Pioneer VSX-LX51 manual Speaker Distance, The System Setup menu

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Important

•When Channel Level is selected while MCACC is set to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

5b.Channel Level

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next :Cancel

1Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

5.Manual SP		Setup	5b.Channel	Level
	a . Speaker	Setting	MCACC	: M1.MEMORY 1
			Test Tone
	b . Channel	Level			AUTO
	c . Speaker	Distance
	d . X-Curve		+0.5dB

e . THX Audio Setting

:Return ENTER:Next :Cancel

2Select a setup option.

•MANUAL – Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

•AUTO – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically.

3Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press ENTER.

5b.Channel Level

Please wait... 20

CAUTION

Loud test tones will be output.

:Cancel

4 Adjust the level of each channel using /.

If you selected MANUAL, use / to switch speakers. The AUTO setup will output test tones in the order shown on-screen:

5b.Channel			Level
MCACC			: M1.MEMORY 1
L				SR	[	0.0 dB ]
		0.0 dB
C	[	0.0 dB ] SBR			[	0.0 dB ]
R	[	0.0 dB ] SBL			[	0.0 dB ]
				SL	[	0.0 dB ]
				SW	[	0.0 dB ]

:Finish

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted.1

5When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

•You can change the channel levels at any time by

press RECEIVER, then press CH LEVEL, and then using / on the remote control.

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound.

Important

•When Speaker Distance is selected while MCACC is set to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

5c.Speaker Distance

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next :Cancel

1Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

5.Manual SP Setup

a . Speaker Setting

b . Channel Level

c . Speaker Distance

d . X-Curve

e . THX Audio Setting

:Return

2Adjust the distance of each speaker using /. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.01 m increments.

5c.Speaker		Distance			5c.Speaker		Distance
MCACC		: M1.MEMORY 1			MCACC		: M1.MEMORY 1
					SR
							5.05 m
L		0.50 m			SBR	[	1.50 m	]
C	[	1.50 m	]		SBL	[	0.50 m ]
R	[	1.00 m ]			SL	[	1.50 m ]
					SW	[	5.05 m ]
				:Finish					:Finish

3When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

•For best surround sound, make sure the surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position.

Note

1• If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

•The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

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