Surround Sound Set Up

Channel Level

The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers. Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound. If continuing from CHANNEL DELAY go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting Up for Surround Sound” (p.24) first.

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S0URCERECEIVER

MULTI SYSTEM

OPERATION OFF

DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2

 

MULTI CONTROL

 

CD

MD/

TUNER

TV CONT

TAPE1

CLASS

MPX

BAND

DIRECT ACCESS

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7

3

8

- TUNING +

- STATION +

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DTV ON/OFF

DTV MENU

- CHANNEL +

1

2

 

3

4

5

 

6

7

8

 

9

GUIDE

 

 

EXIT

 

0

 

ENTER

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DISC

 

TV

 

 

TV VOL

TV CONTROL

 

VOLUME

TV FUNC

1Select CHANNEL LEVEL (if continuing from CHANNEL DELAY, it will already be selected).

See “Setting Up for Surround Sound” on page 24 if you are unsure how to do this.

Press ENTER.

Channel Level

Test Tone [ AUTO ]

[Setting Start

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[EXIT]

 

EFFECT

MENU

MUTE

/CH SEL

1-2

FUNCTION

 

ENTER

2 Select aTEST TONE mode.

SELECT

 

SIGNAL

 

SETUP

ADVANCED

STANDARD

1 Press 2 or 3 to move the hand to AUTO or MANU.

SYSTEM

 

 

2/dts

 

 

2 Press ° button to select SETTING START.

SETUP

MIDNIGHT DSP

STEREO

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL NR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO (automatic TEST TONE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This mode switches the test tone between each speaker

 

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

 

 

 

automatically. Use this mode when balancing the speaker levels by

DIGITAL MULTI PROCESSING AMPLIFIER

 

ear.

The automatic test tone is output in the following order:

FL CT FR

SW SL SR

MANUAL (manual TEST TONE)

This mode lets you switch the test tone between each speaker manually. You can use this mode when you want to balance the speaker levels by ear at a more leisurely pace.

SET UP

If your sub woofer has a volume control, set it to the middle position before proceeding.

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Pioneer VSX-D908S Channel Level, Select aTEST Tone mode, Auto automatic Test Tone, Manual manual Test Tone

VSX-D908S specifications

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