Select LARGE if your front speakers

reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

•Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker

reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center speaker, choose NO (the center channel is sent to the front speakers).

•Surr – Select LARGE if your surround speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround speakers choose NO (the sound of the surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a subwoofer).

Note

1If you’re using a THX speaker setup, set all speakers to SMALL.

2If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center, surround and surround back speakers can’t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.

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