Surround Back Speaker Setting; Speaker Setting - Pioneer sc-9540 Operating Instructions Manual

The system and the other setup
• Surr Back System – Specifies how you are using your
surround back speakers (see below).
• Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and number of
speakers you've connected (see below).
• Channel Level – Adjusts the overall balance of your
speaker system (page 110).
• Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance of your
speakers from the listening position (page 111).
• X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of your speaker
system for movie soundtracks (page 111).
• THX Audio Setting – Specifies whether you are
using a THX speaker setup (page 111).
3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting,
pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting: Normal
There are several ways you can use the surround back
speaker channels with this system. In addition to a
normal home theater setup where they are used for the
surround back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping
the front speakers or as an independent speaker system
in another room.
1 Select 'Surr Back System' from the Manual SP
Setup menu.
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
on page 108 if you're not already at this screen.
4a.Manual SP Setup
A/V RECEIVER
1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level
4. Speaker Distance
5. X-Curve
6. THX Audio Setting
Exit Return
2 Select the surround back speaker setting.
• Normal – Select for normal home theater use with
surround back speakers in your main (speaker
system A) setup.
• Speaker B – Select to use the (surround back) B
speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in
another room (see Switching the speaker system on
page 84).
• Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you're bi-
amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your
speakers on page 23).
• ZONE 2 – Select to use the (surround back) B
speaker terminals for an independent system in
another zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on
page 85).
Note
1 If you're using a THX speaker setup, set all speakers to SMALL.
2 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.
4a1.Surr Back System
A/V RECEIVER
Normal
Front : Normal
Center : Normal
Surr : Normal
SB : Normal
OK
Exit Return
3 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.
Speaker Setting
Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration
(size, number of speakers and crossover frequency)
a good idea to make sure that the settings made in
Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto
MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 42 are
correct. Note that this setting applies to all MCACC
presets, and cannot be set independently.
1 Select 'Speaker Setting' from the Manual SP Setup
menu.
4a.Manual SP Setup
A/V RECEIVER
1. Surr Back System
2. Speaker Setting
3. Channel Level
4. Speaker Distance
5. X-Curve
6. THX Audio Setting
Exit Return
2 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set,
then select a speaker size.
Use / to select the size (and number) of each of the
2
following speakers:
• Front – 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 – 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).
• 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 front speakers or a
subwoofer).
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4a2.Speaker Setting
A/V RECEIVER
Front : LARGE
Center : LARGE
Surr : LARGE
SB : LARGE x 2
SW : YES
X.OVER : 80Hz
Exit Return
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