Pioneer VSX-AX10Ai-G manual Surround Setup menu, Speaker Systems

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The Surround Setup menu

•Channel Level – Adjust the overall balance of your speaker system (page 59).

•Speaker Distance – Specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position (page 60).

•Acoustic Cal EQ – Adjust overall equalization depending on your room characteristics (page 60).

•X-Curve– Adjust the amount of ‘re-equalization’ necessary to achieve a flat frequency response from your home theater system (page 64).

5Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each screen. When you’re finished, you can check through your settings screen by screen by selecting Check from the Surround Setup menu (see Checking your surround settings on page 65 for more on this).

Speaker Systems

You need to specify the number of speakers you have in your system, and how you want to route the sound. It is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in Introduction to home theater on page 37 are correct.

1 Select ‘Speaker Systems’ then press ENTER.

2.Surround Setup

[ Check ]

[ 1.Speaker Systems ] [ 2.Channel Level ]

[ 3.Speaker Distance ] [ 4.Acoustic Cal EQ ] [ 5.X-Curve ]

[Return]

2Select how you want to set up your speakers then press ENTER.

2.1. Speaker Systems

[Manual Free]

[Manual THX]

(all small)

[Auto]

[Return]

•Manual Free – Manually set all speakers.

•Manual THX – All speakers are set to SMALL. You can only select the number of surround back speakers.

•Auto – All speakers are set automatically. (The microphone must be hooked up to the front panel to do this.)

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3 Specify how your speakers are configured.

 

2.1.Speaker Systems

 

 

 

Manual Free

 

Speaker System Select

 

[

 

]

 

Normal Surround

 

 

SP_B:

 

 

[

Second Zone ]

 

[

Next]

Use

(cursor left/right) to cycle through the

following options:

 

 

•Normal Surround – Select for normal home theater use.

•Front Bi-Amp– Select this setting if you’re bi- amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your front speakers on page 81).

•Bi-Surround– Select if you’re using two sets of surround speakers (see Adding a second set of surround speakers for Bi-Surroundon page 82).

If you selected Normal Surround, you’ll also have to select the speaker system B setting:

2.1.Speaker Systems Manual Free

Speaker System Select

[Normal Surround ]

SP_B:

[ Second Zone ]

[Next]

•Second Zone – Select if you want to hear speaker system B in a separate room.

•ITU-R– Select this setting to use two switchable main speaker systems using speaker system B (see Alternating surround speaker setups using speaker system B (ITU-R)on page 81).

•OFF – Select if no speakers are connected to the B terminals.

4Press ENTER to go to the next screen.

•If you selected Auto in step 2, you will have to select Next and then press ENTER to continue to the auto (test tone) setup.

Select Start and press ENTER to start the test tones when you’ve made sure the room is free of ambient noise. Go to step 8 when you see OK appear on the OSD.

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Contents VSX-AX10Ai-G Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Operating EnvironmentInformation to User Voltage selectorContents Using other functions Surround Setup menuAdvanced setup Controlling other equipmentOur philosophy FeaturesUsing the remote control Checking the supplied accessoriesBefore you start Before you start ChapterCalibrating the remote control screen Setting up the remote controlBefore you start Press CalibrateSetting the clock Setting the button alert volumeSetting the time-out setting Locking the remote control Resetting the remote controlRestarting the remote control Press Reset to DefaultReplacing the lithium-ion batteries Connecting your equipment Connecting your equipment ChapterRear panel When making cable connections Connecting your equipmentConnecting your equipment Connecting your TV Assignable Connecting your equipment Connecting a DVD playerConnecting the multichannel analog outputs STB VSX-AX10Ai Connecting your equipment Connecting a VCR or DVD recorderConnecting your equipment Connecting other video sources About the video converter Connecting your equipment Using the component video jacksConnecting your equipment Connecting digital audio sources Turntable Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sourcesPortable DVD player, etc Connecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker systemPlacing the speakers Bare wire connectionsFM wire antenna Connecting your equipment Connecting antennasConnecting external antennas AM loop antennaPlugging in the receiver About the supplied AC power cordsControls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysTone Controls and displaysTuned Controls and displays DisplayControls and displays Remote control Basic remote control displaysHome menu screens Setup Receiver menu screensDigital NR Disp Mode Remote control displays for the tunerSpeaker A/B Display DimmerTV control menu screens Remote control displays for other componentsOperating menus for additional components 10 CLR Search ModeSwitch on the receiver and your TV Automatically setting up for surround soundGetting started Getting started ChapterEnter Getting startedChecking the settings on your DVD or other player Other problems when using the Auto Surround SetupPlaying a source Change the receiver input to the source you want to play Listening to your system Chapter Listening to your systemAbout the listening modes Listening in surround soundDolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings Neo6 Music settingsListening to your system Using the Home THX modes Using the Advanced surround effectsAdjusting the Advanced Surround effect level Use the Option +/- buttons to adjust the effect levelListening in stereo Listening with headphonesPro Logic IIx Movie PRO Logic NEO6 CinemaPress Multi CH Input on the remote control Home menu screen Using the Stream Direct modeAnalog Selecting the input signal typeListening to high-sampling formats Selecting USB and multichannel analog input channelsChannel Press SB CH Mode repeatedly to cycle through Listening to your system Using the surround back channelAuto Surround back channel optionsUse the Option +/- buttons to change the setting Creating a center speaker effectVSB Auto VSB on VSB OFF Using Midnight and Loudness listening Listening to your system Using Hi-bit and Hi-samplingUsing the tone control Switching the tone control on or offAdjusting the bass and treble Reducing noise during playbackTreble Listening to your system Listening to dual mono soundtracks Using the tuner Chapter Using the tunerFinding a station Changing the frequency stepUsing the tuner Tuning directly to a station Memorizing station presetsMPX mode Listening to memorized station presets Using the tunerNaming station presets AbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzSurround Setup menu Chapter Surround Setup menuMaking receiver settings from the Surround Setup menu Select ‘Surround Setup’ then press EnterSpeaker Systems Surround Setup menuLarge Select ‘Channel Level’ then press Enter Channel LevelSetting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automaticallySpeaker Distance Acoustic Calibration EQSelect ‘Manual’ then press Enter Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settingsSelect CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then press Enter Select ‘Data Copy’ then press EnterHow to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ How to interpret the graphical outputProfessional Acoustic Calibration EQ Select a manual setup option and press Enter Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect ‘Professional’ then press Enter If you selected ‘Auto Pro.’, select ‘Start’ and pressCurve Switch the X-Curve on or OFFUse Cursor left/right buttons to select Select ‘X-Curve’ then press EnterChecking your surround settings Select ‘Check’ from the Surround Setup menu and press EnterCycle through the settings screen by screen Recalling preset codes Using the remote control with other componentsControlling other equipment Controlling other equipment ChapterControlling other equipment Select a setting typeProgramming signals from other remote controls Press Learning on the remote setup menuPioneer-1 DVR-7000 Press Direct Function on the remote setup menu Editing remote control button namesPress OK to confirm the settings Press KEY Label on the remote setup menuPress OK when you’ve finished Select the button you want to renameChoose how you want to change the look of the button From the ‘Select Function’ screen, choose LD if the multi operation is being used to switch onInput function This will be the one that starts the multi operation whenPress OK when you’re finished Using multi operationsFrom the remote control Home menu press Multi OperationUsing the 12 volt trigger Switching components on and offUsing System off System OFFUsing other functions Chapter Using other functionsMaking an audio or a video recording Monitoring your recordingUse the Option +/- buttons to adjust the amount of delay Adjusting the delay of a soundtrackPress Option repeatedly until Sacd Gain shows in the display Enhancing Sacd playbackSwitching the speaker impedance Using other functionsSwitch the SD1 Normal Stream Direct mode Dimming the displayUsing other functions Checking your system settings Resetting the systemDefault receiver settings Bypass Switching the speaker system Using speaker system BUsing speaker system B in another room Other connectionsOther connections Select the ‘ITU-R’ setting from the Speaker Systems menuBi-amping your front speakers SP B ITU-R is selectedBi-wiring your speakers Using the pre-outsConnecting additional amplifiers Connecting an external stereo pre-amplifier Using the i.LINK interfaceAbout i.LINK About Pqls rate controlCreating an i.LINK network Press ‘USB’ on the remote control Home menu Screen Using the USB interfaceConnecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc output Select ‘PC Output’ and press Enter Advanced Mcacc output using your PCAdvanced setup Chapter Advanced setupMake sure your receiver and TV are both switched on Input Assign menuAdvanced setup Assigning the component video inputsAssigning the i.LINK inputs Select ‘Expert Setup’ then press Enter Expert Setup menuAssigning the video inputs Multi in OFF USB OFFBass Peak Level OSD AdjustmentDynamic Range Control Function RenameOSD Overlay THX Audio Setup Select ‘THX Audio Setup’ then press EnterVolt Trigger Surround Back Speaker Position THX Ultra2 Subwoofer SetupBasic surround setup Optimizing your speaker setupAdditional information Additional information ChapterAdditional information THX speaker system setupAdditional information Troubleshooting PowerNo sound Listening in surround sound on Symptom Symptom Cause Other audio problemsVideo SettingsJack Remote controlSelect button DisplayLink messages Link interfaceMiscellaneous USB interfaceDolby Additional information Surround sound formatsAbout THX Windows Media Audio 9 ProfessionalPCM Pulse Code Modulation THX Ultra2 Cinema mode Maintenance of external surfacesAdvanced Speaker Array ASA THX MusicModeAdditional information Specifications 04B00001 ARB7292-A
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