Acoustic Calibration Eq - Pioneer VSX-917V Operating Instructions Manual

06 The System Setup menu
3 Select each channel in turn and adjust
the distance as necessary.
Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker
you selected to match the reference speaker.
The delay is measured in terms of speaker
distance from 0.5 to 45.0 feet (0.1 m to 13 m).
3b.Fine SP Distance
L
R
C
LS
RS
SBL
SBR
SW
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 ENTER to confirm 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 / to select it.
4 When you're finished, press RETURN.
You 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
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9.5ft
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:Finish
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 8, ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN
(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.
1 Select 'EQ AUTO Setting' from the
Manual MCACC setup menu.
3.Manual MCACC
a.Fine Ch Level
b.Fine SP Distance
c.EQ AUTO Setting
d.EQ Data Copy
e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust
f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust
g.EQ Data Check
:Return
• 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 when using the Auto
MCACC Setup on page 10 for notes
regarding high background noise levels
and other possible interference.
2 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to
finish.
3c.EQ AUTO Setting
Now Analyzing
Environment Check
Ambient Noise [ ]
Microphone [ ]
Speaker YES/NO [ ]
:Cancel
As the receiver outputs test tones, the
frequency balance is adjusted automatically
for the following settings:
3c.EQ AUTO Setting
Set microphone.
Turn on Subwoofar.
:Cancel
3c.EQ AUTO Setting
Now Analyzing
Surround Analyzing
Channel Level [ ]
Acoustic Cal EQ [ ]
:Cancel