Fine Tuning Your System

ACOUSTIC CAL EQ

This setting is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers. This receiver let's you equalize the speakers in accordance with the front speakers.

The front left speaker will serve as the reference tone. The front left tone and the target speaker (the one you are trying to adjust) will sound in turns, so you can judge which needs to be louder.

 

 

MASTER

 

 

 

 

2 Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU TUNER EDIT

 

TOP MENU

SYSTEM

 

GUIDE

channel that you want to adjust.

 

 

TUNE

 

1-10

 

SETUP

ST

Press ENTER.

 

 

ENTER

 

ST

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

RETURN

 

TUNE

 

 

CHANNEL

DTV ON/OFF BAND

CHANNEL+

 

D.ACCESS

MPX

CLASS

1-10

SIGNAL

dB

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE

AUTO OFF MUSIC

SP A B

The adjustable channels are:

Center, Surround L, Surround R, Surr Back (surround back) L, Surr Back (surround back) R.

3Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

 

 

 

 

 

 

frequency you want to adjust.

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

 

 

 

Press ENTER.

MOVIE

MUSIC

ENTER

 

 

 

SIGNAL

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI JOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG

 

 

 

MULTI JOG CONTROL SIGNAL HI-BIT

SB CH

MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS BAND

SB CH

 

 

 

SET UP

RETURN SELECT HI-SAMPLING

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO ON MOVIE

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF MUSIC

 

 

PHONES

TONE CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS TONE BASS/TREBLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP

A B

 

 

 

 

 

 

The adjustable frequencys are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

63Hz, 125Hz, 250Hz, 4kHz, 11.3kHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the speakers you set to SMALL (see pages

 

 

 

 

 

 

37–38) you won't be able to adjust the 63 Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting.

Follow steps 1-5 on page 79, if necessary, to get to the starting point mentioned here.

1ACOUSTIC CAL should be selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select and press

ENTER.

SIGNAL

dB

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE

AUTO OFF MUSIC

SP A B

Test tones will be output.

WARNING: the test tones are very loud!! Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room and that no one who will be scared, upset or damaged by loud noise is present. You yourself may want to wear earplugs.

ACOUSTIC CAL EQ: All speakers (except for the subwoofer) are set in accordance with the settings of the FRONT speakers. You can adjust each speaker individually to suit your taste. This setting allows the listener to enjoy a sound balance defined by the front speakers (the main speakers for home theater). The front left speaker will serve as the reference tone. The front left tone and the target speaker (the one you are trying to adjust) will sound in turns, so you can judge which needs to be louder.

4Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the frequency. When you have it at the level you want press

ENTER.

SIGNAL

dB

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE

AUTO OFF MUSIC

SP A B

Set the frequencies within the –6 dB to +6 dB range in steps of 0.5 dB. If OVER appears in the display you have set the levels too high. Reduce them until OVER disappears.

5The cursor automatically goes to the next frequency. Press ENTER and repeat steps 4 & 5 to adjust

all the frequencies.

SIGNAL PRO

dB

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE

AUTO OFF MUSIC

SP A B

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Pioneer VSX-43TX operating instructions Acoustic CAL EQ, Use the 5∞ buttons to select Frequency you want to adjust

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