02 getting started, Home theater sound setup, Setting the channel levels – Pioneer DCS-370 User Manual

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Getting started

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Chapter 2

Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Place your speakers as shown below for
optimal surround sound (see the Speaker
Setup Guide for more placement tips).

Standard surround setup – This is a
standard multichannel surround sound
speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel
home theater sound.

After placing your speakers, complete Setting
the channel levels
below then refer to Speakers
settings
on page 29 to complete your surround
sound setup.

Setting the channel levels

Set the relative channel levels from your main

listening position.

1

1

Press TEST TONE.

The test tone is output in the following order
(from the speakers active in the current
listening mode):

L – Front left speaker

C – Center speaker

R – Front right speaker

SR – Right surround speaker

SL – Left surround speaker

SW – Subwoofer

2

2

Use the VOLUME +/– button to adjust

the volume to an appropriate level.

3

Use

/ to adjust the speaker levels in

turn.
You should hear the test tone at the same
volume from each speaker when seated in the
main listening position. The channel level
range is ±10 dB.

4

When you’re done, press ENTER to exit

test tone setup.

Using the on-screen displays

For ease of use, this system makes extensive
use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).

All the screens are navigated in basically the
same way, using

, , ,  to change the

highlighted item and pressing

ENTER to select

it.

3

Important

• Throughout this manual, ‘Select’ means

use the cursor buttons to highlight an item
on-screen, then press

ENTER.

Note

1 • This is only available when

DVD/CD is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged.

• To adjust the overall balance while listening to any sound source you want, press

SETUP, use

/ to select CH LEVEL then

press

ENTER. Use

/ to move channel to channel, and / to adjust the channel levels. Press ENTER when you’re finished.

Front left

Surround

left

Listening position

Center

Subwoofer

Front right

Surround
right

2 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.
3 The screen saver will appear after five minutes of inactivity.

Button

What it does

HOME
MENU

Displays/exits the on-screen display

 Changes the highlighted menu item

ENTER

Selects the highlighted menu item

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