Pioneer VSX-AX5i-G Fine Channel Delay, Subsequent channel. Press Enter, Using the  buttons

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 40). 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 96, 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.
	2	Use the  buttons to adjust the
		distance of the left channel. Press
	1-6	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.
1	4	Adjust 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
2		arriving simultaneously at a
		position slightly in front of you and between your arm

span. The distance can be set within a range of 0.1 to 9.0 m in 0.1 m steps.

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

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

3	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.

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

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

EXPERT

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