Automatically Setting Up For Surround Sound; (Auto Mcacc) - Pioneer VSX-1019AH Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Setup
Automatically setting up for
surround sound (Auto MCACC)
The Auto MCACC Setup measures the
acoustic characteristics of your listening area,
taking into account ambient noise, speaker
connection and speaker size, 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.
Make sure you do this before moving on to
Playing a source on page 41.
Important
• Make sure the microphone and speakers
are not moved during the Auto MCACC
Setup.
• Using the Auto MCACC Setup will
overwrite any existing settings for the
MCACC preset you select.
• Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the
headphones should be disconnected and
the iPod/USB or SIRIUS Radio function
should not be selected as an input
function.
CAUTION
• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC
Setup are output at high volume.
Note
1 • You can't use the HOME MENU when the iPod/USB or SIRIUS Radio input function is selected (in either the main
or sub zone). When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 69), you can't use the HOME MENU.
• If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear.
2 • If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read
through Surround back speaker setting on page 94 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before
continuing to step 4.
• If you have THX-certified speakers, select Return, then select Auto MCACC for the THX Speaker setting. See
Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 78 for more on this.
3 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose
an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 91).
4 Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select Return, then select Auto MCACC to save
other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJ and FRONT ALIGN). See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 78 for
more on this.
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.
2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC
SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.
• Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to
access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack.
Place the microphone so that it's about ear level
at your normal listening position (use a tripod if
possible). Make sure there are no obstacles
between the speakers and the microphone.
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VIDEO INPUT
iPhone
USB VIDEO L AUDIO R
MULTI-ZONE
SPEAKERS CONTROL ON / OFF
i Pod
VIDEO INPUT
iPhone
USB VIDEO L AUDIO R
The Full Auto MCACC display appears once the
microphone is connected.
1a.Full Auto MCACC
A/V RECEIVER
Surr Back System :
Save SYMMETRY to : M1.MEMORY 1
Exit
3 Select Surr Back System setting,
3
an MCACC preset , press
4
select START.
MCACC
SETUP MIC
MASTER
VOLUME
MCACC
SETUP MIC
1
Normal
START
Return
2
select
and then
RECEIVER
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