Manual Speaker Setup; Speaker Setting - Pioneer VSX-815-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

The System Setup menu

Manual speaker setup

This receiver allows you to make detailed
settings to optimize the surround sound
performance. You only need to make these
settings once (unless you change the
placement of your current speaker system or
add new speakers.).
These settings are designed to fine-tune your
system, but if you're satisfied with the settings
made in Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC) on page 11, it isn't necessary
to make all of these settings.
1 Select 'SP SETUP' from the System Setup
menu then press ENTER .
See Making receiver settings from the System
Setup menu above.
2 Use (cursor left/right) to select the
setting you want to adjust then press ENTER .
If you are doing this for the first time, you may
want to adjust these settings in order:
• SP SET – Specify the size and number of
speakers you've connected (see Speaker
setting below).
• X.OVER– Specify which frequencies will be
sent to the subwoofer (see Crossover
network on page 52).
• CH LEVEL – Adjust the overall balance of
your speaker system (see Channel level on
page 52).
• SP DISTN. – Specify the distance of your
speakers from the listening position (see
Speaker Distance on page 53).
Note
1 If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center, surround, and
surround back speakers can't be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent
to the subwoofer.

Speaker setting

Use this setting to specify your speaker
configuration (size, number of speakers). It is a
good idea to make sure that the settings made
in Automatically setting up for surround sound
(MCACC) on page 11 are correct.
1 Select SP SET from the SP SETUP menu.
2 Use (cursor left/right) to choose the
speaker(s) that you want to set then select a
speaker size.
Use (cursor up/down) to select the size
(and number) of each of the following
speakers:
• Front (F) – Select LARGE if your front
speakers reproduce bass frequencies
effectively, or if you didn't connect a
subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass
frequencies to the subwoofer.
• Center (C) – 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 front speakers).
• Surround (S) – 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 front speakers or a subwoofer).
• Surround Back (SB) – Select the number
and size of surround back speakers you
have. Select LARGE if your surround back
speakers reproduce bass frequencies
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