Automatically Setting Up For Surround Sound (Mcacc) - Pioneer VSX-819H Operating Instructions Manual

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5 Play a BD/DVD, and adjust the volume.
Make sure that BD/DVD is showing in the
receiver's display. If it isn't, press BD on the
remote to set the receiver to the BD/DVD input.
There are several other sound options you can
select. See Listening to your system on page 33
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for more on this.
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.
• Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the
iPod USB function should not be selected
as an input source.
Caution
• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC
Setup are output at high volume.
RECEIVER RECEIVER
INPUT SELECT SOURCE
ZONE 2
RECEIVER
ON/OFF TV CONTROL
INPUT
BD TV DVR
Note
1 You may need to set your BD/DVD player to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz/96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio (see your
BD/DVD player's manual for more on this).
2 Depending on your BD/DVD player or source disc, you may only get 2 channel sound. In this case, the listening mode must be
set to STANDARD (see Listening in surround sound on page 33 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.
3 • The screensaver automatically starts 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.
• The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component or composite connections
for system setup.
4 MIC IN blinks when the microphone is not connected to MCACC SETUP MIC.
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AUDIO TUNER EDIT MASTER
PARAMETER TOOLS VOLUME
MENU
TOP
MENU
ENTER ENTER
HOME
MENU
BAND
SETUP SETUP
iPod CTRL RETURN RETURN
CATEGORY
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.
2 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.
ENTER
DIO R
MCACC
SETUP MIC
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.
3 Press RECEIVER on the remote control,
then press the SETUP button.
An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your
TV. Use /// and ENTER on the remote
control to navigate through the screens and
select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the
current menu.
• Press SETUP at any time to exit the System
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Setup menu.
4 Select 'Auto MCACC' from the System
Setup menu then press ENTER.
System Setup
1.Auto MCACC
2.Manual SP Setup
3.Input Assign
Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing
ENTER. The system outputs a series of test
tones to establish the ambient noise level.
MASTER
VOLUME
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Return
02
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En