07The System Setup menu

frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results in an overly resonant (‘boomy’) sound. The Standing Wave Control uses filters to reduce the effect of overly resonant sounds in your listening area. During playback of a source, you can customize the filters used for Standing Wave Control for each of your MCACC

presets.1

1Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

 

3.Manual

MCACC

 

 

 

3c.Standing Wave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.Fine

Ch

Level

 

 

MCACC :

 

M1. MEMORY

1

 

 

 

 

b.Fine

SP

Distance

 

 

Standing

Wave Control

 

 

 

 

 

c.Standing

Wave

 

 

 

 

Filter Ch

 

 

[

 

 

ON

]

 

 

 

 

d.EQ

Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

e.EQ

Professional

 

 

No.

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f

[

68Hz

]

[ 120Hz

]

[ 201Hz

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q

[

5.0

]

[

5.0

 

]

[

5.0

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

[

0.0dB

]

[

0.0dB

]

[ 0.0dB ]

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

TT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Select ‘ON’ (if it is not already selected) then adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control.

Filter Ch – Select the channel to which you will apply the filter(s): Main (all except center channel and subwoofer), Center or SUB W. (subwoofer).

TRIM (only available when the filter channel above is SUB W.) – Adjust the subwoofer channel level (to compensate for the difference in output post-filter).

f / Q / ATT – These are the filter parameters where f represents the frequency you will be targeting and Q is the bandwidth (the higher the Q, the narrower the bandwidth, or range) of the attenuation (ATT, the amount of reduction to the targeted frequency).

1Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

 

3.Manual

MCACC

 

 

 

3d.EQ Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.Fine

Ch

Level

 

 

MCACC:M1. MEMORY

1

 

 

 

 

b.Fine

SP

Distance

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.Standing

Wave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.EQ

Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e.EQ

Professional

 

 

 

 

Setting Start?

[

 

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

Enter:Next

:Cancel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Confirm that the MCACC preset shown in the display is the one you want to adjust, then select OK.

3Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking.

3d.EQ

Adjust

 

unit:dB

 

 

 

 

63Hz [

0.0]

MCACC

: M1

 

125Hz [

0.0]

Ch

 

[SBL]

250Hz [

0.0]

 

 

 

 

500Hz [

0.0]

 

 

 

 

1kHz

0.0

 

 

 

 

2kHz [

-1.0]

 

 

 

 

4kHz [

-2.0]

 

 

 

 

8kHz [

-4.5]

 

 

 

 

16kHz [

-7.0]

63 125 250 500

1k 2k

4k 8k 16k

TRM

TRIM [

0.0]

 

:Finish

Use the

buttons to select the channel.

Use the

buttons to select the frequency and

to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to

the top of the screen and use the

buttons to select

the next channel.

 

The OVER! indicator shows in the display if the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort. If this happens, bring the level down until OVER! disappears from the display.

3 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will 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 (providing a ‘flat’ equalization setting). If you’re not satisfied with the adjustment provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 33, you can also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.

Tip

Changing the frequency curve of one channel too drastically will affect the overall balance. If the speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or lower channel levels using test tones with the TRIM

feature. Use to select TRIM then use to raise or lower the channel level for the current speaker.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ

This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation by allowing you to calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers. It can also provide you with a graphical output of the

frequency response of your room.2

Note

1• Since they will be overwritten, you may want to save the standing wave settings made with the Auto MCACC Setup to another MCACC preset.

Standing Wave control filter settings cannot be changed during playback of sources using the HDMI connection.

2This system allows you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software available from Pioneer—see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 59 for more on this).

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Pioneer VSX-AX2AV-G Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ, Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu

VSX-AX4AVi-G, VSX-AX2AV-G specifications

The Pioneer VSX-AX4AVi-G and VSX-AX2AV-G are two impressive receivers that exemplify Pioneer’s commitment to high-fidelity audio performance and advanced home theater technology. Both models cater to audio enthusiasts and casual listeners alike with their robust feature sets and innovative technologies.

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