Pioneer VSX-72TXV - Manual (Page 33)

The System Setup menu 07
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1 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.
2 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu
then press ENTER.
3 Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected,
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select an
MCACC preset
2
then select OK.
For a fully customized Auto MCACC setup, select Option
and set the following parameters:
• Auto Mode – The default is ALL (recommended), but
you can limit the system calibration to only one
setting (to save time) if you want.
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The available
options are ALL, ALL (Keep SPsetting),
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Speaker
Setting, Channel Level, Speaker Distance,
Acoustic Cal EQ, and Aco Cal EQ Pro.
• THX Speaker (only available when the Auto Mode
above is ALL or Speaker Setting) – Select YES if you
are using THX speakers (set all speakers to SMALL),
otherwise leave it set to NO.
• EQ Type (only available when the Auto Mode above is
Acoustic Cal EQ or Aco Cal EQ Pro.) – This
determines how the frequency balance is adjusted.
ALL CH ADJUST (default) is a ‘flat’ setting where all
the speakers are set individually so no special
weighting is given to any one channel. Optionally,
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FRONT ALIGN sets all speakers in accordance with
the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied
to the front left and right channels), and OFF (only
available when ALL is selected) allows you to save
calibration settings (such as speaker distance and
channel level) with no EQ or standing wave
adjustment to your selected preset.
• Multi-Point (only available when the Auto Mode
above is Acoustic Cal EQ or Aco Cal EQ Pro.) – In
addition to measurements at the listening position,
you can use two more reference points for which test
tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is
useful if you want to get a balanced ‘flat’ calibration
for several seating positions in your listening area.
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Place the microphone at the reference point
indicated on-screen and note the last microphone
placement will be at your main listening position:
When you’re finished settings the options, press
RETURN to go back to the Auto MCACC main setup.
4 Follow the instructions on-screen.
• Make sure the microphone is connected.
• If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically
detected every time you switch on the system. Make
sure it is on and the volume is turned up.
• See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on
page 9 for notes regarding high background noise
levels and other possible interference.
5 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting
test tones.
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.
• Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This
may result in incorrect speaker settings.
Note
1 If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker set-
ting
on page 34 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.
2 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can
rename it later in Data Management on page 40).
3 The Aco Cal EQ Pro. measurement is also taken when ALL is selected. See Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 37 for more on this.
4 The ALL (Keep SPsetting) option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting (page 42) unchanged.
SPEAKERS (TUNE +)
ENTER
(TUNE –)
PHONES
AV
PARAMETER
SETUP
(ST –) (ST +)
TUNER EDIT
BAND CONTROL ON/OFF VIDEO SELECT SIGNAL
SELECT SBch PROCESSING STEREO
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L R AUDIO
MULTI – ROOM &
SOURCE/REC SEL
MCACC SETUP MIC
RETURN
System Setup
1.Auto MCACC
2.Surr Back System
3.Manual MCACC
4.Data Management
5.Manual SP Setup
6.Input Setup
7.Other Setup
: Exit
1.Auto MCACC
Surr Back System
[ Normal (SB) ]
Data Save to
[M1. MEMORY 1
]
Setting Start? [ OK ]
[Option]
ENTER:Next :Cancel
1.Auto MCACC Option
Auto Mode
[
ALL ]
Speaker settings
will be updated.
THX Speaker NO
If you are using THX
speakers, select YES.
( Next )
: Return to Auto MCACC
1. Auto MCACC Option
( Back )
EQ Type : FRONT ALIGN
Data Save to
M2. MEMORY 2
EQ Type : OFF
Data Save to
[ – – . – – – ]
: Return to Auto MCACC
1.Auto MCACC Option
Auto Mode
[ Aco Cal EQ Pro.
]
EQ Type
[ALL CH ADJUST]
Multi-Point YES
Please place the mic
at your 2nd reference
point.
: Return to Auto MCACC
5 If you selected ALL as your Auto Mode setting, you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the FRONT ALIGN and/or OFF settings.
6 Switch the Multi-Point setting OFF if you only use one listening position.
Main listening
position
2nd reference
point
3rd reference
point
1 2
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