Pioneer VSX-919AH-S manual Switch on the receiver and your TV, Follow the instructions on-screen

04Basic Setup

1Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.

•Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack.

Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

	iPod		VIDEO INPUT			MCACC
USB	iPhone	VIDEO	L	AUDIO	R	SETUP MIC
	MULTI-ZONE					MASTER
SPEAKERS	CONTROL	ON/OFF				VOLUME
	iPod		VIDEO INPUT			MCACC
USB	iPhone	VIDEO	L	AUDIO	R	SETUP MIC

The Full Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.1

1a.Full Auto MCACC

A/V RECEIVER

Surr Back System :	Normal
Save SYMMETRY to : M1.MEMORY 1
	START
Exit		Return

3Select Surr Back System setting,2 select an MCACC preset3, press RECEIVER and then select START.4

Select Normal (Surround back), Speaker B, Front Bi-Ampor ZONE 2 for the Surr Back System setting according to connections to the surround back speaker terminals.

4Follow the instructions on-screen.

Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to a comfortable volume level.

5Wait for the test tones to finish, then

confirm the speaker configuration in the GUI screen.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the

speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this.5

If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in step 6.

•With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check microphone.) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup below) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue.

Note

1• You can’t use the HOME MENU when the iPod/USB input function is selected (in either the main or sub zone). When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 68), you can’t use the HOME MENU.

•If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear.

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 93 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.

•If you have THX-certified speakers, select Return, then select Auto MCACC for the THX Speaker setting. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77 for more on this.

3The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 90).

4Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select Return, then select Auto MCACC to save other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJ and FRONT ALIGN). See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77 for more on this.

5Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

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