Pioneer VSX-817-S/-K 02 5 minute guide, Automatically setting up for surround sound MCACC

02 5 minute guide

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

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.

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

LISTENING MODE

MASTER

VOLUME

MCACC/

AUDIO IN

DOWNUP

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.

3Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SETUP button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use /// and ENTER on the remote

control to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the current menu.

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

4Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu then press ENTER.

MUTE

MASTER

System Setup

2. Auto MCACC

VOLUME

1.Surr

Back System

Surr Back System

RECEIVER CONTROL

MENU

RECEIVER

SOURCE

ONE TOUCH

CH+

2.Auto

MCACC

Normal (SB)

]

COPY

3.Manual

MCACC

INPUT SELECT

TUNE

TOP MENU

T.EDIT

4.Manual

SP Setup

5.Input

Assign

MULTI CONTROL

TV CTRL

ST

ST

6.Other

Setup

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

F.AUDIO

ENTER

CD-R/TAPE

XM RADIO

SIRIUS

GUIDE

RETURN

CD

FM

AM

RECEIVER

TUNE

: Exit

ENTER : Start

: Cancel

F.S.SURRSTEREO/

AUTO SURR

STANDARD ADV.SURR

SETUP

CH-

SUBTITLE

REC

AUDIO

PHASE

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG

SOUND

5

Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected then

EQ

RETRIEVER

HDD DVD REC STOP

EFFECT	LEVEL
/CH SEL

1Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2Connect the microphone to the MCACC /AUDIO IN jack on the front panel.

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.

Note

1• The screensaver automatically starts 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 34 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing.

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