Speaker System Setting - Pioneer VSX 1020 Operating Instructions Manual

11 The system and the other setup
• Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and
number of speakers you've connected
(page 101).
• Channel Level – Adjusts the overall
balance of your speaker system (page 102).
• Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance
of your speakers from the listening position
(page 102).
• X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of
your speaker system for movie soundtracks
(page 103).
3 Make the adjustments necessary for each
setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after
each screen.

Speaker system setting

• Default setting: Normal(SB/FH)
There are several ways you can use the speaker
terminals with this receiver. In addition to a
normal home theater setup where they are
used for the front height speakers or front wide
speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the
front speakers or as an independent speaker
system in another room.
1 Select 'Speaker System' from the
Manual SP Setup menu.
See Making receiver settings from the System
Setup menu on page 99 if you're not already at
this screen.
Note
1 Depending on the positions of the speakers and the sound source, in some cases it may not be possible to achieve
good results. In this case, set the setting to ON SIDE or IN REAR.
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2 Select the speaker system setting.
• Normal(SB/FH) – Select for normal home
theater use with front height speakers in
your main (speaker system A) setup.
• Normal(SB/FW) – Select for normal home
theater use with front wide speakers in
your main (speaker system A) setup.
• Speaker B – Select to use the B speaker
terminals to listen to stereo playback in
another room (see Switching the speaker
terminal on page 72).
• Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you're
bi-amping your front speakers (see Bi-
amping your speakers on page 20).
• ZONE 2 – Select to use the surround back
terminals for an independent system in
another zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE
controls on page 72).
3 If you selected in Step 2, any one of
Normal(SB/FH), Normal(SB/FW), or Speaker
B, select the placement of the surround
speakers.
In a 7.1-channel surround system with
surround speakers placed directly at the sides
of the listening position, the surround sound of
5.1-channel sources is heard from the side.
This function mixes the sound of the surround
speakers with the surround back speakers so
that the surround sound is heard from
diagonally to the rear as it should be.
• ON SIDE – Select when the surround
speakers is positioned right beside you.
• IN REAR – Select when the surround
speaker is positioned obliquely behind you.
4 When 'Setting Change?' is displayed,
select Yes.
If No is selected, the setting is not changed.
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
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