Getting Started; Home Theater Sound Setup; Using The Auto Mcacc Setup For Optimal Surround Sound - Pioneer XV-DV333 Operating Instructions Manual

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Getting started

Chapter 1
Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Depending on the size and characteristics of
your room, you can choose to place your
speakers in one of two ways using this system:
• Standard surround 5-spot setup – This is
a standard multichannel surround sound
speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel
home theater sound.
Front left
Surround
left
• Front surround 3-spot setup – This setup
is ideal when rear surround speaker
placement isn't possible or you want to
avoid running long speaker cables in your
listening area. Use this setup together with
the Front Surround modes to take
advantage of wall and ceiling reflections
for a very realistic surround effect.
Front
left
Surround
left
See About the listening modes on page 11 for
more on using the different listening modes
with each speaker setup.
Note
1 You only need to use the Auto MCACC setup once (unless you change the placement of your speakers or your room layout).
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En
Center
Front right
Subwoofer
Listening position
Surround
right
Center
Front
right
Subwoofer
Surround
right
Listening position
Using the Auto MCACC setup for
optimal surround sound
The Multichannel Acoustic Calibration
(MCACC) system measures the acoustic
characteristics of your listening area, taking
into account ambient noise and testing for
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 (Acoustic Calibration
EQ) for your particular room.
Important
• These test tones can be loud, so take care
that there is no one in the room who will be
startled by the noise.
• Make sure the mic and speakers are not
moved during the MCACC setup.
• To access green functions on the remote,
move the slider switch from MAIN to SUB.
STANDBY/ON
AUTO SETUP MCACC
SET UP SURROUND
CD FM/AM L1/L2
PROGRAM
AUDIO
DVD TUNER TV LINE
FRONT
SURROUND OPEN CLOSE ZOOM ZOOM
0
8 1
1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC
MIC jack on the rear panel.
6
FRONT CENTER
SPEAKERS
L
R
6
WOOFER
1
SYSTEM
SETUP TEST TONE CH LEVEL
DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB
HOME
7 8 9 9
EQ ADVANCED MENU
QUIET/
SURROUND ADVANCED MIDNIGHT
REPEAT RANDOM
0
ENTER
CLR
SUBTITLE ANGLE
DIALOGUE
MAIN SUB SUB SOUND
TOP MENU TOP MENU DISPLAY
2 3
TIMER/
MCACC
6 MIC
6
L
6
R
6
SURROUND
SUB