Automatic Mcacc (Expert) - Pioneer SC-LX81 Operating Instructions Manual

07 The Advanced MCACC menu

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

If your setup requires more detailed settings than those
provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound
(MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 9, you can
customize your setup options below. You can calibrate
your system differently for up to six different MCACC
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presets , which are useful if you have different listening
positions depending on the type of source (for example,
watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game
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close to the TV).
Important
• Make sure the microphone/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.
• The screen saver will automatically appear after five
minutes of inactivity.
Caution
• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are
output at high volume.
1 Select 'Auto MCACC' from the Advanced MCACC
menu, then press ENTER.
If the Advanced MCACC screen is not displayed, refer to
Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu
on page 43.
1.Advanced MCACC
A/V RECEIVER
a. Full Auto MCACC
b. Auto MCACC
c. Manual MCACC
d. Demo
Exit
Note
1 These are stored in memory and referred to as MEMORY1 to MEMORY6 until you rename them in Data Management on page 53.
2 You may also want to have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you're using your system.
3 Except in cases where you are only adjusting one parameter (i.e. channel level) from the Auto MCACC menu (step 2).
4 • The EQ Pro. & S-Wave measurement is also taken when ALL, Keep SP System and EQ Pro & S-Wave are selected. See Acoustic Calibration
EQ Professional on page 49 for more on this.
• Either effect of Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional and Standing Wave can be switched on and off in the respective MCACC preset. For
details, see Setting the Audio options on page 93.
• The FULL BAND PHASE CTRL measurement is also taken when ALL or FULL BAND PHASE CTRL are selected.
5 The Keep SP System option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting (page 56) unchanged.
6 If you selected ALL as your Auto MCACC menu, you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT
ALIGN settings.
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1b.Auto MCACC
A/V RECEIVER
ALL Speaker Setting
Channel Level
SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1 Speaker Distance
ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 EQ Pro. & S-Wave
FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3 FULL BAND
THX Speaker : NO PHASE CTRL
START
Return Exit
2 Select the parameters you want to set.
Use / to select the item, then use / to set.
1b.Auto MCACC
A/V RECEIVER
ALL Speaker Setting
Channel Level
SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1 Speaker Distance
ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 EQ Pro. & S-Wave
FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3 FULL BAND
THX Speaker : NO
START
Exit
• Auto MCACC – The default is ALL (recommended),
but you can limit the system calibration to only one
setting (to save time) if you want.
options are ALL, Keep SP System,
Setting, Channel Level, Speaker Distance, EQ Pro.
& S-Wave and FULL BAND PHASE CTRL.
• EQ Type (only available when the Auto MCACC
Menu above is EQ Pro. & S-Wave) – This determines
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how the frequency balance is adjusted.
After a single calibration is performed, each of the
following three correction curves can be stored
separately in the MCACC memory. SYMMETRY (default)
implements symmetric correction for each pair of left
and right speakers to flatten the frequency-amplitude
characteristics. ALL CH ADJUST is a 'flat' setting where
all the speakers are set individually so no special
weighting is given to any one channel. FRONT ALIGN
sets all speakers in accordance with the front speaker
settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and
right channels).
• THX Speaker (only available when the Auto MCACC
Menu above is ALL or Speaker Setting) – Select YES
if you are using THX speakers (set all speakers to
SMALL), otherwise leave it set to NO.
• Stand.Wave Multi-Point (only available when the
Auto MCACC Menu above is EQ Pro. & S-Wave) – In
addition to measurements at the listening position,
Return
you can use two more reference points for which test
tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is
useful if you want to get a balanced 'flat' calibration
1b.Auto MCACC
A/V RECEIVER
ALL Speaker Setting
Channel Level
SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1 Speaker Distance
ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 EQ Pro. & S-Wave
FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3 FULL BAND
PHASE CTRL THX Speaker : NO
START
Return Exit
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The available
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Speaker
PHASE CTRL
Return
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