Pioneer VSX-D712 manual Manually calibrating your listening area MCACC, R C Ls Sw Sb Rs

Setting up the receiver

Manually calibrating your listening area (MCACC)

You can use the Multi-Channel Acoustic Cali- bration (MCACC) system to fine tune your speaker levels and channel delay. These are calibrated according to the distance from your left front speaker to the listening posi- tion. You will hear a series of test tones that will allow you to set the speaker levels and channel delay to your liking. The advantage of doing this is that you can achieve an overall balance defined by the front speakers (the main speakers for home theater).

•You must complete the Speaker setting on page 45 before using the MCACC setup.

RECEIVER

ENTER

MCACC

SETUP

•These test tones can be loud, so take care that there is no one in the room who will be startled by the noise.

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1Press RECEIVER.

2Press MCACC SETUP.

The MCACC system uses the left front speaker as a reference point to calibrate the speaker level and channel delay.

The front left speaker tone and the target speaker (the one that you’re trying to adjust) tone will sound in turns, so you can judge which needs to be louder.

3 Use and to adjust each channel level in turn, pressing ENTER to go to the next channel when you’re done.

The test tone is output in the following order (depending on the speaker setting):

R C LS

SW SB RS

4Specify the distance from the front left speaker to your listening position using

and then press ENTER.

5 Use and to adjust the delay for each channel in turn, pressing ENTER to go to the next channel when you’re done.

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 arriving simulta- neously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span.

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