Fine Tuning Your System

BASS PEAK LEVEL

The LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel in Dolby Digital and DTS program sources can produce heavily concentrated ultra-low bass tones that may exceed the capabilities of your speaker system. The following steps show you how to set the peak level for the LFE channel. If continuing from the preceding page the BASS PEAK LEVEL should be selected.

MENU

 

MASTER

TOP MENU

 

3 Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the

TUNER EDIT

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

test tones and specify the bass

 

 

TUNE

GUIDE

1-5

SYSTEM

peak level.

SETUP

ST

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

ST

 

 

AUDIO

 

RETURN

 

TUNE

 

CHANNEL−

DTV ON/OFF BAND

CHANNEL+

SIGNAL

dB

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE

AUTO OFF MUSIC

SP A B

D.ACCESS MPX CLASS

1-5

If you set this level before the receiver

will have that level input but it will not appear on this setup screen. (The screen will always open with the level showing [- - -].)

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

STANDBY

MOVIE

MUSIC

ENTER

MULTI JOG

MULTI JOG

CONTROL

SIGNAL

HI-BIT

SB CH

MIDNIGHT

LOUDNESS

BAND

SET UP

RETURN

SELECT

HI-SAMPLING

MODE

PHONES

 

 

TONE CONTROL

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

TONE

BASS/TREBLE

 

 

 

 

1Raise the level gradually.

2Set the bass peak level at the point just before

the tone starts to distort.

Be careful! Test tones play back at loud volumes . Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room at distortion level.

You can leave this setup any time by pressing

ENTER.

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

1BASSPEAK LEVEL should be selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select it. Press

ENTER.

SIGNAL

dB

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE

AUTO OFF MUSIC

SP A B

2Use the 5∞ buttons to select

SETTING START or SETTING

CANCEL. Press ENTER.

SETTING START: The MASTER VOLUME is set to MIN (----dB), a test tone plays back and you

make the setting (go to step 3).

SIGNAL

 

dB

ANALOG

 

 

SB CH

 

AUTO ON

MOVIE

OFF

MUSIC

 

 

SP A B

 

 

 

SETTING CANCEL: This setting won't limit the peak level of the LFE channel.

SIGNAL

dB

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE

AUTO OFF MUSIC

If the YES or PLUS setting on the subwoofer is selected the test tone will only play back from the subwoofer. If not, the test tone will play back from all speakers set to LARGE except for the subwoofer.

4Press ENTER.

The display on the receiver will show RESUME and the MASTER VOLUME will return to its original position.

5EXIT should be selected (if it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select it)

and press ENTER.

Next, if you want, proceed to DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL

SP A B

If you selected SETTING CANCEL go to step 4.

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Pioneer VSX-43TX Bass Peak Level, Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust, Test tones and specify the bass, Peak level
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