Pioneer Complete Guide to Surround Sound Setup for VSX 815

03Quick surround sound setup

2 If the receiver is off, press RECEIVER to turn the power on.

3If you have a subwoofer, turn it on.

4Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

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

5Select ‘A. MCACC’ from the System Setup menu then press ENTER.

•VSX-915 only – Make sure SB NORM. is selected then press ENTER again.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.

If the noise level is too high, NOISY! blinks in the display for five seconds. To exit and check the noise levels again, press SYSTEM SETUP (see the notes about ambient noise below) or press ENTER when you’re prompted to RETRY?

•Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

The system now checks the microphone and your speaker setup.

If you see an ERR message in the display, there may be a problem with your mic or the speaker connections. Turn off the power, and check the problem indicated by the ERR message (see below), then try the auto surround setup again.

•ERR MIC – Check the microphone connec- tion.

•ERR SBch – Check the surround back speaker connections.

•ERR SW – Make sure the subwoofer has been switched on and volume on the subwoofer is turned up.

6When you see CHECK OK in the display, confirm your speaker configuration.

Use (cursor up/down) to check each speaker in turn. YES or NO should reflect the actual speakers connected. If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use

(cursor left/right) to change the setting. When you’re finished, go to the next step.

7Select CHECK OK in the display then press

ENTER.

The Auto MCACC finishes by checking the subwoofer level.

•If the subwoofer output level is too high/ low, SW.VOL.DWN/SW.VOL.UP blinks in the display for five seconds. To exit and check your subwoofer output level, press SYSTEM SETUP or simply press ENTER when you’re prompted to RETRY?

8The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! The MCACC indicator on the front panel will light to show the surround settings are complete.

The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the System

Setup menu (starting on page 46).3

•ERR Fch – Check the front speaker connec- tions.

•ERR Sch – Check the surround speaker connections.

Optionally, when you see SKIP? you can press (cursor left/right) to select one of the

following options then (cursor up/down) to check the settings:

Note

1The receiver will automatically exit the current menu 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.

2If 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 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing.

3• Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12cm will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Speaker setting on page 51.

•The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed.

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