Quick Surround Sound Setup; Automatically Setting Up For Surround Sound (Mcacc) - Pioneer VSX-516-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

Quick surround sound setup

Chapter 3:
Quick surround sound setup
VSX-516 model only
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.
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.
Note
1 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.
MCACC
SETUP MIC
DOWN
If you have a tripod, use it to place the
microphone so that it's about ear level at your
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 SETUP button.
• Press SETUP again at any time to exit the
System Setup menu.
5 Select 'A. MCACC' from the System Setup
menu then press ENTER .
Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing
ENTER. The system outputs a series of test
tones to establish the ambient noise level.
If the noise level is too high, NOISY! blinks in
the display for five seconds. To exit and check
the noise levels again, press SETUP (see the
notes about ambient noise below) or press
ENTER when you're prompted to RETRY?.
• Do not adjust the volume during the test
tones. This may result in incorrect speaker
settings.
The system now checks the microphone and
your speaker setup.
MASTER
VOLUME
UP
RECEIVER to
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03
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En