Getting started

Chapter 4

Getting started

Setting Speaker Layout

Select the speaker layout for the speaker setting you arranged to your listening area environment.

First time you switch on the system, the following speaker layout setting appears. If you switch off the system without finishing this setting, the same appears again next time you switch on the system.

1Press STANDBY/ON and confirm

WELCOME is shown on the display.

2SELECT SPEAKER LAYOUT will run on the display for about 10 seconds.

3Use / to select appropriate speaker layout.

•3 SPOT – This is the classic layout for the Front Surround mode. The two surround speakers are placed in front of the listening position.

•2 SPOT (HTZ181DVD only) – This layout for the Front Surround mode is the same as the 3 spot speaker layout. The two center speakers are separated to the right and left sides, and neatly arranged around the TV.

4 Press ENTER to confirm.1

Setting the channel levels

Set the relative channel levels from your main listening position.2

1 Press SHIFT+SETUP.

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There are two speaker layout modes – 5 spot speaker layout and 3 spot speaker layout.

See Setup Guide for more details about speaker layout and mode description.

•5 SPOT – Optimal for 5.1 channel home theater sound by placing the two surround speakers in the rear of the listening position.

•4 SPOT (HTZ181DVD only) – This is the standard layout for listening to the surround sound, which is similar to the 5 spot speaker layout. The two center speakers are separated to the right and left sides, and neatly arranged around the TV.

2Use / to select SOUNDSET, then press ENTER.

3Use / to select CH LEVEL, then press ENTER.

4Use / to select TESTTONE, then press ENTER.

The test tone is output in the following order (from the speakers active in the current listening mode):

•L – Front left speaker

•C – Center speaker

•R – Front right speaker

•SR – Surround right speaker

•SL – Surround left speaker

•SW – Subwoofer3

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Note

1To change the setting, press SHIFT+SETUP, use / to select SYS SET, then use / to select LAYOUT to start setting procedure.

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 SHIFT+SETUP, use / to select SOUNDSET, then press ENTER. Use / to select CH LEVEL, then press ENTER. Use / to switch between channels, and / to adjust the channel levels. Press ENTER when you’re finished.

3Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.

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Pioneer XV-DV180 manual Getting started Chapter, Setting Speaker Layout, Setting the channel levels, Press SHIFT+SETUP
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