Pioneer VSX-917V manual 06The System Setup menu, Manual MCACC speaker setup

06The System Setup menu

1Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu.

See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen.

System Setup				1.Surround Back System
				Surr Back System
	1.Surr	Back System					]
	2.Auto	MCACC			Normal (SB)
	3.Manual		MCACC
	4.Manual		SP Setup
	5.Input	Assign
	6.Other	Setup
			: Exit			: Finish

2Select the surround back speaker setting.

•Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup.

•Second Zone – Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see Second Zone speaker B setup on page 59).

•Front Bi-Amp– Select this setting if you’re bi-amping your front speakers (see Bi- amping your front speakers on page 59).

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

Manual MCACC speaker setup

You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8.

You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).

Important

•For some of the settings below, you’ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. See

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Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8 if you’re unsure how to do this. Also see Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10 for notes regarding background noise and other possible interference.

•If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume as necessary.

1Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup menu.

See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen.

System Setup				3.Manual		MCACC
	1.Surr	Back System
					a.Fine	Ch	Level
	2.Auto	MCACC			b.Fine SP		Distance
	3.Manual		MCACC		c.EQ	AUTO Setting
	4.Manual		SP Setup		d.EQ	Data	Copy
	5.Input	Assign			e.EQ	CUSTOM1		Adjust
	6.Other	Setup			f .EQ	CUSTOM2		Adjust
					g.EQ	Data	Check
			: Exit					:Return

2Select the setting you want to adjust. If you’re doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order.

•Fine Ch Level – Make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level below).

•Fine SP Distance – Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 37).

The last five settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ below:

•EQ AUTO Setting – Measure the acoustic characteristics of your room and automatically adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically below).

•EQ Data Copy – Copy Acoustic Calibration EQ settings for manual adjustment (see Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings below).

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