Acoustic Calibration Eq - Pioneer VSX-516-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

07 The System Setup menu
Listen to the reference speaker and use it to
measure the target channel. From the listening
position, face the two speakers with your arms
outstretched pointing at each speaker.
Try to make the two tones sound as if they are
arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in
front of you and between your arm span.
When it sounds like the delay settings are
matched up, press
and continue to the next channel.
• For comparison purposes, the reference
speaker will change depending on which
speaker you select.
• If you want to go back and adjust a
channel, simply use
4 When you're finished, press RETURN.
You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of
room equalizer for your speakers (excluding
the subwoofer). It works by measuring the
acoustic characteristics of your room and
neutralizing the ambient characteristics that
can color the original source material. This
provides a 'flat' equalization setting. If you're
not satisfied with the automatic adjustment,
you can also adjust these settings manually to
get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.
Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ
automatically
If you have already completed Automatically
setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on
page 9, A. CH ADJ and F.ALG ADJ (below)
should already be set. Therefore, if you want to
adjust your settings manually, you can skip to
Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually
below.
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(cursor down) to confirm
to select it.
1 Select ' EQ A. SET ' from the Manual
MCACC setup menu.
• Make sure the microphone is connected.
• If you're using a subwoofer, it is
automatically detected every time you
switch on the system. Make sure it is on
and the volume is at the middle position.
• See Other problems during Auto MCACC on
page 10 for notes regarding high
background noise levels and other possible
interference.
2 Wait for the EQ Auto Setup to finish.
As the receiver outputs test tones, the
frequency balance is adjusted automatically
for the following settings:
• A. CH – All Channel Adjust is a 'flat' setting
where all the speakers are set individually
so no special weighting is given to any one
channel.
• F.ALG – Front Align Adjust balances the
overall sound so that all speakers are set in
accordance with the front speaker settings
(no equalization is applied to the front left
and right channels).
You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup
menu after the Acoustic Calibration
Equalization is set.
Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ
settings
If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic
Calibration EQ (see Setting the Acoustic
Calibration EQ manually below), we
recommend copying the A. CH or the F.ALG
settings from the EQ A. SET setup above (or
from Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC) on page 9) to one of the
custom (C1 or C2) settings. Instead of just a flat
EQ curve, this will give you a reference point
from which to start.
1 Select 'EQ COPY' from the Manual MCACC
setup menu.