08The System Setup menu

1Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu.

See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen.

 

System Setup

 

 

 

4.Data Management

 

 

 

 

 

1.Auto

MCACC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.MCACC

Data

Check

 

 

2.Surr

Back System

 

 

 

b.MCACC

Data

Copy

 

 

 

 

3.Manual MCACC

 

 

 

c.Memory

Rename

 

 

4.Data

Management

 

 

 

 

 

d.Memory

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

5.Manual SP Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.Input

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.Other

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Exit

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Select the setting you want to adjust.

MCACC Data Check – Check the settings for any of your MCACC presets using the on-screen display (see Checking MCACC preset data below).

MCACC Data Copy – Copy settings from one MCACC preset to another (see Copying MCACC preset data below).

Memory Rename – Name your MCACC presets for easy identification (see Renaming MCACC presets below).

Memory Clear – Clear any MCACC presets that you don’t want (see Clearing MCACC presets below).

Checking MCACC preset data

After you have completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 36, you can check your calibrated settings using the on-screen display.

1Select ‘MCACC Data Check’ from the Data Management setup menu.

 

4.Data Management

 

 

 

 

 

4a.MCACC Data Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.MCACC

Data

Check

1.Speaker Setting

 

 

b.MCACC

Data

Copy

 

 

 

 

 

2.Channel

Level

 

 

 

 

c.Memory

Rename

 

 

 

3.Speaker

Distance

 

 

d.Memory

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.Standing

Wave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.Acoustic

Cal EQ

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

ENTER:Next

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Select the setting you want to check.

It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare the different settings.

3Select the MCACC preset that you want to check.

Use the

buttons if necessary to switch speakers/

settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4a4.EQ

Data

Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63Hz

:

0.0

 

 

 

 

MCACC

 

M1

 

125Hz

:

0.0

 

 

 

 

Ch

 

 

[SBL]

250Hz

:

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500Hz

:

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1kHz :

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2kHz :

-1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4kHz :

-2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8kHz

:

-4.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16kHz :

-7.0

 

 

 

 

63 125 250 500 1k

2k

4k 8k 16k

TRM

 

 

 

 

TRIM :

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Press RETURN to go back to the Data Check menu, repeating steps 2 and 3 to check other settings.

 

4a2.Speaker

Distance

 

 

4a3.Standing

Wave

 

 

 

 

MCACC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCACC

 

 

 

M1. MEMORY 1

M1. MEMORY 1

 

L

:

2.0m

 

 

 

 

Sranding

Wave Control

 

C

:

2.0m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

ON

 

 

 

 

R

:

2.0m

 

 

 

 

Filter

Ch

 

[ SUB W. ]

 

SR

:

2.5m

 

 

 

 

TRIM

 

 

:+12.0dB

 

 

 

 

SBR

:

3.0m

 

 

 

 

No.

1

 

 

2

3

 

 

 

SBL

:

3.0m

 

 

 

 

f

: 110Hz

: 110Hz

: 110Hz

 

SL

:

2.5m

 

 

 

 

Q

: 3.0

:

3.0

: 3.0

 

 

 

 

 

SW

:

2.3m

 

 

A

: 12.0dB : 10.0dB

: 12.0dB

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Data Management setup menu.

Copying MCACC preset data

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup above), we recommend

copying your current settings1 to an unused MCACC preset. Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start.

1Select ‘MCACC Data Copy’ from the Data Management setup menu.

 

4.Data Management

 

 

 

 

 

4b.MCACC Data

Copy

 

 

 

a.MCACC

Data

Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.MCACC

Data

Copy

 

 

 

 

From

 

 

 

 

 

c.Memory

Rename

 

 

 

 

[

M1. MEMORY 1

]

 

 

d.Memory

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

To

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ M2. MEMORY 2 ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start Copy

[Cancel ]

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

:Cancel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Select the MCACC preset you’ll be copying the settings ‘From’ then specify where you want to copy them (‘To’).

Make sure you don’t overwrite an MCACC preset you’re currently using (this can’t be undone).

3Select ‘Copy’ to confirm and copy the settings. Copy Complete! shows in the OSD to confirm the MCACC preset has been copied, then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu.

Renaming MCACC presets

If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re using, you may want to rename them for easier identification.

1Select ‘Memory Rename’ from the Data Management setup menu.

 

4.Data Management

 

 

 

 

 

4c.Memory Rename

 

 

 

 

a.MCACC

Data

Check

 

 

MCACC

Position

Rename

 

 

b.MCACC

Data

Copy

 

 

M1

[

 

 

]

 

 

 

c.Memory

Rename

 

 

 

 

MEMORY

1

 

 

 

d.Memory

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

M2

[

MEMORY

2

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M3

[ MEMORY 3

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M4

[ MEMORY 4

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M5

[ MEMORY 5

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M6

[ MEMORY 6

]

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

1The settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 36.

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Pioneer VSX-2016AV operating instructions Checking Mcacc preset data, Copying Mcacc preset data, Renaming Mcacc presets

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