Pioneer VSX-916-K Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically, The System Setup menu

Models: VSX-916-K VSX-916-S

1 144
Download 144 pages 56.05 Kb
Page 39
Image 39
Acoustic Calibration EQ

The System Setup menu

08

Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span.

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

to select it.

4When you're finished, press RETURN. You 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 9, 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 SP

Distance

 

 

Set

microphone.

 

 

c.EQ

AUTO Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.EQ

Data

Copy

 

 

 

 

 

Turn

on

Subwoofar.

 

 

e.EQ

CUSTOM1

Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f .EQ

CUSTOM2

Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

g.EQ

Data

Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: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 11 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

2 Wait for the EQ AUTO Setting 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

[

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Cancel

 

 

 

 

 

 

: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.

English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español

39

En

Page 39
Image 39
Pioneer VSX-916-K, VSX-916-S Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically, The System Setup menu