X-curve, Thx audio setting, Network setup menu – Pioneer SC-1525-K User Manual

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The System Setup and Other Setup menus

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X-Curve

Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright
when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting acts
as a kind of re-equalization for home theater listening, and
restores proper tonal balance of movie soundtracks.

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1

Select ‘X-Curve’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

2

Choose the X-Curve setting you want.

Use

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

as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at
2 kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope
increases (to a maximum of –3.0dB/oct). Use the
following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your
room size:

• If you select OFF, the frequency curve will be flat and

the X-Curve has no effect.

3

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

THX Audio Setting

This menu allows the user to adjust various THX features
including Loudness Plus, SBch processing, SB Speaker
Position, THX Select2 Subwoofer (on/off), and Boundary
Gain Control. Please see page 103 for details regarding
these THX features.

1

Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP

setup menu.

2

Select either ON or OFF for the THX Loudness Plus

setting.

3

Specify whether the SBch processing is AUTO or

MANUAL.

AUTO – When surround back speakers are connected,

whether or not surround back channel signals are
present in the audio signals being input is detected
and the appropriate THX surround mode is set.

MANUAL – The desired THX surround mode can be

selected regardless of whether or not surround back
channel signals are present in the audio signals
being input.

4

Specify the distance of your surround back speakers

from each other.

0–1 ft – Surround back speakers within 1 foot apart.

>1–4 ft – Surround back speakers between 1 and 4

feet apart.

4 ft< – Surround back speakers more than 4 feet

apart (default).

5

Specify whether your subwoofer is Select2 certified

or not.
If your subwoofer isn’t THX Select2 certified, but you still
want to switch boundary gain compensation on, select
YES here, but the effect might not work properly.

6

Select either ON or OFF for Boundary Gain

Compensation setting.

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When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Network Setup menu

Setting up the network to listen to Internet radio on this
receiver.

1

Press

on the remote control, then press

HOME MENU.
A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your
TV. Use

/// and ENTER to navigate through the

screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to
confirm and exit the current menu.

2

Select ‘System Setup’ from the Home Menu.

3

Select ‘Network Setup’ from the System Setup

menu.

4

Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to
adjust these settings in order:

IP Address, Proxy – Sets up the IP address/Proxy of

this receiver (page 88).

Information – Checks the MAC address and the

firmware version of the Network section of this
receiver (page 88).

Network Standby – Allows the Web Control

function to be used even when the receiver is in the
standby mode (page 88).

Note

1 Since the principal is the same, X-Curve isn’t applied when you’re using any of the Home THX or Pure direct modes.

Room size (ft

2

) ≤400 ≤550 ≤650 ≤800 ≤2200 ≤12000

X-Curve (dB/oct)

–0.5

–1.0

–1.5

–2.0

–2.5

–3.0

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