Pioneer VSX-S500-S: Basic setup

Basic setup

Canceling the Auto Power Down

Canceling the demo display

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

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

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

receiver is not operating.

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



You can turn off the demo display.



"The FL Demo Mode menu"

"The Auto Power Down menu"

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

performed (see below).

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC)

setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your

listening area, taking into account ambient noise,

Microphone

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.

STANDBY/ON

MCACC

PORTABLE

SETUP

/

MICPHONES

CAUTION

Tripod

• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC setup are

output at high volume.

AUDIO DISP

SLEEP SP-AB

DIMMER

STATUS

STANDBY/ON

ECO

TOP

MENU

MENU

TOOLS

VOL

D AUX A AUX

S.RTRV

1

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

iPod

USB

NETWORK

ADAPTER

AUTO

/

DIRECT

ENTER

TUNER BD DVD

ALC

/

2

Switch the TV input so that it connects to the receiver.

STANDARD

iPod

CTRL

3

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

CD

STB GAME

ADV

SURR

HOME MENU

RETURN

PTY

BAND MUTE

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

RECEIVER

TV

PORTABLE

SOUND

WING

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

PRESET

TUNE

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.

Note

Home Menu

The Home Menu appears on your TV. Use



and

ENTER

on the remote

1.Auto MCACC

• The subwoofer distance setting may be farther

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

RETURN

to exit

2.Manual SP Setup

than the actual distance from the listening

3.Pre Out Setting

the current menu.

4.Input Assign

position. If this is the case, perform settings

5.Video Parameter

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

6.HDMI Setup

manually.



"Speaker Distance"

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

7.Auto Power Down

8.FL Demo Mode

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).

Change the X.OVER setting

5

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

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

•

Mic In!

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

speakers

Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing

ENTER

. The system outputs a series of

1

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the

test tones to establish the ambient noise level.

Home Menu, then press ENTER.

2

Select ‘X.OVER’ from the Manual SP Setup

6

Follow the instructions on-screen.

1.Auto MCACC

menu, then press ENTER.

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

Now Analyzing

is turned up.

Environment Check

2.Manual SP Setup

Ambient Noise

7

Speaker YES/NO

a.Speaker System

Wait for the test tones to fi nish.

b.Speaker Setting

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

c.X.OVER

d.Channel Level

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

Return

e.Speaker Distance

doing this.

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

Return

8

Confi rm the speaker confi guration.

1.Auto MCACC

3

Choose ‘200 Hz’ for the frequency cutoff

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

Check!

point.

• With error messages (such as

Too much ambient noise

) select

RETRY

after

Front

[ YES ]

Center

[ YES ]

2c.X.OVER

checking for ambient noise.

Surr

[ YES ]

Surr. Back

[

---

]

Frequency 200Hz

If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use



to select the speaker and

Subwoofer

[ YES ]



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

OK

If you see an error message (

ERR

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

10:Next

Return

with the speaker connection. If selecting

RETRY

doesn’t fix the problem, turn off the

power and check the speaker connections.

Return

9

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

Make sure the setup microphone is disconnected.

4

When you’re fi nished, press RETURN twice.

STANDBY/ON

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

MCACC

PORTABLE

SETUP

MICPHONES

/

You return to the Home Menu.

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

using the Manual speaker setup.



"Manual speaker setup"

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