Pioneer VSX-522-K YES, Note, LARGE, SMALL, SMALL, 100Hz, X.Over, RETURN, CAUTION, Home Menu, Subwoofer, Channel Level, (Single) terminal, Select a setup option

Home Menu

• Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker reproduces

Note

Choose the frequency cutoff point.

bass frequencies effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

• If you select SMALL for the front speakers, the subwoofer

frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the

will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center,

subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

didn’t connect a center speaker, choose NO (the center

surround, surround back and front height speakers can’t

channel is sent to the other speakers).

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In

• Front Height – Select LARGE if your front height speakers

reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to

this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back

send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer.

Channel Level

speakers will automatically be set to NO.

If you didn’t connect front height speakers choose NO.

• If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall

- You can only adjust the Front Height setting when Pre

logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS

balance of your speaker system, an important factor when

Out Setting is set to Height.

for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best

setting up a home theater system.

• Surr – Select LARGE if your surround speakers reproduce

bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your

CAUTION

bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass

room you may actually experience a decrease in the

frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you

amount of bass due to low frequency cancellations. In this

• The test tones used in the Channel Level settings are output

didn’t connect surround speakers choose NO (the sound of

case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If

at high volume.

the surround channels is sent to the other speakers).

you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with

• Surr. Back – Select the number of surround back speakers

1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

it set to PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE

you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if your surround

and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which

2 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively.

sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest option

Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other

is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting

2.Manual SP

Setup

2c.Channel Level

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround back

SMALL for the front speakers.

a.Speaker

Setting

Test Tone

Manual

speakers choose NO.

b.X.Over

- You can only adjust the Surr. Back setting when Pre Out

c.Channel

Level

X.Over

d.Speaker

Distance

Setting is set to Surr. Back.

• Default setting: 100Hz

- If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure

This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing

that additional amplifier is hooked up to the PRE OUT L

ENTER:Next

Return

back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer,

Return

(Single) terminal.

and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL.

• Subwoofer – LFE signals and bass frequencies of

It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the

Select a setup option.

channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer

when YES is selected (see notes below). Choose the PLUS

LFE channel.

• Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker to

• For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker Setting

speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound

on page 30.

• Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves

continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass

from speaker to speaker automatically.

frequencies that would normally come out the front and

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer). If you did

not connect a subwoofer choose NO (the bass frequencies

2 Select ‘X.Over’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

are output from other speakers).

2.Manual SP

Setup

2b.X.Over

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

4 You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

a.Speaker

Setting

Frequency

100Hz

b.X.Over

c.Channel

Level

d.Speaker

Distance

Return