Pioneer VSX-416-K, VSX-516-K manual System Setup menu, Fine Channel Level, Fine Speaker Distance

07The System Setup menu

•SP DISTN. – Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see Fine Channel Distance below).

The last five settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 33:

•EQ A. SET – Measure the acoustic characteristics of your room and automatically adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically on page 33).

•EQ COPY – Copy Acoustic Calibration EQ settings for manual adjustment (see Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings on page 33).

•C1 ADJ/C2 ADJ – Make detailed manual adjustments to your custom Acoustic Calibration EQ settings (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually on page 34).

•EQ CHECK – Check the ALL CH, F. ALIGN and custom settings (see Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings on page 34).

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting: 0dB (all channels)

You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8.

1Select ‘CH LEVEL’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

You’ll hear test tones from each speaker in turn. Since the left speaker is the main reference speaker, the level is fixed.

Caution

•The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume (the volume increases to –18 dB automatically).

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2 Use to select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (+/– 10 dB) as necessary.

Use to adjust the volume of the selected speaker to match the reference speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press (cursor down) to continue to the next channel.

•For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

•If you want to go back and adjust a

channel, simply use to select it.

3When you're finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Fine Speaker Distance

• Default setting: 3 m (all channels)

For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8.

1Select ‘SP DISTN.’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

2 Use to adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position then press ENTER.

3 Use	to select each channel in turn
and adjust the distance as necessary.
Use	to adjust the delay of the selected

speaker to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0.1 to 9.0 meters.

Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker.

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