Pioneer VSX-517-S/-K manual minute guide, Automatically setting up for surround sound MCACC

025 minute guide

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

VSX-817 model only

The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room.

Important

•The Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing speaker settings you’ve made.

•Make sure the headphones are unplugged.

Caution

•The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.

				RECEIVER CONTROL		MENU
				ONE TOUCH	CH+
				COPY
RECEIVER			SOURCE		TUNE
INPUT SELECT				TOP MENU		T.EDIT
				ST	ST
	MULTI CONTROL		TV CTRL		ENTER
DVD/LD	TV/SAT	DVR/VCR	F.AUDIO
CD-R/TAPE				GUIDE		RETURN
CD	FM	AM	RECEIVER		TUNE
AUTO SURR	STEREO/	STANDARD ADV.SURR		SETUP	CH-
	F.S.SURR			SUBTITLE	REC	AUDIO

1Connect the microphone to the MCACC/ AUDIO IN jack on the front panel.

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC/AUDIO IN jack.

MASTER

VOLUME

MCACC/

AUDIO IN

DOWN UP

If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair.

2 If the receiver is off, press RECEIVER to turn the power on.

3If you have a subwoofer, turn it on.

4Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SETUP button.

•Press SETUP again at any time to exit the System Setup menu.1

5Select ‘A. MCACC’ from the System Setup menu then press ENTER.

6Make sure ‘SB NORM.’ is selected then

press ENTER.2

Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER. The system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level.

If the noise level is too high, NOISY! blinks in the display for five seconds. To exit and check the noise levels again, press SETUP (see the notes about ambient noise below) or press ENTER when you’re prompted to RETRY?.

•Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

The system now checks the microphone and your speaker setup.

Note

1The receiver will automatically exit the current menu after three minutes of inactivity. If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup at any time, the receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made.

2• If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker setting on page 39 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 7.

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