07The System Setup menu

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

If the System Setup screen is not displayed, refer to Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 39.

System Setup MENU

 

1.Auto

MCACC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround Back System

1

. Auto

MCACC

 

2

. Surround Back System

 

[

Normal

]

3

. Manual MCACC

 

 

 

 

 

4

. Data

Management

 

Save

SYMMETRY

to

5

. Manual SP Setup

 

 

 

[ M1.MEMORY 1 ]

6

. Input

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

7

. Other

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START

 

 

 

 

:Exit

 

ENTER:Start

:Cancel

2 Make sure ‘Normal’ is selected,1 select an MCACC preset2, then select START.3

For a fully customized Auto MCACC setup, select CUSTOM and set the following parameters using /:4

1.Auto

MCACC

 

 

1.Auto MCACC

 

 

 

1.Auto MCACC

 

 

 

Surround Back System

 

Custom Menu

 

 

 

SYMMETRY

 

 

 

[

Normal

]

 

 

ALL

 

 

 

M1.MEMORY

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL CH ADJ

 

 

 

Save

SYMMETRY

to

 

 

Speaker

Setting

 

[

M2.MEMORY

2

]

 

 

[ M1.MEMORY 1 ]

 

 

Channel Level

 

 

FRONT ALIGN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker

Distance

 

[

M3.MEMORY

3

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQ Pro. & S-Wave

 

 

THX Speaker

[ NO

]

 

 

CUSTOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

START

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Cancel

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

ENTER:Next

 

ENTER:Next

 

ENTER:Start

:Return

Custom Menu – The default is ALL (recommended),

but you can limit the system calibration to only one

setting (to save time) if you want.5 The available

options are ALL, Keep SP System,6 Speaker

Setting, Channel Level, Speaker Distance and EQ

Pro. & S-Wave.

EQ Type (only available when the Custom Menu

above is EQ Pro. & S-Wave)– This determines how

THX Speaker (only available when the Custom Menu above is ALL or Speaker Setting) – Select YES if you are using THX speakers (set all speakers to SMALL), otherwise leave it set to NO.

Stand.Wave Multi-Point(only available when the Custom Menu above is EQ Pro. & S-Wave) – In addition to measurements at the listening position, you can use two more reference points for which test tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is useful if you want to get a balanced ‘flat’ calibration for several seating positions in your listening area.8 Place the microphone at the reference point indicated on-screen and note the last microphone placement will be at your main listening position:

2nd reference

3rd reference

point

point

1

2

3

Main listening

position

When you’re finished settings the options, press RETURN to go back to the Auto MCACC main setup.

3Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

AUTO SURR/

HOME

STANDARD

ADVANCED

STEREO/

STREAM DIRECT

THX

SURROUND

SURROUND

A.L.C.

the frequency balance is adjusted.

PHONES

 

VIDEO INPUT

 

iPod DIRECT

MCACC

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

DIGITAL IN

USB

SETUP MIC

MULTI-ZONE

After a single calibration is performed, each of the following three correction curves can be stored separately in the MCACC memory. SYMMETRY (default) implements symmetric correction for each pair of left and right speakers to flatten the frequency-amplitude characteristics. ALL CH ADJUST is a ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special

weighting is given to any one channel. FRONT ALIGN7 sets all speakers in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels).

CONTROL

ON/OFF

SPEAKERS

ST –

ST +

If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair.

4Follow the instructions on-screen.

Make sure the microphone is connected.

If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up.

Note

1If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker setting on page 42 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 3.

2The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 47).

3Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select CUSTOM to save other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJUST and

FRONT ALIGN).

4Select DEMO, and then press ENTER to activate the demo mode of Auto MCACC. In the demo mode, 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.

5• The EQ Pro. & S-Wavemeasurement is also taken when ALL is selected. See Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 45 for more on this.

Either effect of Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional and Standing Wave can be switched on and off in the respective MCACC preset. For details, see Setting the Audio options on page 74.

6The Keep SP System option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting (page 49) unchanged.

7If you selected ALL as your Custom Menu, you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN settings.

8Switch the Multi-Pointsetting NO if you only use one listening position.

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Pioneer VSX-03TXH manual System Setup menu, Options are ALL , Keep SP System , 6 Speaker, Pro. & S-Wave

VSX-03TXH specifications

The Pioneer VSX-03TXH is a versatile and powerful AV receiver designed to elevate your home entertainment experience. Known for its robust build quality and advanced features, the VSX-03TXH caters to audiophiles and casual viewers alike, providing rich audio and immersive surround sound capabilities.

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