Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K 7 Professional Calibration EQ graphical output, Display, Symptom, Remedy

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Professional Calibration EQ graphical output

Symptom	Remedy
The EQ response displayed in	• There are cases where the graph does not appear flat (even when selecting ALL CH ADJUST in the
the graphical output following	Auto MCACC Setup) due to adjustments made to compensate for room characteristics to achieve
calibration does not appear	optimal sound.
entirely flat.	• Areas of the graph may appear identical (before and after) when there is little or no adjustment
	needed.
	• The graph may appear to have shifted vertically when comparing before and after measurements.
EQ adjustments made using	• Despite level adjustments being made, the filters used for analysis may not display these
the Manual MCACC setup on	adjustments in the graphical output. However, these adjustments are taken this into account by the
page 41 do not appear to	filters dedicated to overall system calibration.
change the graphical output.

Lower frequency response curves do not seem to have been calibrated for SMALL speakers.

•Low frequencies used in bass management (the subwoofer channel) will not change for speakers that have been specified as SMALL in the configuration, or do not output these frequencies.

•Calibration is performed, but due to your speakers’ low frequency limitations, no measurable sound is output for display.

Display

Symptom	Remedy
The display is dark or off.	• Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.
After making an adjustment	• Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.
the display goes off.
You can’t get DIGITAL to	• Check the digital connections and make sure that the digital inputs are assigned correctly (see The
display when using the	Input Setup menu on page 67).
SIGNAL SEL button.	• If the multichannel analog inputs are selected, select a different input source.
The Dolby/DTS indicator	• These indicators do dot light if playback is paused.
doesn’t light when playing	• Check the playback (especially the digital output) settings of the source component.
Dolby/DTS software.
When playing a DVD-Audio	• This is not a malfunction. 96 kHz audio from DVD-Audio discs is only output from the analog
disc, the DVD player display	outputs of the DVD player. This receiver cannot show the playback sample rate when using the
shows 96 kHz. However, the	analog inputs.
receiver’s display does not.
During playback of a DTS 96/24	• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 33).
source, the display doesn’t
show 96 kHz.
When playing Dolby Digital or	• Check that the player is connected using a digital connection.
DTS sources, the receiver’s	• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 33).
format indicators do not light.	• Check that the player isn’t set up so that Dolby Digital and DTS sources are converted to PCM.
	• Ensure that if there are several audio tracks on the disc, the Dolby Digital or DTS is selected.
When playing certain discs,	• The disc may not contain 5.1/6.1 channel material. Check the disc packaging for more on what
none of the receiver’s format	audio tracks are recorded on the disc.
indicators light.
When playing a disc with the	• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 33).
listening mode set to Auto	• If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is
Surround, the 2PL II or Neo:6	not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available.
indicator lights on the receiver.
During playback of a Surround	• The source may be Dolby Surround EX/DTS-ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is 6.1
EX or DTS-ES source on the	compatible. Set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 33), then switch
SBch AUTO setting, the EX	to the Standard EX listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 30).
and ES indicators don’t light, or
the signal is not properly
processed.
During playback of DVD-Audio,	• This will occur when playing DVD-Audio material over the HDMI connection. This is not a
the display shows PCM.	malfunction.

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