Pioneer VSX-517-S/-K manual Manual speaker setup, Speaker setting

The System Setup menu 06

3 Use	to select the channel you want
and adjust to your liking.
Use the	buttons to select the frequency
and	to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re
finished, use the		buttons to select the

channel display (for example R EQ for the right channel or SB EQ for the surround back

channel) then	to proceed to the next
channel.

•The front speakers can’t be adjusted if you selected F.ALG ADJ.

•The OVER! indicator shows in the display if the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort. If this happens, bring the level down until OVER! disappears from the display.

Tip

•Changing the frequency curve of one channel too drastically will affect the overall balance. If the speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or lower channel levels using test tones with the ‘trim’ band (TRM shows in the display).

Use to select TRM then use to raise or lower the channel level for the current speaker.

4When you’re finished, press RETURN. Press RETURN once more to go back to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

After you have completed an automatic or manual Acoustic Calibration EQ adjustment, you can check the ALL CH, F.ALIGN and CUSTOM1/2 settings in the display.

1Select ‘EQ CHECK’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

2 Use and ENTER to select the setting you want to check.

•It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare settings.

3 Use	to select the channel you
want, using	to check the settings.

The MCACC channel EQ indicators in the front panel display will light accordingly.

4When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Manual speaker setup

These settings optimize surround sound performance (if you’re satisfied with the settings made in Using the Quick Setup (VSX- 517 model only) on page 9/ Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) (VSX- 817 model only) on page 10, adjustment may not be necessary). You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).

1Select SP SETUP from the System Setup menu.

2 Use to select the setting you want to adjust then press ENTER.

•SP SET – Specify size / number of speakers connected (see Speaker setting below).

•X.OVER – Specify which frequencies will be sent to the subwoofer (see Crossover network on page 44).

•CH LEVEL – Adjust overall balance of your speaker system (see Channel level on page 44).

•SP DISTN. – Specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position (see Speaker Distance on page 45).

3Press RETURN after making the adjustments necessary for each setting.

Speaker setting

Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers).

1 Select SP SET from the SP SETUP menu.

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