Pioneer VSX-1016TXV-K System Setup menu, Fine Speaker Distance, Acoustic Calibration EQ

The System Setup menu 07

Fine Speaker Distance

• Default setting: 10.0 ft. (all channels)

For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup below.

1Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

The volume increases to the reference level.

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level b.Fine SP Distance c.EQ Auto Setting d.EQ Data Copy e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g.EQ Data Check

:Return

2Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position.

3b.Fine SP Distance

L(Reference)

10.0 ft

ENTER:Next :Cancel

After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output.

3Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary.

Use to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0.5 to 45.0 feet.

3b.Fine	SP	Distance
L		10.0ft (Reference)
R	[	9.0ft ]
C		9.5ft
SL	[	6.0ft	]
SR	[	6.5ft ]
SBL	[	6.0ft ]
SBR	[	6.5ft ]
SW	[ 12.5ft ]

:Finish

Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of

you and between your arm span.1

When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next channel.

•For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

•If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply

use to select it.

4When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the original source material. This provides a ‘flat’ equalization setting. If you’re not satisfied with the automatic adjustment, you can also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

If you have already completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8, ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN (below) should already be set. Therefore, if you want to adjust your settings manually, you can skip to Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually below.

1Select ‘EQ Auto Setting’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

3.Manual		MCACC			3c.EQ Auto		Setting
	a.Fine	Ch	Level
	b.Fine SP		Distance		Set	microphone.
	c.EQ	Auto	Setting
	d.EQ	Data	Copy		Turn	on	Subwoofar.
	e.EQ	CUSTOM1		Adjust
	f .EQ	CUSTOM2		Adjust
	g.EQ	Data	Check
				:Return			:Cancel

•Make sure the microphone is connected.

•See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

2 Wait for the EQ Auto Setting to finish.

3c.EQ Auto Setting			3c.EQ Auto Setting
Now Analyzing			Now	Analyzing
Environment Check			Surround	Analyzing
Ambient Noise	[	]	Channel	Level	[	]
Microphone	[	]	Acoustic	Cal EQ	[	]
Speaker YES/NO	[	]
	:Cancel				:Cancel

As the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance is adjusted automatically for the following settings:

• ALL CH ADJUST – A ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel.

Note

1 If you can’t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly.

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