Pioneer VSX-LX70 - Manual (Page 8)

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Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase
Control)
The Auto 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, and also to calibrate the frequency-
phase characteristics of the speakers connected.
Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a
source on page 9.
Important
• Make sure the microphone and speakers are not
moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.
• Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any
existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.
• Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the
headphones should be disconnected and the iPod,
HOME MEDIA GALLERY (
VSX-LX70 only) or USB (VSX-
LX60 only) function should not be selected as an input
source.
Caution
• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are
output at high volume.
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.
2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC
jack on the front panel.
Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your
normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make
sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and
the microphone.
• Push down on the lower portion of the front panel
door to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack:
The Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone
is connected.
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3 Make sure ‘Normal (Default)’ is selected, 2 select an
MCACC preset
3
then select START.
4
4 Follow the instructions on-screen.
Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re
using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to
a comfortable volume level.
5 Wait for the test tones to finish then confirm the
speaker configuration in the OSD.
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. 5
If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the
speaker configuration check screen is being displayed,
the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this
case, you don’t need to select ‘
OK’ and press ENTER in
step 6.
RECEIVER SOURCE
SYSTEM OFF
INPUT
SELECT
DVD TV BD TV CTRL
DVR1 i Pod TUNER RECEIVER
CD
DVR2
HOME MEDIA
GALLERY
CD-R
ZONE2/3
HDMI
CLEAR
+10 DISC CLASS D.ACCESS
ENTER
TV CONTROL
VOL
TUNE
TUNE
ST ST
TV CH INPUT
SELECT TV VOL
ENTER
A PARAMETER
TOP MENU ì
V PARAMETER
MENU T.EDIT
BAND
PROGRAM
GUIDE
RETURN RETURN SETUP SETUP
PTY SEARCH
ì
CH
LEVEL
ì
Note
1 • You can’t use the System Setup menu in either the main or sub zone when the iPod, HOME MEDIA GALLERY ( VSX-LX70 only) or USB (VSX-LX60 only)
input source is selected. When you set ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 to ON (page 60), you can’t use the System Setup menu.
• If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup, or leave an error message for over three minutes, the screen saver will appear.
2 • 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
setting on page 42 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.
• If you have THX-certified speakers, select CUSTOM and choose YES for the THX Speaker setting.
3 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 48).
4 Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select CUSTOM to save other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJUST and
FRONT ALIGN). See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 39 for more on this.
5 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.
(TUNE)
(TUNE)
PHONES
PARAMETER
SETUP
(ST) (ST)
AUDIO VIDEO TUNER EDIT SPEAKERS BAND CONTROL ON/OFF SIGNAL
SELECT STEREO/
F.S.SURR SB ch PROCESSING
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L R AUDIO
MULTI – ZONE &
SOURCE/REC SEL
MCACC SETUP MIC
RETURN
ENTER USB
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