Pioneer VSX-LX50 manual Standing Wave, Acoustic Calibration EQ

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08The System Setup menu

Standing Wave

• Default setting: ON

Acoustic standing waves occur when, under certain conditions, sound waves from your speaker system resonate mutually with sound waves reflected off the walls in your listening area. This can have a negative effect on the overall sound, especially at certain lower frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results in an overly resonant (‘boomy’) sound. The Standing Wave Control uses filters to reduce the effect of overly resonant sounds in your listening area. During playback of a source, you can customize the filters used for Standing Wave Control for each of your MCACC

presets.1

1Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

3.Manual

MCACC

 

3c.Standing Wave

 

 

 

 

 

a.Fine

Ch

Level

 

MCACC :

 

M1. MEMORY

1

 

 

b.Fine

SP

Distance

 

Standing

Wave Control

 

 

 

c.Standing

Wave

 

 

Filter Ch

 

 

[

 

 

ON

]

 

 

d.EQ

Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

 

 

e.EQ

Professional

 

No.

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f

[

68Hz

]

[ 120Hz

]

[ 201Hz

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q

[

5.0

]

[

5.0

 

]

[

5.0

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

[

0.0dB

]

[

0.0dB

]

[ 0.0dB ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

TT

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

2Select ‘ON’ (if it is not already selected) then adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control.

•Filter Ch – Select the channel to which you will apply the filter(s): Main (all except center channel and subwoofer), Center or SUB W. (subwoofer).

•TRIM (only available when the filter channel above is SUB W.) – Adjust the subwoofer channel level (to compensate for the difference in output post-filter).

•f / Q / ATT – These are the filter parameters where f represents the frequency you will be targeting and Q is the bandwidth (the higher the Q, the narrower the bandwidth, or range) of the attenuation (ATT, the amount of reduction to the targeted frequency).

3When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the original source material (providing a ‘flat’ equalization setting). If you’re not satisfied with the adjustment provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 37, you can also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.

1Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

3.Manual

MCACC

 

3d.EQ Adjust

 

 

 

 

a.Fine

Ch

Level

 

MCACC:M1. MEMORY

1

 

 

b.Fine

SP

Distance

 

 

 

c.Standing

Wave

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.EQ

Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e.EQ

Professional

 

 

Setting Start?

[

 

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

 

 

 

:Return

 

Enter:Next

:Cancel

2Confirm that the MCACC preset shown in the display is the one you want to adjust, then select OK.

3Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking.

3d.EQ

Adjust

 

unit:dB

 

 

 

 

63Hz [

0.0]

MCACC

: M1

 

125Hz [

0.0]

Ch

 

[SBL]

250Hz [

0.0]

 

 

 

 

500Hz [

0.0]

 

 

 

 

1kHz

0.0

 

 

 

 

2kHz [

-1.0]

 

 

 

 

4kHz [

-2.0]

 

 

 

 

8kHz [

-4.5]

 

 

 

 

16kHz [

-7.0]

63 125 250 500

1k 2k

4k 8k 16k

TRM

TRIM [

0.0]

 

 

 

 

:Finish

Use the / buttons to select the channel.

Use the / buttons to select the frequency and / to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of the screen and use the / buttons to select the next channel.

•The OVER! indicator shows in the display if the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort. If this happens, bring the level down until OVER! disappears from the display.

Tip

•Changing the frequency curve of one channel too drastically will affect the overall balance. If the speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or

lower channel levels using test tones with the TRIM feature. Use / to select TRIM then use / to raise or lower the channel level for the current speaker.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Note

1• Since they will be overwritten, you may want to save the standing wave settings made with the Auto MCACC Setup to another MCACC preset.

• Standing Wave control filter settings cannot be changed during playback of sources using the HDMI connection.

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Contents VSX-LX50 Important the Moulded Plug Risk of Electric Shock Do not OpenOperating Environment Contents Using other functions System Setup menu Controlling the rest of your systemOther Settings Other connectionsFeatures Before you startBefore you start Chapter Before you start Installing the receiverEasy-to-use LCD remote control Checking what’s in the box02 5 minute guide Chapter Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto McaccMinute guide Introduction to home theaterMinute guide 02 5 minute guide Better sound using Phase ControlProblems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup Playing a sourceConnecting your equipment Connecting your equipment ChapterRear panel Connecting your equipment When making cable connectionsAbout the video converter Connect using a standard video cable or an S-video cable Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD playerConnecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box 342Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources Using 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