Surround Back Speaker Setting; Speaker Setting - Pioneer SC-LX81 Operating Instructions Manual

08 The System Setup menu
2 Select the setting you want to adjust.
If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to
adjust these settings in order:
• Surr Back System – Specifies how you are using your
surround back speakers (see Surround back speaker
setting 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 57).
• Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance of your
speakers from the listening position (page 58).
• X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of your speaker
system for movie soundtracks (page 58).
• THX Audio Setting – Specifies whether you are
using a THX speaker setup (page 58).
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 55 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
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 Speaker B setup on page 60).
• Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you're bi-
amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your
speakers on page 61).
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 and surround 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.
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4a1.Surr Back System
A/V RECEIVER
Normal
Front : Normal
Center : Normal
Surr : Normal
SB : Normal
OK
Return Exit
• ZONE 2 – Select to use the (surround back) B
speaker terminals for an independent system in
another zone (see MULTI-ZONE listening on page 63).
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). It is
a good idea to make sure that the settings made in
Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC &
Full Band Phase Control) on page 9 are correct.
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
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
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).
Return
• 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 : SMALL
Surr : SMALL
SB : SMALL x 2
SW : YES
X.OVER : 80Hz
Return Exit
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Note that
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