Fine Tuning Your Surround Sound

SPEAKERS (Front, Center, Surround) setting mode

This setting establishes the size and configuration of the speaker system you have connected more exactly than the automatic setup. Set here, for example, what speakers you have connected and which size they are. Selecting “Large” or “Small” will determine if bass sounds are sent by the receiver to the speakers being set.

In the display, “F”, “C”, and “S” refer to front, center, and surround speakers respectively. Speaker size is denoted as “L” for large speakers, “S” for small speakers, and “_” (underscore) if no speaker is connected.

Below is a diagram showing exactly what each display for the speaker setup means and how to decide whether to choose “Large”, “Small” or none ( _ ) for your set up.

Press # to advance to the next receiver setting mode, or press @ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.

Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode.

SUBWOOFER ON/Plus/OFF setting mode

Set the SUBWOOFER to ON, OFF or Plus. ON: When you are using a subwoofer . OFF: When you are not using a subwoofer.

Plus: When a subwoofer is used, you have the option of selecting the PLS setting, which adds extra bass.

If you only have two speakers none of the below will not match your setup. In this case just ignore this setting and choose the appropriate 2 channel listening mode (see page 30) for what you want to hear.

Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).

Press % or fi to select subwoofer ON, Plus or

OFF.

Press # to advance to the next receiver setting mode, or press @ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.

LARGE: If the cone size (diameter) of your speaker(s) is larger than 12 centimeters, set to “Large”.

SMALL: If the cone size (diameter) of your speaker(s) is 12 centimeters or smaller, set to “Small”.

None( _ ): Choose this setting if you have no speaker(s) hooked up to this terminal. Sound coming from this channel in the original source will be down-mixed to one of the active speakers.

Follow steps 1-3 on page 25.

Use the % or fi buttons to choose a speaker setting mode according to the speakers you hooked up.

The configurations shown above will appear in the display. Cycle through the different possibilities until you find the one that matches your set up (or is

26closest to it).

Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode.

MEMO:

•The setting will switch ON or OFF automatically, depending on whether you have connected a subwoofer or not.

•Plus is expressed as PLS in the display.

•Setting the front speaker size to “Small” in the SPEAKERS setting mode automatically locks the subwoofer in the ON position.

•There are some cases where no sound will come from the subwoofer even if it is set to ON (this depends on the speaker setting, the listening mode and/or the kind of source material.

Crossover frequency setting mode

Crossover frequency is the point where the receiver divides the high and low sounds (the frequencies) between the speakers. Since most smaller speakers can’t handle deep bass tones, this setting allows you to send those sounds to the subwoofer (or speakers set to “Large”) instead of the speakers set to “Small” in your system. Choose the point at which you want the frequency routed to the subwoofer. We recommend setting this to 200 Hz if smaller book- shelf-type speakers are used for your “Small” speakers.

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Pioneer VSX-C300-S manual Subwoofer ON/Plus/OFF setting mode, Crossover frequency setting mode
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VSX-C300-S, VSX-C300 specifications

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