Pioneer VSX-920-K: The System Setup and Other Setup menus

The System Setup and Other Setup menus11

Chapter 11:

The System Setup and Other

Setup menus

• OSD Language – The GUI screen’s display

Making receiver settings from

language can be changed (see Changing

the OSD display language (OSD Language)

the System Setup menu

on page 39).

The following section describes how to change

• Network Setup – Conducts the setup

the speaker-related settings manually and

necessary to connect this unit to the

make various other settings (input selection,

network (see Network Setup menu on

OSD language selection, etc.).

page 104).

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

• Other Setup – Changes customized

1

Use the  RECEIVER button to switch on.

settings to reflect how you are using the

• If headphones are connected to the

receiver (see The Other Setup menu on

receiver, disconnect them.

page 106).

2 Press , then press HOME MENU.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen

Manual speaker setup

appears on your TV. Use /// and

This receiver allows you to make detailed

ENTER to navigate through the screens and

settings to optimize the surround sound

select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm

performance. You only need to make these

and exit the current menu.

settings once (unless you change the

• Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the

placement of your current speaker system or

Home Menu.

add new speakers).

3 Select ‘

System Setup

’ from the

Home

These settings are designed to customize your

Menu

, then press

ENTER

.

system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings

made in Automatically conducting optimum

4 Select the setting you want to adjust.

sound tuning (Auto MCACC) on page 39, it isn’t

•

Manual SP Setup

– Sets the type of

necessary to make all of these settings.

connection used for surround back

terminals and the size, number distance

and overall balance of the connected

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speakers (see

Manual speaker setup

below).

• The test tones used in the

Manual SP Setup

• Input Setup – Specifies what you’ve

are output at high volume.

connected to the digital, HDMI and

component video inputs (see The Input

Setup menu on page 42).

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1 Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu.

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The System Setup and Other Setup menus 11

1 Select ‘

Manual SP Setup

’, then press

2 Select the speaker system setting.

English

ENTER

.

• Normal(SB/FH) – Select for normal home

See Making receiver settings from the System

theater use with front height speakers in

Setup menu above if you’re not already at this

your main (speaker system A) setup.

screen.

• Normal(SB/FW) – Select for normal home

theater use with front wide speakers in

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

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your main (speaker system A) setup.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may

want to adjust these settings in order:

• Speaker B – Select to use the B speaker

terminals to listen to stereo playback in

• Speaker System – Specifies how you are

another room (see Switching the speaker

using the B speaker terminals (see below).

terminals on page 73).

• Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and

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• Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if

number of speakers you’ve connected

you’re bi-amping your front speakers (see

(page 102).

Bi-amping your speakers on page 22).

• Channel Level – Adjusts the overall

• ZONE 2 – Select to use the surround back

balance of your speaker system (page 103).

terminals for an independent system in

• Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance

another zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE

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of your speakers from the listening position

controls on page 73).

(page 103).

3 If you selected

Normal(SB/FH)

,

• X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of

Normal(SB/FW)

, or

Speaker B

in Step 2,

your speaker system for movie soundtracks

select the placement of the surround

(page 104).

speakers.

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3 Make the adjustments necessary for each

In a 7.1-channel surround system with

setting, pressing

RETURN

to confirm after

surround speakers placed directly at the sides

each screen.

of the listening position, the surround sound

of 5.1-channel sources is heard from the side.

This function mixes the sound of the surround

Speaker system setting

speakers with the surround back speakers so

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•Default setting: Normal(SB/FH)

that the surround sound is heard from

There are several ways you can use the speaker

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diagonally to the rear as it should be.

terminals with this receiver. In addition to a

• ON SIDE – Select when the surround

normal home theater setup where they are

speakers is positioned right beside you.

used for the front height speakers or front wide

speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the

• IN REAR – Select when the surround

front speakers or as an independent speaker

speaker is positioned obliquely behind you.

system in another room.

4 When ‘

Setting Change?

’ is displayed,

1 Select ‘

Speaker System

’ from the

select

Yes

.

Manual SP Setup

menu.

If No is selected, the setting is not changed.

See Making receiver settings from the System

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Setup menu on page 100 if you’re not already at

this screen.

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1 Depending on the positions of the speakers and the sound source, in some cases it may not be possible to achieve

good results. In this case, set the setting to ON SIDE or IN REAR.

The System Setup and Other Setup menus11

Speaker Setting

• FH – Select LARGE if your front height

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

Use this setting to specify your speaker

configuration (size, number of speakers and

effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

crossover frequency). It is a good idea to make

frequencies to the other speakers or

sure that the settings made in Automatically

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect front

conducting optimum sound tuning (Auto

height speakers, choose NO (the front

MCACC) on page 39 are correct. Note that this

height channel is sent to the front

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setting applies to all MCACC presets, and

speakers).

cannot be set independently.

• FW – Select LARGE if your front wide

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

1 Select ‘

Speaker Setting

’ from the

effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

Manual SP Setup

menu.

frequencies to the other speakers or

2 Choose the set of speakers that you want

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect front wide

to set, then select a speaker size.

speakers, choose NO (the front wide

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

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channel is sent to the front speakers).

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each of the following speakers:

• Surr – Select LARGE if your surround

• Front – Select LARGE if your front

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

effectively. Select SMALL to send bass

effectively, or if you didn’t connect a

frequencies to the other speakers or

subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround

frequencies to the subwoofer.

speakers choose NO (the sound of the

• Center – Select LARGE if your center

surround channels is sent to the front

speaker reproduces bass frequencies

speakers or a subwoofer).

effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

• SB – Select the number of surround back

frequencies to the other speakers or

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speakers you have (one, two or none).

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center

Select LARGEx2 or LARGEx1 if your

speaker, choose NO (the center channel is

surround back speakers reproduce bass

sent to the front speakers).

frequencies effectively. Select SMALLx2 or

SMALLx1 to send bass frequencies to the

other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

connect surround back 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, front height and front wide 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 the front height speakers when Speaker System is set to Normal(SB/FH).

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

3 • You can only adjust the front wide speakers when Speaker System is set to Normal(SB/FW).

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

4 • If you selected ZONE 2 or Front Bi-Amp (in Speaker system setting on page 101) you can’t adjust the surround back

settings.

• 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 speaker is hooked up to the left surround back

terminal.

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• SW – LFE signals and bass frequencies of

1 Select ‘

Channel Level

’ from the

Manual

English

channels set to SMALL are output from the

SP Setup

menu.

subwoofer when YES is selected. Choose

The test tones will start.

the PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer

2 Adjust the level of each channel using

/

to output bass sound continuously or you



.

want deeper bass (the bass frequencies

Use / to switch speakers.

that would normally come out the front and

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center speakers are also routed to the

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test

1

3

subwoofer).

If you did not connect a

tone is emitted.

subwoofer choose NO (the bass

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

.

frequencies are output from other

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

speakers).

Français

3 Select ‘

X. OVER

’ and set the crossover

2

Tip

frequency.

Frequencies below this point will be sent to the

• You can change the channel levels by

subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

press , then press CH LEVEL,

and then using / on the remote

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

.

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control.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Speaker Distance

Channel Level

For good sound depth and separation from

Using the channel level settings, you can

your system, you need to specify the distance

adjust the overall balance of your speaker

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of your speakers from the listening position.

system, an important factor when setting up a

The receiver can then add the proper delay

home theater system.

needed for effective surround sound.

Move the test tone manually from speaker to

speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

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1 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS

for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your

room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try

changing the position or direction of speakers. If you 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.

2 • This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the

subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for

bass sounds in the LFE channel.

• With Full Auto MCACC Setup or Auto MCACC Setup (ALL or Speaker Setting), the setting here will not apply and

the crossover frequency will be automatically set. Crossover frequency is a frequency aimed at achieving the optimal

sound field taking into account the bass capacity of all connected speakers and human aural characteristics.

• If you’re using THX speakers, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz.

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.

4 The channel level cannot be adjusted using this procedure while making settings on HOME MENU.

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1 Select ‘

Speaker Distance

’ from the

Manual SP Setup

menu.

Network Setup menu

Set up the network to listen to Internet radio on

2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using

this receiver.

/

.

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in

1 Press on the remote control,

0.01 m increments.

then press

HOME MENU

.

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

appears on your TV. Use /// and

ENTER to navigate through the screens and

select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm

Tip

and exit the current menu.

• For best surround sound, make sure the

2Select ‘

System Setup

’ from the

Home

surround back speakers are the same

Menu

.

distance from the listening position.

3Select ‘

Network Setup

’ from the

System

X-Curve

Setup

menu.

Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too

4 Select the setting you want to adjust.

bright when played back in large rooms. The X-

If you are doing this for the first time, you may

Curve setting acts as a kind of re-equalization

want to adjust these settings in order:

for home theater listening, and restores proper

1

• IP Address, Proxy – Sets up the IP

tonal balance of movie soundtracks.

address/Proxy of this receiver (see below).

1 Select ‘

X-Curve

’ from the

Manual SP

• Information – Checks the MAC address of

Setup

menu.

this receiver (page 105).

2 Choose the X-Curve setting you want.

Use / to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is

IP address/Proxy setting

expressed as a downwards slope in decibels

In case the router connected to the LAN

per octave, starting at 2 kHz. The sound

terminal on this receiver is a broadband router

becomes less bright as the slope increases (to

(with a built-in DHCP server function), simply

a maximum of –3.0dB/oct). Use the following

turn on the DHCP server function, and you will

guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your

not need to set up the network manually. You

room size:

must set up the network as described below

only when you have connected this receiver to

a broadband router without a DHCP server

function. Before you set up the network,

consult with your ISP or the network manager

•If you select OFF, the frequency curve will

for the required settings. It is advised that you

be flat and the X-Curve has no effect.

also refer to the operation manual supplied

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with your network component.

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

.

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2

Room size (m

)

≤36 ≤48 ≤60 ≤72 ≤300 ≤1000

X-Curve

–0.5 –1.0 –1.5 –2.0 –2.5 –3.0

(dB/oct)

1 Since the principal is the same, X-Curve isn’t applied when you’re using the Pure direct mode.

2 In case you make changes to the network configuration without the DHCP server function, make the corresponding

changes to the network settings of this receiver.

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The System Setup and Other Setup menus 11

IP Address

1 Select ‘

IP Address, Proxy

’ from the

English

The IP address to be entered must be defined

Network Setup

menu.

within the following ranges. If the IP address

2 Select the

DHCP

setting you want.

defined is beyond the following ranges, you

When you select ON, the network is

cannot listen to Internet radio stations.

automatically set up, and you do not need to

Class A: 10.0.0.1 to 10.255.255.254

follow Steps 3. Proceed with Step 4.

Class B: 172.16.0.1 to 172.31.255.254

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Class C: 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.255.254

If there is no DHCP server on the network and

you select ON, this receiver will use its own

Subnet Mask

1

Auto IP function to determine the IP address.

In case an xDSL modem or a terminal adapter

is directly connected to this receiver, enter the

3 Enter the

IP Address

,

Subnet Mask

,

subnet mask provided by your ISP on paper. In

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Default Gateway

,

Primary DNS Server

and

most cases, enter 255.255.255.0.

Secondary DNS Server

.

Default Gateway

Press / to select a number and / to

In case a gateway (router) is connected to this

move the cursor.

receiver, enter the corresponding IP address.

4 Select ‘

OFF

’ or ‘

ON

’ for the Enable Proxy

Primary DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server

Server setting to deactivate or activate the

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In case there is only one DNS server address

proxy server.

provided by your ISP on paper, enter it in the

In case you select ‘OFF’, proceed with Step 7.

‘Primary DNS Server’ field. In case there are

In case you select ‘ON’, on the other hand,

more than two DNS server addresses, enter

proceed with Step 5.

one of the other DNS server addresses in the

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‘Secondary DNS Server’ field.

5 Enter the address of your proxy server or

the domain name.

Proxy Hostname/Proxy Port

This setting is required when you connect this

6 Enter the port number of your proxy

receiver to the Internet via a proxy server. Enter

server.

the IP address of your proxy server in the

7 Select ‘

OK

’ to confirm the IP Address/

‘Proxy Hostname’ field. Also, enter the port

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Proxy setup.

number of your proxy server in the ‘Proxy Port’

field.

Checking the MAC address

You can check the MAC address.

Tip

• Select ‘

Information

’ from the

Network

• Press / or the numeric buttons to enter

Setup

menu.

alphanumeric characters. To delete

alphanumeric characters entered one at a

time, press CLEAR.

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1 The IP address determined by the Auto IP function is 169.254.X.X. You cannot listen to an Internet radio station if the

IP address is set for the Auto IP function.