Pioneer VSX-45TX manual Fine Channel Level

Fine Tuning Your System

FINE CHANNEL LEVEL

The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup (see page 42). Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound and the better the speaker balance the better surround sound you can get. Do this procedure if you want to try and get even finer surround sound.

The main difference with this setup method and the CHANNEL LEVEL setup method in NORMAL setup is that here the test tone alternates between the front left speaker (which is used as the reference channel) and the target speaker (that is, the speaker whose level you want to adjust). Listen to the two tones and try to make them the same volume.

1	2	3	4		Follow steps 1-5 on page 96, if necessary, to get to the
DIMMER	LOUDNESS	TONE	EFFECT/CH SEL
SIGNAL SEL	DNR	BASS/TREBLE +			starting point mentioned here.
5	6	7	8
VIDEO SEL	HI-BIT	+10	– DISC
9	0		ENTER		1 FINE CHANNEL LEVEL should be
MENU			TOP MENU
		DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE
SYSTEM SETUP			GUIDE
TUNER EDIT			TRACK	1-5	selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞
	ENTER		EXIT
AUDIO			RETURN		buttons to select and press ENTER.
MPX	DTV ON/OFF		DISP MODE
¶		8	SUB TITLE
TUNING –	BAND		TUNING +

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4			7		¢	2 Use the 5∞ buttons to select the
		STATION –	DTV MENU CLASS		STATION +
		CHANNEL–			CHANNEL+	channel you want to adjust. Press
1-5						ENTER.
						Test tones will be output.
						WARNING : Be prepared! The test tones are output
						at a high volume level.
						MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position (0
	STANDBY/ON					dB) and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE.
				STANDBY

MOVIE MUSIC ENTER	After a few seconds the test tone is output.
MULTI JOG

MULTI JOG	CONTROL	SIGNAL	HI-BIT	SB CH	BAND
SET UP	RETURN	SELECT	HI-SAMPLING	MODE
PHONES			TONE CONTROL
	SPEAKERS	TONE	BASS/TREBLE

3Adjust the level of the channel using the 5∞ buttons.

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Expert

[Crossover Network			]
[	Fine Channel Level		]
[Fine Channel Delay			]
[Acoustic Cal EQ			]
[Bass Peak Level			]
[D-Range Control			]
[Exit			]
Fine Channel		Level
STD:Front L		+1. 5dB

Try to get the volume level of the target speaker to match that of the front left speaker, which is the reference in this setup. The levels can be set within a range of –10 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.

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

4Press ENTER to select a new channel. Repeat step 3 for every

channel.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding Use the 5∞ buttons to go back to the channel you want to adjust and press ENTER. Then follow step 3.

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Front R		[	+1. 5dB	]			5 When done select EXIT (if it's not
Center		[	+1. 5dB	]
Surround	L	[	+2. 0dB ]					already selected) and press ENTER.
Surround	R	[	-1. 5dB ]
SurrBack	L	[	+3. 0dB ]					Next, if you want, proceed to FINE CHANNEL DELAY.
SurrBack	R	[	+2. 0dB ]
Subwoofer		[+10. 0dB ]
[Exit ]
Fine Channel Level					5	Fine Channel Level
STD:Front	L		+1. 5dB			STD:Front			L		+1. 5dB
Front R		[		]		Front R				[	+2. 5dB ]
			+2. 5dB
Center		[	+1. 5dB	]		Center				[	+1. 5dB ]
Surround	L	[	+2. 0dB ]			Surround			L	[	+2. 0dB ]
Surround	R	[	-1. 5dB ]			Surround			R	[	-1. 5dB ]
SurrBack	L	[	+3. 0dB ]			SurrBack			L	[	+3. 0dB ]
SurrBack	R	[	+2. 0dB ]			SurrBack			R	[	+2. 0dB ]
Subwoofer		[+10. 0dB ]				Subwoofer				[+10. 0dB ]
[Exit ]						[	Exit	]

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