Pioneer VSX-S500-S - Manual (Page 19)

Basic Setup
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Chapter 3:
Basic 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. For details, see The Auto Power Down menu on
page 40.
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. For details, see The FL
Demo Mode menu on page 40.
• 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, 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.
CAUTION
• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC setup are output
at high volume.
Important
• When connecting a Pioneer passive subwoofer S-
SLW500 or HVT speaker (S-HV500-LR, etc.), set the X.Over
of this receiver to 200Hz (see X.Over on page 37).
• The Auto MCACC setup will overwrite any existing
speaker settings you’ve made.
• If you connected either the surround back speaker or the
front height speaker, make sure that the Pre Out setting
is correctly set before performing the Auto MCACC setup
(see page 39). (Here is an explanation using the OSD
screen for a surround back speaker connection.)
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.
2 Switch the TV input so that it connects to the receiver.
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 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.
• Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the Home Menu.
If you cancel the Auto MCACC setup at any time, the
receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made.
• The screensaver automatically starts after three minutes
of inactivity.
iPod USB NETWORK
STANDBY/ON
AUTO /
DIRECT
ALC /
STANDARD
ADV
SURR
SOUND
WING
ADAPTER
TUNER BD DVD
CD STB GAME
TV PORTABLE RECEIVER
ECO
D AUX A AUX S.RTRV
AUDIO DISP
DIMMER
TOP
MENU
MENU
TOOLS VOL
RETURN
PTY
PRESET
BAND MUTE
HOME MENU
iPod
CTRL
STATUS SLEEP SP-AB
ENTER
TUNE
PORTABLE /
MCACC SETUP MIC PHONES
STANDBY / ON
Tripod
Microphone
RECEIVER