06The Surround Setup menu

Speaker Systems – Specify the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (page 52).

Channel Level – Adjust the overall balance of your speaker system (page 54).

Speaker Distance – Specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position (page 55).

Acoustic Cal EQ – Adjust overall equalization depending on your room characteristics (page 55).

X-Curve– Adjust the amount of ‘re-equalization’ necessary to achieve a flat frequency response from your home theater system (page 59).

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 60 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 35 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.)

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 76).

Bi-Surround– Select if you’re using two sets of surround speakers (see Adding a second set of surround speakers for Bi-Surroundon page 77).

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 76).

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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Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai manual Surround Setup menu, Speaker Systems

VSA-AX10Ai specifications

The Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai is a high-end, multi-channel home theater receiver that stands out for its robust performance and cutting-edge technologies. Launched as a flagship model, it combines advanced audio processing capabilities with a formidable power output, catering to both audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts.

One of the standout features of the VSA-AX10Ai is its Direct Energy HD Amplification technology, which incorporates a Class D amplifier design. This technology not only ensures high power efficiency but also minimizes distortion, delivering pristine sound quality at high volumes. The receiver boasts a substantial output of 200 watts per channel over eight channels, making it an ideal choice for driving large, demanding speaker systems.

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