Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K 7 operating instructions Speaker Distance, X-Curve, 07The System Setup menu

07The System Setup menu

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound.

Important

•When Speaker Distance is selected while MCACC is set to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

5c.Speaker Distance

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next :Cancel

1Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

5.Manual SP Setup

a . Speaker Setting

b . Channel Level

c . Speaker Distance

d . X-Curve

:Return

2Adjust the distance of each speaker using /. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 1 inch increments.

5c.Speaker

Distance

5c.Speaker

Distance

MCACC

: M1.MEMORY 1

MCACC

: M1

.MEMORY 1

SR

0

' 11

''

L

10

' 00 ''

SBR

[

11 ' 09 ''

]

C

[

0

' 11 ''

]

SBL

[ 12

' 05

''

]

R

[

11 ' 09 '' ]

SL

[ 13

' 10

''

]

SW

[ 45

' 00

'' ]

:Finish

:Finish

3When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

•For best surround sound, make sure the surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position.

X-Curve

Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting acts as a kind of re-equalization for home theater listening, and restores proper tonal balance of movie soundtracks.

1 Select ‘X-Curve’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

5.Manual SP

Setup

5d.X-Curve

a . Speaker

Setting

X-Curve

-2.0dB/oct

b . Channel

Level

c . Speaker

Distance

d . X-Curve

63

125

250

500

1k

2k

4k

8k

16k

:Return

:Finish

2 Choose the X-Curve setting you want.

Use / to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at 2 kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope increases (to a maximum of –3.0dB/oct). Use the following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your room size:

Room size (ft2)	≤400	≤550	≤650	≤800	≤2200	≤12000
X-Curve (dB/oct)	–0.5	–1	–1.5	–2	–2.5	–3

•If you select OFF, the frequency curve will be flat and the X-Curve has no effect.

3 Select ‘Return’, then press ENTER to finish.

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