Pioneer VSX-520-S: The System Setup menu

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Chapter 6:

The System Setup menu

These settings are designed to fine-tune your

system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings

Using the System Setup menu

made in Automatically setting up for surround

The following section shows you how to make

sound (MCACC) on page 27, it isn’t necessary

detailed settings to specify how you’re using

to make all of these settings.

the receiver. It also explains how to fine-tune

individual speaker system settings.

CAUTION

RECEIVER

TV

• The test tones used in the System Setup

SOURCESLEEP

CONTROL

are output at high volume.

RECEIVER

INPUT SELECT

DTV/TV

INPUT

BD DVD

TV

Important

• Depending on the PRE OUT setting, there

1 Press on the remote control,

will be differences in the speaker items that

then press the

SETUP

button.

can be adjusted.

2Use

/

to select the setting you want to

1 Select ‘SP SETUP’ from the System Setup

adjust then press

ENTER

.

menu.

• A.MCACC – This is a quick and effective

automatic surround setup (see

2Use

/

to select the setting you want to

Automatically setting up for surround

adjust then press

ENTER

.

sound (MCACC) on page 27).

• SP SET – Specify size / number of speakers

connected (see Speaker setting on

• SP SETUP – Specify the size, number,

page 40).

distance and overall balance of the

speakers you’ve connected (see Manual

• X.OVER – Specify which frequencies will

speaker setup below).

be sent to the subwoofer (see Crossover

network on page 41).

• IN ASSIG – Specify what you’ve connected

to the component video inputs (see The

• CH LEVEL – Adjust overall balance of your

Input Assign menu on page 42).

speaker system (see Channel level on

page 41).

• PRE OUT – Specify how to use the PRE

OUT outputs (see The Pre Out Setting on

• SP DISTN – Specify the distance of your

page 42).

speakers from the listening position (see

Speaker distance on page 41).

3Press

RETURN

after making the

Manual speaker setup

adjustments necessary for each setting.

These setting optimize 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).

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Speaker setting

• Surround (S) – Select LARGE if your

surround speakers reproduce bass

Use this setting to specify your speaker

frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to

configuration (size, number of speakers). It is a

send bass frequencies to the other

good idea to make sure that the settings made

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

in Automatically setting up for surround sound

connect surround speakers choose NO

(MCACC) on page 27 are correct.

(the sound of the surround channels is

1 Select ‘SP SET’ from the SP SETUP menu.

sent to the other speakers).

3

2Use

/

to choose the speaker(s) that

• Surround Back (SB)

– Select the number

you want to set then select a speaker size.

of surround back speakers you have (one,

4

Use / to select the size (and number) of

two or none).

Select LARGE if your

each of the following speakers:

surround back speakers reproduce bass

frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to

• Front (F) – Select LARGE if your front

send bass frequencies to the other

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

effectively, or if you didn’t connect a

connect surround back speakers choose

subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass

NO.

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frequencies to the subwoofer.

• Subwoofer (SW) – LFE signals and bass

• Center (C) – Select LARGE if your center

frequencies of channels set to SMALL are

speaker reproduces bass frequencies

output from the subwoofer when YES is

effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

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selected.

Choose the PLUS setting if you

frequencies to the other speakers or

want the subwoofer to output bass sound

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center

continuously or you want deeper bass (the

speaker, choose NO (the center channel is

bass frequencies that would normally

sent to the other speakers).

come out the front and center speakers are

2

• Front Height (FH)

– Select LARGE if your

also routed to the subwoofer). If you did not

front height speakers reproduce bass

connect a subwoofer choose NO (the bass

frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to

frequencies are output from other

send bass frequencies to the other

speakers).

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

connect front height speakers choose NO.

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1 If you select SMALL for the front speakers, the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center, surround,

surround back and front height 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.

2 • You can only adjust this setting when PRE OUT is set to HEIGHT.

• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the front height speakers will automatically be set to NO.

3 You can only adjust the this setting when PRE OUT is set to SURR.BACK.

4 • If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.

• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that additional amplifier is hooked up to the PRE OUT L (Single)

terminal.

5 If you can’t get good bass results, listen to the bass response with the subwoofer set to PLUS and YES or the front speakers

set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest option

is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers.

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Crossover network

When the surround back speakers are

connected:

•Default setting: 100Hz

L



C



R



SR



SBR



SBL



SL



SW

This setting decides the cutoff between bass

sounds playing back from the speakers

When the front height speakers are connected:

selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass

L

FHL



C



FHR



R



SR



SL

SW

sounds playing back from those selected as

1

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test

SMALL.

It also decides where the cutoff will

3

tone is emitted.

be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

1 Select ‘X.OVER’ from the SP SETUP menu.

Tip

2Use

/

to choose the frequency cutoff

• You can change the channel levels at any

point.

time by press , then press CH

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent

SELECT and LEV +/– on the remote

to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

control. You can also press CH SELECT

and use / to select the channel, and

Channel level

then use / to adjust the channel

Using these settings, you can adjust the overall

levels.

balance of your speaker system.

1 Select ‘CH LEVEL’ from the SP SETUP

Speaker distance

menu.

For good sound depth and separation from

your system, you need to specify the distance

2Use

/

to select a setup option.

of your speakers from the listening position.

• T. TONE M – Move the test tone manually

The receiver can then add the proper delay

from speaker to speaker and adjust

needed for effective surround sound.

individual channel levels.

• T. TONE A – Adjust channel levels as the

1 Select ‘SP DISTN.’ from the SP SETUP

test tone moves from speaker to speaker

menu.

automatically.

2Use

/

to choose the speaker that you

3 Confirm your selected setup option.

want then set the distance.

2

The test tones will start after you press ENTER.

Use / to adjust the distance of each

speaker (in 0.1 m increments).

4 Adjust the level of each channel using

/.

If you selected T. TONE M, use / to switch

speakers.

The T. TONE A setup outputs test tones in the

following order (depends on speaker settings).

1 For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker setting on page 40.

2 After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output.

3 • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level

of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

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