Pioneer VSX-917V manual minute guide, Automatically setting up for surround sound MCACC

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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.

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.

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System Setup 2. Auto MCACC

RECEIVER	SELECTINPUT		SOURCE
AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
F.AUDIO
DVD	TV	DVR	TVCTRL
CD-R/TAPE	XM RADIO	SIRIUS

CD FM AM RECEIVER

D.ACCESS +10	CLASS DISC
	ENTER

TOPMENU			MENU
	TUNE
DTVMENU ST		ST	T.EDIT
SETUP	ENTER		RETURN
GUIDE CATEGORY	TUNE
	TV CONTROL
TVVOL	INPUT	TVCH	VOL
	SELECT
DTVON/OFF	REC	DTVINFO

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

5 Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected then press ENTER. 2

1Switch on the receiver and your TV.

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

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.

•The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component, S-video or composite connections for system setup.

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

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