Fine Channel Level; Fine Speaker Distance - Pioneer VSX-916-K Operating Instructions Manual

08 The System Setup menu

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting: 0dB (all channels)
You can achieve better surround sound by
properly adjusting the overall balance of your
speaker system. The following setting can help
you make detailed adjustments that you may
not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on
page 41.
1 Select 'Fine Ch Level' from the Manual
MCACC setup menu.
You'll hear test tones from each speaker in
turn. Since the left speaker is the main
reference speaker, the level is fixed.
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
Caution
• The test tones used in the System Setup
are output at high volume (the volume
increases to -18 dB automatically).
2 Select each channel in turn and adjust
the levels (+/– 10 dB) as necessary.
Use to adjust the volume of the speaker
you selected to match the reference speaker.
When it sounds like both tones are the same
volume, press ENTER to confirm and continue
to the next channel.
3a.Fine Channel Level
L
R
C
LS
RS
SBL
SBR
SW
• 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
38
En
3a.Fine Channel Level
Please Wait... 20
Caution!
Loud test tones
will be output.
:Cancel
:Return
+ 0.0dB (Reference)
[ 0.0dB ]
+ 1.0dB
[ -3.0dB ]
[+ 10.0dB ]
[– 10.0dB ]
[+ 9.5dB ]
[– 1.5dB ]
:Finish
to select it.
3 When you're finished, press RETURN.
You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Fine Speaker Distance

• Default setting: 3.0 m (all channels)
For proper sound depth and separation with
your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit
of delay to some speakers so that all sounds
will arrive at the listening position at the same
time. The following setting can help you make
detailed adjustments that you may not achieve
using the Manual speaker setup below.
1 Select 'Fine SP Distance' from the
Manual MCACC setup menu.
The volume increases to the reference level.
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
2 Adjust the distance of the left channel
from the listening position.
3b.Fine SP Distance
L(Reference)
3.0 m
ENTER:Next
After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output.
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 0.1 to 9.0 meters.
3b.Fine SP Distance
3.0 m ( Reference )
L
R [ 1.8 m ]
C 3.0 m
LS [ 1.3 m ]
RS [ 1.2 m ]
SBL [ 1.3 m ]
SBR [ 1.2 m ]
SW [ 2.4 m ]
:Return
:Cancel
:Finish