Quick Surround Sound Setup; Automatically Setting Up For Surround Sound; (Mcacc) - Pioneer 915 Operating Instructions Manual

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Quick surround sound setup

Chapter 3:
Quick surround sound setup
Automatically setting up for
surround sound (MCACC)
The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration
(MCACC) setup measures the acoustic
characteristics of your listening area, taking
into account ambient noise, speaker size and
distance, and tests for both channel delay and
channel level. After you have set up the
microphone provided with your system, the
receiver uses the information from a series of
test tones to optimize the speaker settings
and equalization for your particular room.
Important
• The Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any
existing speaker settings you've made.
• Make sure the headphones are unplugged.
Caution
• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC
Setup are output at high volume.
INPUT
RECEIVER
SELECT
DVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR
MULTI CONTROL
CD CD-R/TAPE TUNER
Note
1 If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through
Surround back speaker setting on page 43 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing.
2 The receiver will automatically exit the current menu after three minutes of inactivity. If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup at
any time, the receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made.
3 If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through
Surround back speaker setting and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing.
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En
SOURCE
FL DIMMER
10
D.ACCESS
TOP MENU
TUNE
ST ST
DTV MENU
ENTER
T.EDIT
TUNE
SYSTEM
SETUP
GUIDE
TV CONTROL
TV CONT
INPUT
TV VOL TV CH
SELECT
RECEIVER
1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC
SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.
Make sure there are no obstacles between the
speakers and the microphone.
T
R
If you have a tripod, use it to place the
microphone so that it's about ear level at your
1
normal listening position. Otherwise, place the
microphone at ear level using a table or a chair.
2 If the receiver is off, press
turn the power on.
3
If you have a subwoofer, turn it on.
4 Press RECEIVER on the remote control,
then press the SYSTEM SETUP button.
• Press SYSTEM SETUP again at any time to
exit the System Setup menu.
5 Select 'A. MCACC' from the System Setup
menu then press ENTER .
6 Make sure 'SB NORM.' is selected then
SR
press ENTER.
DISC
ENTER
Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing
CLASS
MENU
ENTER. The system outputs a series of test
tones to establish the ambient noise level.
BAND
RETURN
VOL
TUNER AUX
MASTER
VOLUME
MCACC
DIGITAL IN SETUP MIC
DOWN UP
3
RECEIVER to
2