Crossover Network; Channel Level - Pioneer Elite VSX-80TXV-S Operating Instructions Manual

The System Setup menu
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• 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).
• 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).
• SB – Select the number of surround back speakers
you have (one, two 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.
• SUB W. – 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.
Note
1 • If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.
• If you selected Second Zone or Front Bi-Amp (in Surround back speaker setting on page 33) you can't adjust the surround back settings.
• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal.
2 • For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker Setting above.
• If you're using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz.
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Crossover Network

• Default setting: 80Hz
This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds
playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or
the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those
selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will
be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.
1 Select 'Crossover Network' from the Manual SP
Setup menu.
4.Manual SP Setup
a.Speaker Setting
b.Crossover Network
c.Channel Level
d.Speaker Distance
e.THX Audio Setting
f.THX Speaker Setup
1 2 Choose the frequency cutoff point.
Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the
subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).
3 When you're finished, press RETURN.
You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the
overall balance of your speaker system, an important
factor when setting up a home theater system.
1 Select 'Channel Level' from the Manual SP Setup
menu.
4.Manual SP Setup
a.Speaker Setting
b.Crossover Network
c.Channel Level
d.Speaker Distance
e.THX Audio Setting
f.THX Speaker Setup
2 Select a setup option.
• Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker
to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.
• Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves
from speaker to speaker automatically.
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4b.Crossover Network
Frequency 80Hz
( THX : 80Hz )
:Return :Finish
4c.Channel Level
Test Tone Manual
:Cancel
:Return ENTER:Next