Pioneer VSX-820 Channel Level, Crossover Network

The System Setup menu

Crossover Network

• Default setting: 100Hz

This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.1

1Select ‘Crossover Network’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

2.Manual SP		Setup	2b.Crossover	Network
	a.Speaker	Setting	Frequency
	a.Speaker	Setting	Frequency		100Hz
	b.Crossover Network
	c.Channel	Level
	d.Speaker	Distance
		Return				Return

2Choose the frequency cutoff point. Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

3When you’re finished, press RETURN. You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

2Select a setup option.

•Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

•Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically.

3Confirm your selected setup option. The test tones will start after you press ENTER. After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output.

2c.Channel Level

Test Tone

[ Manual ]

Please Wait . . .20

Caution

Loud test tones

will be output.

 Return

4Adjust the level of each channel using

/.

If you selected Manual, use / to switch speakers. The Auto setup will output test tones in the order shown on-screen:

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Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor when setting up a home theater system.

2c.Channel Level

Front L		0dB
Center	[	0dB]
Front R	[	0dB]
Surround R	[	0dB]
Surr. Back R	[	–––
Surr. Back L	[	–––
Surround L	[	0dB]
Subwoofer	[	0dB]

Return

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Adjust the level of each speaker as the test

1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual tone is emitted.2

SP Setup menu.

5 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

2.Manual SP Setup		2c.Channel Level		You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
	a.Speaker Setting	Test Tone		You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
	a.Speaker Setting	Test Tone	Manual
	b.Crossover Network
	c.Channel Level
	d.Speaker Distance
	Return	ENTER:NextReturn

Note

1For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker Setting on page 43.

2• If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

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