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11The Advanced MCACC menu

Chapter 11:

The Advanced MCACC menu

Important

•The procedure for setting the receiver operation mode differs for the remote controls included with the SC-37 and SC-35. For the SC-37’s remote control, set the remote control operation selector switch to RECEIVER. For the SC-35’s remote control, press the

RECEIVER button. When “set the remote control to the receiver operation mode” is indicated in these instructions, use the respective procedure described above.

•Auto MCACC – See Automatic MCACC (Expert) below for a more detailed MCACC setup.

SC-37 only: In addition, the Full Band Phase Control function calibrates the frequency-phase characteristics of the connected speakers.

•Manual MCACC – Fine-tunes your speaker settings and customizes the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 106).

•Demo – No settings are saved and no errors occur. When the speakers are connected to this receiver, the test tone is output repeatedly. Press RETURN to cancel the test tone.

Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu

The Advanced MCACC (Multi Channel ACoustic Calibration) system was developed in Pioneer’s laboratories with the aim of making it possible for home users to perform adjustments of the same level as in a studio easily and with high precision. The acoustic characteristics of the listening environment are measured and the frequency response is calibrated accordingly to allow high precision, automatic analysis and optimal calibration of the sound field to bring it closer to a studio environment than ever before. Furthermore, while it was previously difficult to eliminate standing waves, this receiver is equipped with a standing wave control function using a unique process to perform acoustic analysis and reduce their influence.

This section describes how to calibrate the sound field automatically and fine-adjust the sound field data manually.

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver.

2Set the remote control to the receiver operation mode, then press HOME MENU.

AGraphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use /// and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu.

•Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the Home Menu.

3Select ‘Advanced MCACC’ from the Home Menu, then press ENTER.

4Select the setting you want to adjust.

•Full Auto MCACC – See Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 43 for a quick and effective automatic surround setup.

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 43, you can customize your setup options below. You can calibrate your system differently for up to six different MCACC presets, which are useful if you have different listening positions depending on the type of source (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).

Important

•Make sure the microphone/speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.

•The screen saver will automatically appear after five minutes of inactivity.

CAUTION

•The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.

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1Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the Advanced MCACC menu, then press ENTER.

If the Advanced MCACC screen is not displayed, refer to Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu above.

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