The Home Menu; Using The Home Menu; Manual Speaker Setup; Speaker System - Pioneer VSX-S300-k Operating Instrctions

The Home Menu

Chapter 6:
The Home Menu

Using the Home Menu

The following section shows you how to make detailed
settings to specify how you're using the receiver, and also
explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings
to your liking.
Important
• The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the
HDMI output to your TV. Use composite connections for
Home Menu.
• If headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect
them.
SLEEP
STANDBY/ON
ECO
TOP
MENU
D AUX A AUX S.RTRV
AUTO /
iPod USB NETWORK ADAPTER
DIRECT
ALC /
TUNER BD DVD
STANDARD
iPod
CTRL
ADV
CD STB GAME
HOME MENU
SURR
SOUND
RECEIVER
TV PORTABLE
WING
PRESET
1
Switch on the receiver and your TV.
Press  RECEIVER to switch on.
2
Switch the TV input to the input that connects this
receiver to the TV through the corresponding composite
cable.
3
Press , then press HOME MENU.
RECEIVER
The Home Menu appears on your TV. Use /// and
ENTER on the remote control to navigate through the screens
and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit
the current menu.
• Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the Home Menu.
4
Select the setting you want to adjust.
• Auto MCACC – This is a quick and effective automatic
surround setup (see Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC) on page 16).
• Manual SP Setup
- Speaker System – Specify how to use the Speaker B
terminal (see below).
Speaker Setting – Specify the size and number of
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speakers you've connected (see below).
X.OVER – Specify which frequencies will be sent to the
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AUDIO DISP
SP-AB DIMMER STATUS
subwoofer (page 28).
Channel Level – Adjust the overall balance of your
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speaker system (page 29).
Speaker Distance – Specify the distance of your
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speakers from the listening position (page 29).
ENTER
• Pre Out Setting – Specify how to use the PRE OUT SURR
BACK/FRONT HEIGHT outputs (see The Pre Out Setting
on page 30).
RETURN
• Input Assign – Specify what you've connected to the
PTY BAND MUTE
ANALOG AUX (composite) video input (see The Input
Assign menu on page 30).
TUNE
• HDMI Setup – Sets synchronized operations when
connected to a device/TV that supports the Control with
HDMI function (see HDMI Setup on page 31).
• Auto Power Down – Sets to automatically turn off the
power when the receiver has not operated for several
hours (see The Auto Power Down menu on page 30).
• FL Demo Mode – Sets the demo display on the front
panel display (see The FL Demo Mode menu on page 30).
Home Menu
1.Auto MCACC
2.Manual SP Setup
3.Pre Out Setting
4.Input Assign
5.HDMI Setup
6.Auto Power Down
7.FL Demo Mode

Manual speaker setup

This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize
the surround sound performance. You only need to make
these settings once (unless you change the placement of
your current speaker system or add new speakers).
These settings are designed to fine-tune your system, but if
you're satisfied with the settings made in Automatically
setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 16, it isn't
necessary to make all of these settings.
CAUTION
• The test tones used in the channel level setting are output
at high volume.
Important
• Depending on the Pre Out Setting, there will be
differences in the speaker items that can be adjusted. The
OSD display for these operating instructions is an
example of when the Pre Out Setting is set to Surr. Back.

Speaker System

• Default setting: Normal
Select the use for the Speaker B terminal. Speakers
connected via the Speaker B terminal can be used as 5.1ch
surround sound speakers or can be placed in another room
to enable sound to be heard in stereo.
1
Select 'Manual SP Setup' from the Home Menu.
2
Select 'Speaker System' from the Manual SP Setup
menu.
2a.Speaker System
2.Manual SP Setup
Normal
a.Speaker System
b.Speaker Setting
c.X.OVER
d.Channel Level
e.Speaker Distance
Return
Use / to select the speaker system setting.
3
Select Normal if surround speakers are going to be
connected, and Speaker B if it is going to be used in another
room as Speaker B.
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Return
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