Pioneer DCS-353 Getting started Chapter, Home theater sound setup, Setting the channel levels

Getting started

Chapter 2

Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Place your speakers as shown below for optimal surround sound (see the Speaker Setup Guide for more placement tips).

•Standard surround 5-spot setup – This is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theater sound.

Front left Center Front right

	Subwoofer
	Listening position
Surround	Surround
left	right

XV-DV353/151 only: Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can choose

to use the following setup option:1

•Front surround 3-spot setup – This setup is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn't possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect.

XV-DV353 model speaker setup:

Front left	Center Front right
	Subwoofer
Surround	Surround
left	right

Listening position

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XV-DV151 model speaker setup:
								Deutsch
			left			right
		Front		Center			Front
		left					right
					Subwoofer
		Surround				Surround
				Listening position
								Français
After placing your speakers, complete Setting
the channel levels below then refer to Speakers
settings on page 28 to complete your surround
sound setup.
listening position.2								Italiano
Setting the channel levels
Set the relative channel levels from your main
1 Press TEST TONE.
								Nederlands
•	L – Front left speaker
The test tone is output in the following order
(from the speakers active in the current
listening mode):
• C – Center speaker
								Español
•	SL – Left surround speaker
•	R – Front right speaker

• SR – Right surround speaker

• SW – Subwoofer3

2Use the VOLUME +/– button to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

Note

1When using this setup, make sure the front surround mode is switched on (page 14) before selecting any surround mode.

2• This is only available when DVD/CD is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged.

• To adjust the overall balance while listening to any sound source you want, press SETUP, use			to select CH LEVEL then
press ENTER. Use	to move channel to channel, and	to adjust the channel levels. Press ENTER when you’re finished.
3 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.

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