Pioneer VSX-AX5i-G manual Fine Channel Delay, Expert

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Fine Channel Delay

Expert System Settings

Fine Channel Delay

The following steps show you how to adjust the delay level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup (see page 40). Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth, separation as well as an effective surround sound effect.

Follow steps 1-5 on page 96, if necessary, to get to the starting point mentioned here.

1 FINE CHANNEL DELAY should be

 

 

selected, if it isn’t use the  buttons

 

 

to select and press ENTER.

 

2

Use the  buttons to adjust the

 

 

distance of the left channel. Press

 

1-6

ENTER.

 

This channel will be the target reference which you use to

 

 

 

 

measure the other channels.

 

3

Use the  buttons to select the

 

 

subsequent channel. Press ENTER.

 

 

Test tones will be output for the channel you want to

 

 

adjust and a reference channel.

 

 

Listen to the reference channel and use it to measure the

 

 

target channel.

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4

Adjust the distance of each channel

 

using the  buttons.

 

 

Listen to the reference channel

 

 

and use it to measure the

 

 

target channel. Stand facing

 

 

the two speakers with your

 

 

arms outstretched pointing at

 

 

each speaker. Try to make the

 

 

two tones sound as if they are

2

 

arriving simultaneously at a

 

position slightly in front of you and between your arm

span. The distance can be set within a range of 0.1 to 9.0 m in 0.1 m steps.

When you press ENTER you will automatically go to the next channel.

5Press ENTER to select a new channel. Repeat step 4 for every channel.

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If you want to change a setting before proceeding

 

 

 

Use the  buttons to go back to the channel you want

 

 

to adjust and press ENTER. Then follow step 3.

6 When done select EXIT (if it's not already selected) and press ENTER.

Next, if you want, proceed to ACOUSTIC CAL EQ.

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