Pioneer VSX-59TXi operating instructions Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ

07The Surround Setup menu

•Reverb characteristics for different channels – Reverb characteristics can be somewhat different for each channel. Since this difference increases as the sound is influenced by the various room characteristics, it is often better to capture a frequency analysis early on for smoother mixing of channel frequencies/sounds.

Level			Left
			surround
			Right
			Surround
	Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro	Standard Acoustic Cal.
	calibration range	EQ calibration range
				Time
0	80	160		(in msec.)

If your room isn’t affected by the factors above, it is often not necessary to make a 20–40ms setting. Later time settings may provide a more detailed sound experience with your speaker system. It is best to try and see what works best for your particular room.

Note that changing the room (for example, moving furniture or paintings) will affect the calibration results. In such cases, you should recalibrate your system.

Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ

1 Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ then press ENTER.

2.Surround Setup

[ Check ]

[ 1.Speaker Systems ] [ 2.Channel Level ]

[ 3.Speaker Distance ] [ 4.Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ 5.X-Curve ]

[Return]

2Select ‘Professional’ then press ENTER.

2.4. Acoustic Cal EQ

[Data Copy] [Manual]

CUSTOM1 , CUSTOM2 [Auto]

ALL ADJ & FRONT ALIGN

[Professional]

[Return]

3 Select a setup option and press ENTER.

2.4.Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

”Professional ”

[Auto Pro. ]

Acou. Cal EQ Setup

[Manual Pro. ]al Surround

Reverb Measurement

Reverb View

Advanced EQ Setup

[Return]

•Auto Pro. – The receiver automatically sets an early time period (20–40 ms or 60–80 ms) for reverb measurement, giving you a system calibration based on the direct sound coming from the speakers. The frequency balance for each channel is then adjusted to minimize the effect of the room characteristics on the overall sound.

•Manual Pro. – You can set an early time period for reverb measurement manually, giving you the flexibility to choose the direct sound calibration that works best with your listening area. After you have made this setting, the frequency balance for each channel is adjusted automatically, calibrating your system according to your custom setting.

4If you selected ‘Auto Pro.’, select ‘Start’ and press

ENTER.

2.4.Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

Auto Pro

•Connect microphone

•Please be quiet

•Move obstacles away

•If you have a subwoofer turn power on and

turn volume up

[Start] [Cancel]

!!Complete !! is displayed on-screen after the acoustic calibration equalization is set. Select Return to return to the professional acoustic calibration equalization menu.

5Select a manual setup option and press ENTER.

2.4.Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

Manual Pro.

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View ]

[ Advanced EQ Setup ]

[Return]

•Reverb Measurement – Use this to measure the reverb characteristics of your room for separate channels in select frequency ranges.

•Reverb View (Normal) – You can check the reverb measurements made for specified frequency ranges in each channel. PC Output will also show as an option after you’ve completed the reverb measurement. See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 88 for more on this option.

•Advanced EQ Setup – Use this to select the time period that will be used for frequency adjustment and calibration, based on the reverb measurement of your listening area. Note that using this setup will alter the settings you made in Automatically setting up for surround sound on page 39.

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