Pioneer VSX-820-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual page 44

06 The System Setup menu
• Center – Select LARGE if your center
speaker reproduces bass frequencies
effectively, or select SMALL to send bass
frequencies to the other speakers or
subwoofer. If you didn't connect a center
speaker, choose NO (the center channel is
sent to the other speakers).
• Front Height
height speakers reproduce bass
frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to
send bass frequencies to the other
speakers or subwoofer. If you didn't
connect front height speakers choose NO.
• Surr – Select LARGE if your surround
speakers reproduce bass frequencies
effectively. Select SMALL to send bass
frequencies to the other speakers or
subwoofer. If you didn't connect surround
speakers choose NO (the sound of the
surround channels is sent to the other
speakers).
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• Surr. Back
– Select the number of
surround back speakers you have (one, two
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or none). Select LARGE if your surround
back speakers reproduce bass frequencies
effectively. Select SMALL to send bass
frequencies to the other speakers or
subwoofer. If you didn't connect surround
back speakers choose NO.
Note
1 • You can only adjust the Front Height setting when Pre Out Setting is set to Height.
• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the front height speakers will automatically be set to NO.
2 You can only adjust the Surr. Back setting when Pre Out Setting is set to Surr. Back.
3 • If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.
• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that additional amplifier is hooked up to the PRE OUT L (Single)
terminal.
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– Select LARGE if your front
• Subwoofer – LFE signals and bass
frequencies of channels set to SMALL are
output from the subwoofer when YES is
selected (see notes below). Choose the
PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to
output bass sound continuously or you
want deeper bass (the bass frequencies
that would normally come out the front and
center speakers are also routed to the
subwoofer). If you did not connect a
subwoofer choose NO (the bass
frequencies are output from other
speakers).
3 When you're finished, press RETURN.
You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
Tip
• If you have a subwoofer and like lots of
bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE
for your front speakers and PLUS for the
subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the
best bass results. Depending on the
speaker placement of your room you may
actually experience a decrease in the
amount of bass due to low frequency
cancellations. In this case, try changing
the position or direction of speakers. If you
can't get good results, listen to the bass
response with it set to PLUS and YES or the
front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL
alternatively and let your ears judge which
sounds best. If you're having problems, the
easiest option is to route all the bass
sounds to the subwoofer by selecting
SMALL for the front speakers.