Checking Mcacc Data - Pioneer SC-LX88 Operating Instructions Manual

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Checking MCACC Data

At the procedure of Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC)
cedure of Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 95
you can check your calibrated settings using the GUI screen.
1 Press MAIN RECEIVER to switch the remote control to the receiver operation mode, and
then press HOME MENU.
A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use i/j/k/l and ENTER to navigate through the
screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the current menu.
2 Select 'MCACC Data Check' from the HOME MENU.
3 Select the setting you want to check.
! Speaker Setting – Used to check the settings of the speaker systems. See
more on this.
! Channel Level – Used to check the output level of the different speakers. See
more on this.
! Speaker Distance – Used to check the distance to the different speakers. See
100 for more on this.
! Standing Wave – Used to check the standing wave control filter settings. See
for more on this.
! Acoustic Cal EQ – Used to check the calibration values of the listening environment's frequency response.
See Acoustic Cal EQ on page 100 for more on this.
! Group Delay – Used to check the speakers' group delay (both before and after calibration). See
on page 100 for more on this.
4 Press RETURN to go back to the MCACC Data Check menu, repeating steps 2 and 3 to check
other settings.
5 When you're finished, press RETURN.
You will return to the HOME MENU.
Speaker Setting
Use this to display the speaker size and number of speakers. See
1 Select 'Speaker Setting' from the MCACC Data Check menu.
2 Select the channel you want to check.
Use i/j to select the channel. The corresponding channel on the layout diagram is highlighted.
Channel Level
Use this to display the level of the various channels. See
1 Select 'Channel Level' from the MCACC Data Check menu.
When 'MCACC' is highlighted, use k/l to select the MCACC preset you want to check.
2
The level of the various channels set at the selected MCACC preset is displayed. '---' is displayed for channels that
are not connected.
on page 50
or after fine-adjusting at Manual MCACC setup on
Speaker Setting on
Channel Level on
Speaker Distance
Standing Wave
Speaker Setting on page 104 for more on this.
Channel Level on page 105 for more on this.
Speaker Distance
Use this to display the distance from the different channels to the listening position. See
, the pro-
page 105 for more on this.
page 97 ,
1 Select 'Speaker Distance' from the MCACC Data Check menu.
When 'MCACC' is highlighted, use k/l to select the MCACC preset you want to check.
2
The distance from the various channels set at the selected MCACC preset is displayed. '---' is displayed for chan-
nels that are not connected.
Standing Wave
Use this to display the standing wave related adjustment values for the various MCACC memories. See
Wave on page 98 for more on this.
page 100 for
1 Select 'Standing Wave' from the MCACC Data Check menu.
page 100 for
2 When 'Filter Channel' is highlighted, use i/j to select the channel for which you want to
check standing wave control.
on page
The standing wave related calibration value for the selected channel stored at the selected MCACC preset and its
graph are displayed.
on page 100
Press k to highlight 'MCACC', then use i/j to select the MCACC preset you want to
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check.
Group Delay
Acoustic Cal EQ
Use this to display the calibration values for the frequency response of the various channels set in the different
MCACC presets. See Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust
1 Select 'Acoustic Cal EQ' from the MCACC Data Check menu.
2 When 'Ch' is highlighted, use i/j to select the channel.
The calibration value for the frequency response of the selected channel stored at the selected MCACC preset
and its graph are displayed.
Press k to highlight 'MCACC', then use i/j to select the MCACC preset you want to
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check.
Group Delay
Use this to display the calibrated speaker group delay results. See
Band Phase Control on page 67
1 Select 'Group Delay' from the MCACC Data Check menu.
2 When 'Channel' is highlighted, use k/l to select the channel you want to check.
The result of group delay calibration for the selected channel is displayed.
When measurements have been performed with Full Auto MCACC selected at MCACC PRO or with ALL or
Full Band Phase Ctrl selected when Auto MCACC is selected, the graph before group delay calibration is also
displayed.
When After is selected at Calibration, the group delay after calibration is displayed. Compared to when Before
is selected, with After there is less difference in the delay between frequency bands and the group delay between
the different channels is uniform, allowing you to check the full band phase control effect.
No Data is displayed if the selected group delay has not been measured.
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The MCACC PRO menu
on page 98 for more on this.
Better sound using Phase Control and Full
for more on this.
Speaker Distance on
Standing