Pioneer VSX-820-S Silver: The System Setup menu

The System Setup menu06

• Center – Select LARGE if your center

• Subwoofer – LFE signals and bass

speaker reproduces bass frequencies

frequencies of channels set to SMALL are

effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

output from the subwoofer when YES is

frequencies to the other speakers or

selected (see notes below). Choose the

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center

PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to

speaker, choose NO (the center channel is

output bass sound continuously or you

sent to the other speakers).

want deeper bass (the bass frequencies

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that would normally come out the front and

• Front Height

– Select LARGE if your front

center speakers are also routed to the

height speakers reproduce bass

frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to

subwoofer). If you did not connect a

send bass frequencies to the other

subwoofer choose NO (the bass

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

frequencies are output from other

connect front height speakers choose NO.

speakers).

• Surr – Select LARGE if your surround

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

effectively. Select SMALL to send bass

frequencies to the other speakers or

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround

Tip

speakers choose NO (the sound of the

• If you have a subwoofer and like lots of

surround channels is sent to the other

bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE

speakers).

for your front speakers and PLUS for the

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• Surr. Back

– Select the number of

subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the

surround back speakers you have (one, two

best bass results. Depending on the

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or none).

Select LARGE if your surround

speaker placement of your room you may

back speakers reproduce bass frequencies

actually experience a decrease in the

effectively. Select SMALL to send bass

amount of bass due to low frequency

frequencies to the other speakers or

cancellations. In this case, try changing

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround

the position or direction of speakers. If you

back speakers choose NO.

can’t get good results, listen to the bass

response with it 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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1 • You can only adjust the Front Height setting when Pre Out Setting is set to Height.

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

2 You can only adjust the Surr. Back setting when Pre Out Setting is set to Surr. Back.

3 • 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.