Pioneer VSX-919AH-S Fine Channel Level, Fine Speaker Distance, levels +/–10.0dB as necessary

10The Advanced MCACC menu

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting: 0.0dB (all channels)

You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. You can adjust the Channel Level of each speaker in 0.5 dB increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 93.

1Select ‘Fine Channel Level’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

The volume increases to the 0.0 dB reference level.

1c.Manual MCACC

A/V RECEIVER

1.Fine Channel Level

2.Fine SP Distance

3.Standing Wave

4.EQ Adjust

5.EQ Professional

	1c1.Fine Channel Level
	A/V RECEIVER
	CAUTION
Exit	Loud test tones willReturnbe output.
	Please wait...**
Exit	Cancel

2 Adjust the level of the left channel.

This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around 0.0dB so that you’ll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels.

1c1.Fine Channel Level
	A/V RECEIVER
MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1
Reference Ch :	L
Ref.Ch Level :	0.0 dB
Exit	Cancel

•After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output.

3Select each channel in turn and adjust the

levels (+/–10.0 dB) as necessary.

Use / to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker.

When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press  to confirm and continue to the next channel.

		1c1.Fine Channel Level
		A/V RECEIVER
	R <=> L
L	:	0.0 dB
R	:	0.0 dB
C	:	0.0 dB
SL	:	0.0 dB
SR	:	0.0 dB
SBL	:	0.0 dB
SBR	:	0.0 dB
SW	:	0.0 dB
Exit		Finish

•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 will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Fine Speaker Distance

• Default setting: 3.00m (all speakers)

For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 1 cm increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 93.

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