Pioneer VSX-52TX manual Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

The System Setup menu

When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press ENTER to confirm and 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 (cursor up/down) to select it.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the original source material. This provides a ‘flat’ equalization setting. If you’re not satisfied with the automatic adjustment, you can also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

If you have already completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 11, ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN (below) should already be set.

Therefore, if you want to adjust your settings manually, you can skip to Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually below.

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

3.MANUAL MCACC			3c.EQ AUTO Setting
[ a .Fine Ch Level		]
[ b .Fine Ch Distance		]
[	c .EQ AUTO Setting	]	Please Wait
[	d .EQ Data Copy	]
[ e .EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust		]	Caution!!
[ f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust		]
[ g .EQ Data Check		]	Test tone is
			output loudly.
			Return:Cancel

•Make sure the microphone is connected.

•If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is at the middle position.

•See Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 13 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

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2 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish.

3c. EQ AUTO Setting			3c. EQ AUTO Setting
Now Analyzing•••			Now Analyzing•••
Environment Check			Surround Analyzing
Ambient Noise	[	]	Channel Level	[	]
Microphone	[	]	Acoustic Cal EQ	[	]
Speaker YES/NO	[	]

Return:CancelReturn:Cancel

As the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance is adjusted automatically for the following settings:

•ALL CH ADJUST – A ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel.

•FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels).

You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu after the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set.

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually below), we recommend copying the ALL CH ADJUST or the FRONT ALIGN settings from the EQ AUTO setup above (or from Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 11) to one of the custom settings. Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start.

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

3.MANUAL MCACC
[ a .Fine Ch Level		]
[ b .Fine Ch Distance		]
[ c .EQ AUTO Setting		]
[	d .EQ Data Copy	]
[	e .EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust	]
[ f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust		]
[ g .EQ Data Check		]

2Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use the (cursor left/right) buttons to select the setting you want to copy.

3d. EQ Data Copy				3d. EQ Data Copy
TO		FROM		TO		FROM
CUSTOM1	[		]	CUSTOM1	[		]
		CUSTOM1				ALL CH ADJ.
CUSTOM2	[	CUSTOM2	]	CUSTOM2	[	CUSTOM2	]
Start Copy		[ OK	]	Start Copy		[ OK	]

•You can also copy from one custom setting to another. For more on the ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN settings, see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically above.

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