Pioneer VSX-S300-S: Basic setup

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PORTABLE /

MCACC SETUP MIC

PHONES

STANDBY / ON

 Basic setup

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

 CAUTION

• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC setup are 

output at high volume.

 Important

• The OSD will not appear if you have connected 

using the HDMI output to your TV. Use composite 

connections for Auto MCACC setup.

 Note

• The subwoofer distance setting may be farther 

than the actual distance from the listening 

position. If this is the case, perform settings 

manually. 



"Speaker Distance"

1 

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2 

Switch the TV input to the input that connects this receiver to the TV through the corresponding 

composite cable.

3 

Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel.

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. 

Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair.

4 

Press 

RECEIVER

 on the remote control, then press the HOME MENU button.

The Home Menu appears on your TV. Use 



and 

ENTER

 on the remote 

control to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press 

RETURN

 to exit 

the current menu.

• Since the S-HV600B/S-HV500-LR/S-SL100-LR/S-SL100CR are designed as compact 

satellite speakers, it is recommended that they be used in combination with a 

subwoofer to provide full base sound. In this case, set the 

X.OVER

 to 200 Hz here 

(see 

"Change the X.OVER setting"

 on this page).

5 

Select ’Auto MCACC’ from the Home Menu, then press ENTER.

•

Mic In!

 blinks when the microphone is not connected to MCACC SETUP MIC jack.

Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing 

ENTER

. The system outputs a series of 

test tones to establish the ambient noise level.

6 

Follow the instructions on-screen.

• When using a powered subwoofer, make sure the subwoofer is on and the volume 

is turned up.

7 

Wait for the test tones to fi nish.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to 

determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s 

doing this. 

• For correct speaker settings, do not adjust the volume during the test tones. 

8 

Confi rm the speaker confi guration.

The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have.

• With error messages (such as 

Too much ambient noise

) select 

RETRY

 after 

checking for ambient noise.

If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use 



 to select the speaker and 



 to change the setting. When you’re finished, go to the next step.

If you see an error message (

ERR

) in the right side column, there may be a problem 

with the speaker connection. If selecting 

RETRY

 doesn’t fix the problem, turn off the 

power and check the speaker connections.

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The Auto MCACC setup has fi nished! You return to the Home Menu.

Make sure the setup microphone is disconnected.

The settings made in the Auto MCACC setup should give you excellent surround 

sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually 

using the Manual speaker setup. 



"Manual speaker setup"

Canceling the Auto Power Down

When this receiver is not used over a period of several hours, it will power down 

automatically. The automatic power-off timer is set to six hours under factory settings, 

and the timing can be changed or the power-off function switched off altogether. 



"The Auto Power Down menu"

Canceling the demo display

The display on the front panel shows various information (demo displays) when the 

receiver is not operating.

You can turn off the demo display. 



"The FL Demo Mode menu"

• The demo mode is canceled automatically when the Auto MCACC setup is 

performed (see below).

The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) 

setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your 

listening area, taking into account ambient noise, 

speaker size and distance, and tests for both 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 for your 

particular room. 

iPod  USB NETWORK

STANDBY/ON

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ALC / 

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SURR

SOUND

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TOP

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MENU

TOOLS

VOL

RETURN

PTY

PRESET

BAND

MUTE

HOME MENU

iPod

CTRL

STATUS

SLEEP

SP-AB

ENTER

TUNE

Microphone

Tripod

Home  Menu

1.Auto  MCACC

2.Manual  SP  Setup

3.Input  Assign

4.Pre Out Setting

5.HDMI Setup

6.Auto Power Down

7.FL Demo Mode 

1.Auto  MCACC

Now  Analyzing 

Environment  Check

    Ambient  Noise

    Speaker  YES/NO

Return  

1.Auto  MCACC

 Check!

OK 

        

Return   

10:Next

Front  

Center

Surr

Surr. Back

Subwoofer

[  YES  ]

[  YES  ]

[  YES  ]

[  - - -   ]

[  YES  ]

PORTABLE /

MCACC SETUP MIC

PHONES

STANDBY / ON

Change the X.OVER setting

For S-HV600B/S-HV500-LR/S-SL100-LR/S-SL100CR 

speakers

1 

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the 

Home Menu, then press ENTER.

2 

Select ‘X.OVER’ from the Manual SP Setup 

menu, then press ENTER.

2.Manual  SP  Setup

Return  

a.Speaker  System

b.Speaker  Setting

c.X.OVER

d.Channel  Level

e.Speaker  Distance

3 

Choose ‘200 Hz’ for the frequency cutoff 

point.

2c.X.OVER

Return  

Frequency      

200Hz

4 

When you’re fi nished, press RETURN twice.

You return to the Home Menu.

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