Pioneer VSX-45TX manual 103, Bass Peak Level

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 limit the peak level for the LFE channel. If continuing from the preceding page the BASS PEAK LEVEL should be selected.

	DIMMER	LOUDNESS	TONE	EFFECT/CH SEL				Follow steps 1-5 on page 96, if necessary, to get to the
	1	2	3	+	4			starting point mentioned here.
	SIGNAL SEL	DNR	BASS/TREBLE
	5	6	7	–	8
	VIDEO SEL	HI-BIT	+10		DISC
	9	0		ENTER				1	BASS PEAK LEVEL should be
			DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE
	SYSTEM SETUP			GUIDE				1-5
	MENU			TOP MENU					selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞
	TUNER EDIT				EXIT
				TRACK
		ENTER							buttons to select and press ENTER.
	MPX	DTV ON/OFF		DISP MODE
	AUDIO			RETURN
	¶		8	SUB TITLE
	1-5							2	Use the 5∞ buttons to select
									SETTING START or SETTING
									CANCEL. Press ENTER.
									SETTING START: The MASTER VOLUME is set to
STANDBY/ON			STANDBY						MIN (----dB), a test tone plays back and you make the
MOVIE	MUSIC ENTER								setting (go to step 3).
	MULTI JOG								SETTING CANCEL: This setting won't limit the peak
			MULTI JOG	CONTROL	SIGNAL	HI-BIT	SB CH	BAND	level of the LFE channel.
			SET UP	RETURN	SELECT HI-SAMPLING		MODE
			PHONES			TONE CONTROL
				SPEAKERS TONE BASS/TREBLE
									If you selected SETTING CANCEL go to step 4.

1	Expert
	[Crossover Network		]
	[Fine Channel Level		]
	[Fine Channel Delay		]
	[Acoustic Cal EQ		]
	[	Bass Peak Level	]
	[D-Range Control		]
	[Exit		]
2	Bass Peak Level

[Setting Start ]

[Setting Cancel ]

[Exit ]

3	Bass Peak		Level
	[			]
		Setting	OK

Bass Peak Level [–80]

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 [- - -].)

3Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the test tone and specify the bass peak

level.

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.

You can leave this setup any time by pressing

ENTER.

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 FADE and then RESUME while the MASTER VOLUME returns to its original position.

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

press ENTER.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step 1.

Next, if you want, proceed to DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL

EXPERT

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